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gottahaveahoover In that case, it sounds like it's too aggressive lol

blah blah blah new update So, I've managed to chat with a gentleman who does central vac installs at my local vacuum store chain over the phone. I told him my plans to the best of my ability, and he's willing to help me install my system for an hourly fee. I told him that I wanted to get the...

Nice Find! I've been wanting one of the bagged models ever since I saw Performance Review's video on one where he tried (and failed) to repair it. I'd also relegate it to being a collector's piece, as I have with my Dual V and Lift Off 3554, though I'd still like to be able to take them for...

mark40511 I've heard that enzymes help with neutralizing odors from the bit of research I've done. I'd definitely want a carpet cleaning solution that has them in it. Interestingly, I have two bottles of Kirby Pet Owner's Carpet Shampoo, and they do say that they have enzymes in them. This has...

Which one exactly? There's been multiple models over the years. My mom has a Little Green Proheat. That has to be one of the worst carpet cleaners I've ever used. Barely picked up anything, leaked bad, etc. I have a Little Green 1400B (newer model, older tooling) that I got for Christmas. I've...

PanasonicVac I think I'm dodging a bullet by not buying from ThinkVacuums. I hope (and expect) MD to be much better.

For the longest time, I've wanted to adopt a cat or a few. However, that hasn't happened for a few reasons. Our family has a history of owning them, though, with the most recent being my sister's cat. One of the cats that we had was a black cat named Daphne. My parents had her before I was born...

You'd need a Hoover Central Vac to truly claim it to be Hoover home.

Update So, after some reconsideration of my central vacuum list, I've decided that I'm now just going to buy all of the hardware for it from MD. I looked over the Yelp reviews for ThinkVacuums.com, and you were right PanVac, they were pretty negative. Also, buying everything I need from MD...

KirbyKelekter If you could provide a link to that seating chalk that you're talking about, I'd greatly appreciate it. It'd probably be useful for a lot of my machines. There is a bit of a squeaking noise when the motor starts up and winds down, but I think that's a problem with the bearings...

n0oxy I see, so if I were to get an MD, I'd want to get one of those. Now I still have some other questions 1. What is the decibel rating for these machine when you're in front of them? 2. Will one of the smaller Modern Days work off of a 15-20 amp shared circuit?

What? I don't have one yet.

I'm considering potentially putting an MD Central Vacuum unit in my home. I'm thinking about it being either a low-end FLo-Master or Modern Day unit, but I can't decipher the differences between the two lines. Also, I'm worried about the units being really loud, as they'd be going in my laundry...

Thanks Paul! :]

Do you have a link to these? They look so cool!

Kind of unrelated to your idea, but this reminds me of a useless idea I had once myself, and that was to decorate up a central vac inlet to look like a small Containment Unit from Ghostbusters. I mean, if people can make unique looking light-switch covers, then what's stopping people from doing...

PanasonicVac If what you're saying about Beam is true, then I take back what I said, as I have a real soft-spot for Cyclovacs. One of my neighbors used to have a Cyclovac system in their home, and it was my first exposure to central vacuums ever. Sadly they moved out, and the current owners...

n0oxy I'm flattered to hear that you enjoyed reading through my thread. Central vac collecting sounds super interesting to me, but I don't think I could do it to your extent due to power consumption, practicality, space, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if OVOs use the same motors that are found...

Some Updates I've decided to dust off this project once more, and I've been doing some more planning as a part of it. With this, I've made some discoveries, and have done some rethinking. -I've discovered that only 30 feet of hose is needed to cover both floors, not 35 ft. as I originally...

Kirbys are still being sold door-to-door?? I thought they stopped doing that after the Avalir ii! Right Lane Industries must be doing the absolute bare minimum when it comes to making improvements to the company. smh