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As you can tell from my previous posts, I absolutely love central vacuum units, and using them without pipes really gives you the best of both worlds, the power and convenience of a central vacuum without the need to install anything. I'm looking at getting a few more units, and here they are...

robot I believe the Robot eventually became the Quantum, if that's the case, it has a better separator, it gets in to the water better than the Rainbow. I know Rexair's newest model Rainbow has a lot of issues and is far too expensive. Mike

I have 8 of them I like them but I don't use them as much as my central vacuum units. My favorite one is the Sanitaire 535, very quiet and powerful. The Sandia backpacks are nice, the one thing I don't like about them is that the hose is part of the lid assembly so you can't connect other hoses...

zero g I also have a zero g canister cleaner, it's very nice, seems very well made and you get a lot for the price, I can definitely recommend it. Mike

Sebo For an upright, I would also vote for the Sebo Felix, I think it's the best upright on the market right now. The Sebo canisters are also very good and in fact the K3 canister uses the same power head as the Felix. Here is another thought, have you thought about getting a central vacuum...

Perfect C101 I have the C101, it's a great vacuum. Looks very much like an Electrolux 1205 or Super J, it's metal and has a two stage motor that is quite powerful. I also have the C103 which is the plastic version, that's very similar to the Clean Obsessed version, same motor I think, I would...

clean obsessed vacuum I think this is similar to the Perfect C103 that I have and if so, yes, it's a great machine. I can't really see colors so that doesn't matter in my case. Even though it's a plastic canister, it uses the same hose as the metal Electrolux cleaners such as the 1205 and Super...

split canister units So, wondering if anyone knows how a split central vacuum works. I came across a bagged split canister system that uses two 7.2 motors in parallel. In these systems, the motor unit is one part and the part that would hold the bag is separate, but how does that work? How do...

Ridgid hose end I have two Ridgid wet dry vacs in my collection, a 5 gallon and a 16 gallon. I'm not sure if they still do this but on some Ridgid models, they use kind of a nonstandard hose end. In general there are three hose ends that are used on wet dry vacs. There's the standard 1.25 which...

atomik bags I think the bags may still be available, mine has the zipper but it's never opened when it shouldn't, yes it is a nice little vacuum, not sure how well it would work connected to pipes since I don't use any of my central vacuums that way. Mike

amp draw on my two new units I looked at the amp draw for these two 120 volt dual motor units. According to the specs on the web site, the amp draw for the Drainvac Turbo is 15.50, and the max amp draw for the Galaxie GA-200 is 14.5. That would mean each motor is only pulling around 7 amps...

some sad central vacuum news Looks like Drainvac has discontinued their Atomik unit, so anyone who has one of these now has a part of vacuum history. They are really nice units, portable with a handle on top to make carrying them easier but they could also be connected to pipes. I've heard them...

venting outside and Aerus attachments I would avoid the Aerus attachment set because the hose end is nonstandard so you are limited to the Aerus power nozzle. There is an adapter that will let you use standard nonelectric attachments but you should have the freedom to use any power nozzle you...

amp draw for large motors One of the units I brought to our vacuum collectors convention a few weeks ago was the Drainvacp Viper and when we fired it up, it made the lights dim. The Viper is one amazing unit, it's very quiet but very powerful, I think it may be the most powerful single motor...

bagless central vacs I would also avoid any central vacuum that cannot use a bag. Some of my units can be used bagged or bagless but I would never even consider using any unit without a bag, dumping those is a mess. I have also heard of the motor in the Aerus units being destroyed because the...

got my two new units I got both of my new central vacuum units today, they are awesome, both of them are 120 volt dual motor units, I have no idea how these companies are pulling that off without tripping a breaker. I was afraid one of these units would trip a breaker but that didn't happen...

analysis about dual motor units I've been thinking about the specs on dual motor units. I currently have 5 240 volt dual motor units, and will also soon have two 120 volt dual motor units, I'm not sure how those run with two motors on a standard circuit and don't trip a breaker, most single...

two new units I'm planning on ordering the Drainvac Turbo and Galaxie GA200 this weekend, they are dual motor units but run on 120 volts. The Drainvac Turbo has 160 water lift and 145 CFM and the Galaxie GA200 has 160 water lift and 199 CFM. Really excited. Mike

using gasoline in a kerosene heater This reminds me of a news story I heard a few years ago. There was a house that caught fire here and the cause was determined to be that someone used gasoline in a kerosene heater, I would that's a recipe for problems, gasoline actually burns much faster than...

my suggestions I collect central vacuum units and have at least one unit from just about every major brand. The MD units that have been suggested would be good choices. I would also suggest looking at Drainvac units. I have several Drainvac units and I'm extremely impressed by their quality and...