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Thanks! That would be awesome. Do you have the original turbocat or the turbocat zoom?

Thanks! I just finished cleaning - first with the central vac and turbo brush, then with the kenmore ultra-plush canister - man, the canister is so much more pleasant to push across the carpet! I did spend a bunch of time looking at it - this uses the much nicer, newer style filter (from what...

So here is my dilemma. I currently have a central vac & a few kenmore vacuums (1 upright, 2 canisters include the new soft clean one for my ultra plush carpet). A while ago I got rid of my electric hose & powerhead - I didn't like the electric hose - too much to fiddle with the pigtail, didn't...

So I did a test with my central vac. I put a suction meter against one of the inlets and then plugged my hose & powerhead into another outlet -- the idea being this would tell me the working pressure in the system (instead of the fully sealed). My central vac has the Ametek 116119 motor (...

Thankyou for this! I love central vac as well - it was fun to hear the motor sounds and your descriptions.

Anyone know what the powerhead is like on this one? http://fullerbrushvacuums.com/fuller-brush-home-maid-power On their own website it is pricey, but it isn't hard to find this canister + powerhead going for about 250ish online. Too good of a deal to be true? Major shortcomings? Has anyone...

Sweet! That's what I needed to hear! I will order these when I need bags next :)

Has anyone had any luck using these? http://www.crucialvacuum.com/vacuum-bags/kenmore-5055-50557-50558-cloth-bags-9pk.html Any good? As good as other synthetic cloth bags? Thanks!

Thanks all! I should have clarified - the idea is that the vacuum (and other supplies) would be locked up - and only used by us and the cleaning person -- we just aren't at the point of needing a regular cleaner yet so we don't have that worked out to ask his/her preference. At least, when we...

So we recently bought a lake house -- we'll close in a few weeks. After what I predict are some weekends full of a lot of backbreaking hard work to renovate & fix things up, we are thinking of renting it out, probably next summer season, as a weekend rental. I'm looking for thoughts on a good...

This thread? Is this the thread you were talking about? http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?23791 I am assuming there are differences in the UK Panasonic v.s. what you would have here, but still, wow!

I have a question about centec powerheads. So they use the poly-v grooved belt instead of a flat belt or a geared belt. Looking closely at one, you can easily see at the motor that the v-belt grooves are there. But, it doesn't really look like the wooden brushroller has grooves - I see very...

Thanks! So it wouldn't work without replacing the neck. Probably makes the local deal less of a deal :)

I had a question about this: http://shop.riccar.com/p/central-vacuum-fit-all-vacuum-nozzle/vacuum-kits-accessories_central-vacuum-accessories?pp=12 Does anyone know if you can buy just the wand? Does this version have a special neck or is it simply a want that connects to the Riccar style...

Has anyone seen / heard of Budd central vacuums? buddvac.com I stumbled upon them last week. The idea of having a built in paddle to shake off the inverted bag filter seems quite smart! Does it actually work in practice? Looks like they use 7.2" motors in all their models.

The TK284 has the smallest orifice of all my turbo brushes - it is pretty much impossible to stall with my central vac. It sorta seals to the ultra soft carpet, but the brush still turns and it is usable. The TK270 has a larger opening - so I presume more air flows through. It too doesn't...

the video of that hoover turbo brush ... I love that video of the miele/dyson/hoover! I have an inexplicable affliction for turbo brushes -- probably because I grew up with central vac with a turbo brush - so that's what I think of as a vacuum from my childhood. In that video, the turbo brush...

I should also add - when I put the gauge on the hose end to completely seal off the suction, it is very close to the rating of my motor (134 IOW max) -- and it's even close when I put it on the utility valve and flip the switch on the power unit :)

So several months ago I got a centec CPB-100 kit when I installed my central vac. I never really liked the hose with it and wanted to poll the CV experts to see what they know. I find it kinda heavy and it easily wants to kink itself. I have 2 hoses - the above electric one for the CPB-100. I...

Thanks!