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Thanks for all the input. To clear up some things, we don't have the berber yet. The house is w/w with brand new builders beige Saxony plush, which my wife hates the foot prints you see all the time. The house was a foreclosure and the bank put it in, we would have rather had the choice to pick carpet. We are use to having real hardwood floors and with area rugs like we did in our house in PA. Our neighbors have the berber style and my wife liked it. That is a next year project so she could change her mind on a carpet type anyway. 


 


Kirby is out because of the way the tools are used and they don't fit under furniture.  It will be getting the new hose for the lux or hopefully central vac if the price is good.  Some of the prices people stated on the home improvement sites were twice as much as we were quoted for our old house.  They were saying for a 2400 sq ft  $2400-4000 for 2 inlets and one in the garage  for either Aerus or Vac-u-flo.   Our quote for 4 inlets in PA was $800 for Aerus and  1100 for Vac-u-flo.  I will keep you guys updated. I attached a few pictures of the living areas.

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You can always add a long extension cord to any vacuum.

I don't find the Miele S8 difficult to pull on my deep pile rug. It is very lightweight and moves quite easily while pulling on the hose. I'd much rather have a canister vac that stays solidly in place on the carpet as I clean, than one that will go sailing into my ankles with every move of the hose.

Actually, the only reason why I recommended the canister was because of concern for Berber carpeting being damaged by an upright. Since Berber has a relatively low pile, the Miele S8 will roll along nicely on that kind of low pile carpet. If they decide not to go with Berber, then the Miele upright with 40 foot cord is a more convenient cleaner for large swaths of wall-to-wall carpeting.

Also, the S8 canister has a hose that is 1 foot longer than previous Mieles, and I find it quite adequate for getting up high to the top of book-cases.
 
Ok ...I have to say it..

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING NEW...Find a good reconditioned Filter Queen 31 or 33, get a set of straight suction wands and rug tool along with the power nozzle,,the FQ old style power nozzle is quiet and gentle while doing a fantastic job,you will have NO dust leakage, its quiet and there is just about nothing to compare with it as far as suction is concerned.and of course you wont be bothered with gimmicky plastic stuff or a huge awkward machine to handle.and too, you will have good quality attachments that no new cleaner offers.
 
Or U can use a Eureka The Boss 1934B (Dial-A-Nap) or Hoover Convertible or Kirby strictly for carpet & a canister like a Eureka Mighty Mite or Electrolux for bare floor/above floor vacing
 
Parunner58

Are these prices you received to have someone install the central vacuum or just for the unit itself? I installed my VacuFlo myself, I have a split level colonial and it was fairly easy. I have 4 inlets, one inlet per floor does the trick for me, and I have no issues with using a 30 or 35 foot hose. I wouldn't consider myself very handy around the house, I can learn to do something and execute it well, but I don't have that knack of just knowing how to do things. I am meticulous about details and I watched how to videos online and on YouTube before installing my system, I read all sorts of directions, and I talked with my vac shop about how to properly install the system. Overall I spent about $1200 total on the unit, piping, inlets, and power nozzle and hose kit. The VacuFlo 566Q unit I purchased at a discount but it was still around $800. If you can install the system yourself it really shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg, and with only two inlets it shouldn't be difficult. My only regret is that I didn't put an inlet in the garage, you may want to do that if you like to vacuum your car yourself.

My other go to machines are an Electrolux Epic 6000, similar to your 6500, and a Kirby Diamond Edition. I love them both but the central vacuum handles the majority of my cleaning and does it with such ease. It really one of the best purchases I've ever made.
 
You can always order the components yourself which may come out cheaper than a dealer. Then you can just hire someone to run the plumbing if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself. Adding a third inlet wouldn't cost much more and would give you peace of mind that you will be able to reach everywhere in the house.

I would recommend either of these power units:

Beam 325C $634

http://www.vacdepot.com/power-units/all-power-units/beam-325c-serenity-qs-central-vacuum

Vacuflo 466Q $799

http://www.vacdepot.com/power-units/all-power-units/vacuflo-466q-cvs-power-unit


And this is a very good power nozzle and accessory package:

Weasel-Werk EBK360 $399

http://www.vacdepot.com/attachment-.../aspria-cva360d-souvern-deluxe-attachment-kit
 
Even if the ceilings are high, there's less to fall over if you have a central vac or a cylinder vac with high wands. However as one member has already pointed out, the only downside to central vacs is the suction air flow. The longer the wand, the less amount of suction you'll get.

If it was me I would source a central vac with a PN, but I would also source a Numatic Henry vacuum as a portable. They're durable, far better built than even Miele vacs, are quite simple yet offer longevity, durability, massive dust bag capacities and a good length of power cable. They're from the UK but they have been available in the U.S for a few years. Only downside is that none of the little cleaning tools you get store on the machine, but then the models in the U.S may well come with a tool storer.
 

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