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discussion about central vacuum hose sock
QUESTION: I've seen some discussion about central vacuums, but opinions seem to vary.
Some people really like them, others regret having them and wouldn't install
in a new home. One of the negatives seems to be the length of hose to drag
around and the potential for scraping walls, but with a hose sock wall
damage shouldn't be an issue should it? Some think having a bag is
important, others think bagless is the only way to go. I don't understand
one comment suggesting that cyclonic (bagless) systems were not a good idea
with pet hair. Perhaps the concern was if the vacuum was venting back into
house, rather than being located outside.
Are there any resources for comparative reviews?
Does anyone have any opinions about VacuFlo? I haven't seen it mentioned as
much as some of the other brands. The place that is quoting for us is
strongly in favor of Vacuflo, although they also sell others. They said
that the only system they like with a filter bag is Beam - which is a brand
I've seen mentioned a couple of times - but that for most situations the
Vacuflo is much better.
Opinions? Suggestions?
ANSWER: We didn't get the vacuflow because the beater head is vacuum powered by
the vacuum. No matter how you cut it, powering the beater with the air
flow instead of the motor has to cut down on air flow. So, we got the
Silent Master from MD manufacturing, oversized it for our house, put
in lots of vac outlets and vac pans, used the supervalves exclusively
(power and vac connection in one connector), and couldn't be happier.
You can sometimes mix and match beater heads from different
manufacturers, so you can probably find a vacuflow guy who would
install a motorized beater head with a vacuflow canister.
I have had both bag and bagless types. I liked the bagless better,
but only because I need to buy filters now that I did not before.
I would not have a house with out one
As for pet hair, I have no idea what they are talking about. A
rather high percentage of what I pick up is pet hair and both have been
great at getting it and neither has had any problems with it.
I would rather have the hose than a wire, and all the hardware on
the end of the wire. I also really like being able to vent all it
outside so even the very fine dust does not end up back in the house.
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