ᐅ Central vacuum system—does anyone have specific experience with these?
Created on: 6 Jan 2013 10:18
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MSDriver
Hello everyone,
We are currently in the middle of planning our house and are considering installing a central vacuum system. Our house will be detached, without a basement, with approximately 130 m² (1,400 sq ft) of living space. I just wanted to ask if anyone here has experience with this? Which systems have you installed and how much did they cost?
The vacuum unit itself would be placed in the garage, although I am wondering if this might create a thermal bridge. Putting it in the utility room would take up valuable space.
Our house is being built as a turnkey project through a general contractor. However, we plan to install the vacuum system ourselves since we think it won’t be too difficult or time-consuming. We only want one suction inlet in the hallway on the ground floor and one in the hallway on the upper floor, as we believe we could vacuum every room easily from there. Has anyone installed a system like this before? We would appreciate any good tips.
Best regards,
MSDriver
We are currently in the middle of planning our house and are considering installing a central vacuum system. Our house will be detached, without a basement, with approximately 130 m² (1,400 sq ft) of living space. I just wanted to ask if anyone here has experience with this? Which systems have you installed and how much did they cost?
The vacuum unit itself would be placed in the garage, although I am wondering if this might create a thermal bridge. Putting it in the utility room would take up valuable space.
Our house is being built as a turnkey project through a general contractor. However, we plan to install the vacuum system ourselves since we think it won’t be too difficult or time-consuming. We only want one suction inlet in the hallway on the ground floor and one in the hallway on the upper floor, as we believe we could vacuum every room easily from there. Has anyone installed a system like this before? We would appreciate any good tips.
Best regards,
MSDriver
When you buy a device like this, the hose "MUST" be concealed within the wall (using some kind of hose reel or retraction system). Otherwise, the hose will just be lying around loosely somewhere, and the whole setup becomes completely impractical.
Installing it flush with the wall will likely be difficult as well, because the hose naturally has a large diameter. The location inside the house or on the floor must be chosen so that the hose can reach every corner properly (including the farthest, highest corner). However, such a long hose is not exactly compact or easy to handle.
From a maintenance perspective, it’s similar to a regular vacuum cleaner. You need filters and have to clean the vacuum occasionally. Overall, it’s manageable.
Instead of such a device, it’s probably better to invest in a very good household vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t have to be a Vorwerk brand, either. For example, Miele offers very good models for under €200.
Installing it flush with the wall will likely be difficult as well, because the hose naturally has a large diameter. The location inside the house or on the floor must be chosen so that the hose can reach every corner properly (including the farthest, highest corner). However, such a long hose is not exactly compact or easy to handle.
From a maintenance perspective, it’s similar to a regular vacuum cleaner. You need filters and have to clean the vacuum occasionally. Overall, it’s manageable.
Instead of such a device, it’s probably better to invest in a very good household vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t have to be a Vorwerk brand, either. For example, Miele offers very good models for under €200.