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Thread Number: 34467
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Vacumaid P-125 Central Vacuum |
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| Post# 372767 5/27/2017 at 13:46 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Everyone here shares their favorite vacuum cleaner, I thought I would share one of my favorites. I wouldn't call this one my favorite of all time but I vote this one as the most funnest vacuum cleaner that I have ever used.
This is my Grandpa's Vacumaid that my Grandparents had when their house was built in 1982. There's a total of 6 inlets inside the house plus one outside by the unit. And they later bought the electric kit somewhere either in the late 90's or early 2000's. Overall, I love this vacuum. It is such a fun vacuum to use. I wish Vacumaid still made the exact same inlets, powerhead, and unit because this would've been the vacuum that I would get for my own house. So here's some of the inlets inside the house: | ||
| Post# 372768 , Reply# 1 5/27/2017 at 13:51 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Electric Kit
The electric hose and powerhead that is only used inside the house:
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| Post# 372769 , Reply# 2 5/27/2017 at 13:52 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Original Kit
The original hose and attachments that is now only used as a garage hose:
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| Post# 372770 , Reply# 3 5/27/2017 at 13:55 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Power Unit
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| Post# 372771 , Reply# 4 5/27/2017 at 14:00 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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There's more
I also made a video of this vacuum running in action. More details are on the description at YouTube.
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| Post# 372791 , Reply# 6 5/27/2017 at 19:37 (2,518 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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I'm not a fan of the inlets that Vacumaid sells today, I don't like the brush finish on them. Similar thing with Aerus on how they changed the looks on the tank on the newer Centralux models. I'm also not a fan of new color and logo Vacumaid uses today, I was a bit disappointed that they went back to the grey color that they previously used before. But other than that, I like these older models the best because I like the old logo, I love that green color (Green is my favorite color on a vacuum), and I love the sound of the motor on this unit.
And I agree with you that Vacumaid makes really durable central vacuums and I also think that they are really powerful. My Parent's next door Neighbors owns a Vacumaid SilentPartner S-3200 and it's the best central vacuum that I have ever used. | ||
| Post# 372871 , Reply# 8 5/29/2017 at 15:29 (2,516 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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The powernozzle is a Centec CT14DX which was made by Panasonic but this one is privately labeled as Vacumaid. It's an older powerhead because it uses the older motor, brushroll, and belt that was used on the older Panasonic and Whirlpool canisters as well as central vacuums. The reason why the brushroll sounded loose was because the brushroll bearings were wearing out.
The unit is cyclonic, no bags or filters to ever have to buy and replace. Even though bagless isn't my favorite, true cyclonic is the easiest and the cleanest that I have ever experienced on bagless central vacuums. However there's no switch on the unit, that was just an inlet on the pipe that uses one pin instead of two. The reason why Vacumaid makes two split units is because with the power unit separate from the dirt canister, you can place the two in separate locations. It is best that the power unit be placed in a remote location to further reduce any motor noise and place the dirt canister where it is easily accessible. It is also easier to get access to the screen because this screen can easily be cleaned by removing the top lid instead of reaching underneath it just like the single Vacumaid and Vacuflo units. Lindsay Manufacturing also makes other privately labeled central vacuum units such as Silentpartner, Astrovac, Walvac, Valet, etc. | ||
| Post# 372988 , Reply# 11 5/31/2017 at 13:25 (2,514 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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n0oxy
Yes it does use an older geared belt, however that wasn't part of the noise because this usually sounds alot smoother than this so I'll have to take a look at the brushroll. The CT14 later used the kevlar belt and the newer motor that Panasonic invented, however I'm not a fan of the noise of it and that's one reason why I prefer this older powernozzle the best. Another reason is that I also liked when these older powernozzles were made in the USA at the time.
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| Post# 373017 , Reply# 13 5/31/2017 at 17:12 (2,514 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Nah, these aren't messy to empty at all. As long as I use a trash bag to clean out the screen and empty the dirt in it, it really isn't that messy to deal with.
Rarely I've seen these screens get clogged up, as long as there's a cyclonic cone inside the unit. The only time I've seen motors that go bad on these is when consumers don't take care of the screen like they're supposed to in the manual. Other than that, I still see these units that are over 20 years old and they still work like brand new. | ||
Post# 373100 , Reply# 15 6/2/2017 at 11:10 (2,512 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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astrovac I don't think Astrovac is made anymore, Lindsay manufacturing now makes their bag units under the vacumaid name as well, great machines, and the Hepa bags you can get for them are very good. The inside of them stays very clean. Mike | ||
| Post# 373123 , Reply# 16 6/2/2017 at 18:11 (2,512 days old) by cuffs054 (monticello, ga) | ||
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Years and years ago I remember a whole house type of system that mounted between studs and the hose would unreal as needed. Is my dotage getting stronger or did it exist? I remember wanting one badly but didn't own my own place (we're talking a long time ago!) | ||
| Post# 373128 , Reply# 17 6/2/2017 at 22:11 (2,512 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Reply #14
Yeah I knew SilentPartner and Astrovac were really registered trademarks or at least that's what I was wanting to say from my previous post. I saw that from Vacumaid's website a few years ago before they came out with their newer models Vacumaid sells today. I've seen some of Astrovac's gold models before and I believe copper too if I'm not mistaken. Very cool looking central vacuum units but I still prefer Vacumaid's green color the best. And yes I'm also aware of Astrovac's filtered central vacuum units that they've sold for about 10 years like you said.
I think I've seen those Vacumaid catalogs that you shared once before. That was years ago but I think it would be cool to see them again. This picture below was found online.
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| Post# 373361 , Reply# 19 6/6/2017 at 17:10 (2,508 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
I have a set of those microswitch inlets like that, I'd love to find one of those split units with two motors.
I see you have a dual voltage hose, I'd be tempted to replace those inlets with the new ones, they still make those metal inlets like that, but they have the two pins inside that would let the dual voltage hose turn the system on and off. I'm going to use the style of inlet you have with mine, because I'll have several systems installed in the house, including one with modern direct connect inlets to use if I want to use modern tools. | ||
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