Thread Number: 36128
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Post# 387385   3/6/2018 at 22:34 (2,213 days old) by Iann_nic (NJ)   |   | |
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Hello, I am faced with a tough choice here for upgrading my central vacuum system. At the current moment I have a Budd 7811 unit that I absolutely love!! The unit has lasted for 40+ years and has never given up on me. Just recently I upgraded my power brush to a MD stealth and I am also in love with it! My carpets have never been cleaner. Due to the fact that I have had such a great experience with MD, I thought about upgrading my power unit. I have a very good deal for the MD Flo Master f450t unit. That being said, I just purchased a smaller sized home in Delaware that I am going to retrofit a central vacuum into. If I purchased the unit I would place my old Budd in the smaller house therefor allowing me to upgrade my unit in my main house. The only trouble that I am facing is that, when I look at the specifications for the MD unit, it says that it’s rated for a 3,000 sq ft. house. I have a roughly 3,600 sq ft house. My original concern with that was, maybe it’s under powered for my home. But after looking at the specs. I found out that the MD unit has greater air watts and cubic feet per minute. But the Budd has greater water lift and a 7.2” 3 stage motor whereas the MD only has a 5.7” single stage motor. I have attached specs bellow if you would like to compare. If you could please help me out and give me ur feedback for if I should do this upgrade I would appreciate it so much! Thanks!!!!!
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Post# 387418 , Reply# 3   3/7/2018 at 09:51 (2,213 days old) by Iann_nic (NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 387421 , Reply# 4   3/7/2018 at 09:59 (2,213 days old) by Iann_nic (NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 387427 , Reply# 6   3/7/2018 at 11:28 (2,213 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I would not recommend buying from Think Vacuums. They do sell some nice products but the company support and service is terrible. Those Imperium units are just rebadged Vacumaids, it's very possible to find one for a better deal from a Vacumaid dealer. And I would recommend just looking into another Flo-Master or other MD unit for your size home. MD offers one of the finest units on the Market. American made, the filtration method is awesome, and they offer warranties that alot of companies don't have. Working at a vacuum store, I've seen MD units that are over 30+ years old and they still work.
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Post# 387430 , Reply# 7   3/7/2018 at 11:57 (2,213 days old) by Vacfan1982 (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 387431 , Reply# 8   3/7/2018 at 12:25 (2,213 days old) by Iann_nic (NJ)   |   | |
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In my personal experience and in my home, I would never use bagged units. I have 4 pets that sheaf like crazy!! I vacuum at least 3 times a week and with the amount of hair and dirt I pick up, I would be changing the bag probably every month. In my experience with bag, first off when you take it off the pipe, dirt comes flying out of the opening. And secondly I would end up changing bags every 3-4 eeeks which can be expensive! Right now with my Budd, I just shake the paddle, unlatch the canister and just throw it away. For me, bagels units just work better and I would really never go to a bag. I really don’t mind having to empty the bin, just seeing all the dirt that I pick up makes it worth it!
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Post# 387469 , Reply# 11   3/7/2018 at 20:35 (2,212 days old) by Iann_nic (NJ)   |   | |
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@luxflairguy Of course, I have to vent that unit outside or else my basement smells disgusting! But you hav ea good point, I would honestly do that but the only problem is that the Budd units are LOULD!!! I rave about my unit and love it but when I use it, it sound like a Boeing jet engine in my basement! Most of the dogs get scared by it and want to run outside away from the house. So the only reason I’ve been liking to upgrade is because if the sound. I know the MD f450t has around 60 dB and I can only imagine what my Budd has! :•
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Post# 387489 , Reply# 12   3/7/2018 at 23:31 (2,212 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I'm with Greg on this, central vacuums have improved their performances over the years. What I would recommend is buying mufflers for the system because that's what improves the noise level on the unit. And I understand your opinions on bags, that's probably the biggest downfalls with them is changing them very often and yes bags cannot be cheap to replace.
Mike, I still disagree with you on cyclonic central vacuums. I have Neighbors and friends that has a true cyclonic central vacuum for over 20 years with original motors and they still work like new. The only time I see motors go bad on these quickly is because people don't take of them properly like ignoring to clean out the motor screens when they empty them out. It's not just only cyclonic models but it's any type of central vacuums with motors that go bad quickly because of the lack of maintenance people fail to do. Imperium may be cheaper than Vacumaid online but one of the great things about buying from a dealer (And we do it too) is they usually have "Beat The Internet" sales, I know my local Vacumaid dealer does this and their prices are WAY cheaper. Think Vacuums may be good when you buy stuff from them but not when it comes to service calls. This may not happen to you but I've spoken to several other dealers in my state and they've replaced some units that were bought from Think Vacuums because people couldn't get through with them to fix it. What pissed me off from them was that I commented on one of their YouTube videos, it was simply because a few of them were misleading and I was trying to point out some things that they've could've done on their videos if they were really experts, not too long after that they went ahead and deleted my comment AND my comment later about asking why they deleted it in the first place. |
Post# 387657 , Reply# 14   3/10/2018 at 04:30 (2,210 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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I WOULD NOT want a wet type central vacuum that flushes the waste directly into the drain system---this can cause nightmare clogs!!!!!NO THANKS.Will stick with dry,bagged machines.Best to throw the bag in the trash!no worry of clogging there! |
Post# 387707 , Reply# 15   3/10/2018 at 14:04 (2,209 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Mike, there were some cyclonic units that I've seen with bins that were full but the screens were still clean. Of course it's still required to check the screen when you empty them, and I always do it anyways with a trash bag and a clean toilet brush. To me and quite frankly I do this alot, cleaning these aren't a pain to do. In fact, I find it just as fast, clean, and easy to do just like emptying a bag. Yes it is true that you need to vent these outside but I actually prefer to have a central vacuum that's vented outside anyways because it exhausts all the dirt outside of the house and it also helps keep the noise level down. Yes it's also true that more central vacuums are using hybird today, we sell the new Simplicity units that are made by Cyclovac and I think it's a good idea to have the option of using either bagged or bagless but I have yet to see the airflow dropping down as the bag fills up. I've never used a Drainvac before, it looks and sounds like great units but I would rather get one from a dealer, and unfortunately there isn't one in my state.
Rex, one of the things about the Aqua-Air is that they have debris screen bags that would catch any large objects before it would flush down in the drain. From what I know, it's very rare that the Aqua-Air would clog up the drain pipe. |