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/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 420393   2/22/2020 at 10:21 (1,525 days old) by mmcphee (Lisbon Falls, Maine)   |   | |
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I am wondering what everyone uses for a muffler on their central vacuum system and if anyone has a cherry bomb or glass pack muffler on their central vacuum system. If you could post pictures, that would be fantastic.
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Post# 420394 , Reply# 1   2/22/2020 at 10:59 (1,525 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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@mmcphee my central vac was quite enough I was just able to vent it outside without a muffler. I've never heard of anybody putting a cherry bomb glasspack on a central vacuum I would assume that would make it louder like it does on a car.
Here's a video of an MD central vacuum with a muffler. Here is the full video on my system that's personally installed in my house. Hope that's of use. |
Post# 420400 , Reply# 2   2/22/2020 at 11:33 (1,525 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420419 , Reply# 3   2/22/2020 at 18:12 (1,524 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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You could use double layer soundboard with second layer on floating channels. You would not here a thing.
You could put a spoiler or a Type R logo. I hear they increase horsepower. If it has an exhaust I wonder if central vacs have blower ports. I get the gist of central vacs. You put in HVAC ducts. It has to be ran off it's own ducts. Does it run on 110 line either 20 or 30 amp or is it a 220 line. Thanks Les |
Post# 420429 , Reply# 4   2/22/2020 at 20:06 (1,524 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Les, central vacs use PVC pipe for ducting.
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Post# 420431 , Reply# 5   2/22/2020 at 20:10 (1,524 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 420433 , Reply# 6   2/22/2020 at 20:44 (1,524 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 420435 , Reply# 7   2/22/2020 at 20:52 (1,524 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420438 , Reply# 8   2/22/2020 at 21:42 (1,524 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Correct, it's still PVC pipe but it's special made for central vac use due to diameter and I guess the bends in the pipes on curved parts to allow for better airflow.
There's some FAQ's here. www.centralvacuumstores.c... But all in all its pretty similar to running plumbing pipe. It probably would not be economical to retrotfit it into a vintage home that never had one - but a lot of new homes have them already built in from the homebuilder now. |
Post# 420440 , Reply# 9   2/22/2020 at 22:44 (1,524 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 420459 , Reply# 12   2/23/2020 at 10:15 (1,524 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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