Thread Number: 40299  /  Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Do many people get built in vacs and not install them permanently?
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Post# 428057   7/3/2020 at 08:54 (1,364 days old) by Clean-Air (Canada)        

Built in vacs have many advantages and are often very cheap on the used local market. I was wondering if many people get them for temporary installations. Venting them outside could be accomplished through a window and ducting pointing down so rain doesn't enter. Some insulating value of that area may be lost of course. It just seems to me that a built in vac could work for many people that don't realize it. Or are there things I'm not considering?

Post# 428074 , Reply# 1   7/3/2020 at 11:49 (1,364 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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I have a fellow collector friend (Mike) who uses bagged central vacs without them being installed. He hooks the hose to the utility valve and uses it like a canister vacuum (but he doesn't have to move the machine about). Talk about great suction, and since he only has bagged central vacs, he doesn't have to vent them outside.

Post# 428076 , Reply# 2   7/3/2020 at 15:40 (1,364 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States)        
yep, that's me

I have lots of central vacuum units and I use them all without pipes, including 4 240 volt dual motor units, which I call the beasts. A couple of units have a utility valve built in but for most of them, I attach a utility valve to the pipe in-take and connect the hose. No need to vent these since they use bags, and even if I could vent outside, I would never have a bagless unit anyway, much too messy to empty. So yes, you can definitely use central vacuum units without a permanent installation and it gives you all of the power the unit has to offer since you're not using pipes. You can check out my profile to see what central vacuum units I have, I've kept it up to date.
Mike



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