Twayne wrote:

Pat wrote:

I have been reading various opinions of different brands of central
vacuums on the net, and I don't know if we got a "lemon" or what. We
built a new house about a year and a half ago and had an Electrolux
installed during construction. From the very first, I questioned
whether the suction was strong enough, as i would find cat hair and
"fuzz" on the darker areas of my color block area rug. In addition to
the poor suction, I really had issues with dragging a 30 foot hose
around. We have a timberframe home, with large rooms, and it was
quite a job. Finally in desperation, we purchased a Hoover Wind
Tunnel, and for the last two weeks I have been dumping and dumping and
dumping cat hair and lint, dust, whatever because this Hoover is
picking up SO MUCH MORE than I could ever hope the Electrolux to do.

Everything I have read on the internet tells me that the central
should pick up loads more, with better suction, but I have to say, if
anyone were to ask me, I would say "STICK WITH AN UPRIGHT"!

Does anyone have any ideas as to why my central unit doesn't suck?
All in all, I think even if it did work efficiently, I would still
rather drag around a 30 foot electrical cord than a 30 foot heavy
hose.

Thanks for your opinions,

Pat


So much depends on the installation itself, the vacuum itself, etc.,
it's impossible to say. One thing I do know is that if the central vac
doesn't use beater bars (just vacuum) it's not an apples to apples
comparison. Beaters will always get a lot more than just vacuum, even
on bare floors with the proper attachments.

Check the installation, vacuum canister & whole assembly for proper
positioning of everything from the bag to filter screens to the piping
having air leaks.



Hi,
No beater bar? Ours has motor driven beater bar. We have 3 cats and a
dog. Vacuum does very good job cleaning. Either the unit is under
powered or due to poor installation there may be a air leak some where,
blockage or what ever. My house is ~3000 sqft.2 story. Using 30 ft hose
I can clean every corner from basement to upstairs. New hose is lighter
and crush free.