"Danny D." writes:

On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:56:43 -0400, opined:

Over about 30 years of using central vac in two homes -
I think that I've had maybe 3 or 4 clogs - all were in the hose -
not in the vac line. Just sayin' ...

The hose was snaked two years ago, right here, in
a.h.r. https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7573/1...fb4ff8bd_c.jpg

You can tell by the sound of the vac machine if it's a clog -
- over-working, high pitch - as opposed to a broken line -
the sound would be normal, but no suction.

I can't tell what the sound means as the motor is in the garage and the
outlets are scattered about the house.

You might also hear the
location of the break inside the wall - it would noisy unless it was
a big open disconnection...

Hmmm. I may need to try that, but I never could figure out why it had such
low suction as it used to work just fine.

Maybe I should debug again.

If the hose is __definitely not__ the problem - check & snake the
inlet to the vac machine.

I have a 75-foot snake but what are the hoses made of inside the walls?
Are they strong enough to take a steel snake that is meant for plumbing?

My in the wall piping is white vinyl pipe like you see in water waste runs.

Isolate the motor/vac from the in-house piping by removing and sealing
the connection(s), then use the outlet on the vac itself to see if you
have suction there. That will save you time trying to clear pipes that
might not be the problem.

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Dan Espen