Originally Posted by
rat fink
As much as I like a good upright vacuum, back when I did electrical, we got a lot of business installing central vac systems and boy were they sweet. When I build a new home, that's going to be a must for me.
Ugh, our summer home was built in the late 80s when that was the Next Big Thing in home design, and has a central vac system (NuTone). I don't seem to get what all the hype was about-- most of the hose outlets are behind furniture, the hose you have to lug around is heavy and needs to get coiled up when you're done, and at the and of the day, it's just easier to go grab a regular vacuum to do the same job.