Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hi,

Who thinks the day will come, and how long will it take, when the "vacuum cleaner" will generally be accepted as just a hole in the wall that we plug a hose into? No more cyclones, water baths or super-duper filtering for alllergy sufferers.  No thought over buying canister or upright and what warranty length is.  No more concerns about cord length or operating noise levels.  I'm not just talking central vacuum system but also of a possible change in our view of practicality.  The day is not that far away when our computers will also be our telephone and TV among other things.  Come to think of it they are now though not widely employed.  Does anyone feel central vacuum systems may one day be provided in apartment buildings and other multiple dwelling as a given as well as in individual private homes?

Thanks,

Venson

Hi,

Anybody got ideas on how to properly build one of those collection containers they make for hook up to a regular or central vac? (They average about $70 in price if you buy one retail.) They are intended for nasty work like picking up large not only dust but large debris that you wouldn't normally expose a CVS or household machine to.

I thought I'd try to make my own. I bought a five-gallon plastic paint bucket with a lid that has a very good seal. Now I just have to look for a 2-inch attachment port too support a bigger hose for incoming air and a smaller port for outgoing air to attach to my regular vac. It appears obvious that a shop vac type pleated filter is needed but I am not aware of the part you'd need to mount one on.

Venson

Hi Venson:

Sounds interesting.  Plumbing supply for the ports. Possibly a pleated filter with the filter holder [like those on the shop vacs] and cover with a large paper filter secured by a gasket/elastic holder.

Carmine D.

Venson wrote:

A few screws/nuts into the pleated filter holder might work.

Carmine D.