Central Vacuum Cleaner

Basics

• A Vacuum Cleaner that uses piping and wall hose units rather than portable cleaners
• The non pipe/port hardware is typically housed in a Utility Room or Garage (Room Type)

Pro's

• Is much quieter (as the moving parts outside of a brushroll etc) are elsewhere, larger units are fine and thus building them is easier, and it allows for better filtration (bulkier scrubbers/filters etc)
• Easier to use as only hose weight is there
• Can allow for filtration of heavy particles such as shop sawdust, or cnc milling dust, and keep them in separate bins
• Can also be used with dustbin like wall slots, and Robot Vacuum Emptying Stations

Con's

• Easy to Install (Just PVC Pipe in the walls like wire conduit), and the hardware (motor, filters etc) can be added later
• Near impossible to retrofit

The Takeaway

• For OBI houses and buildings this could be a huge added benefit, and would be cheap to include (Just some Piping, and a bit more labor)
• It would also make quality open source vacuums cleaners much easier to make
• Also it will reduce mess in shops while not having the noise of a Shop VAC
• If the dust pan emptying slots are used when applicable it may reduce run time and thus power consumption as well

See Also/Merge With

• Central Vacuum Cleaning System

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Central Vacuum Cleaners
• "Hide-a-Hose" a company that stores the hose inside the tubing itself