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Vacuflow Maxum whole-house vacuum system versus the other guys?
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Post 1 made on Friday April 4, 2014 at 11:28
william david design
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Anyone install Vacuflow systems?

I was wondering how they compared to Beam, Honeywell, Electrolux, etc.

Thanks.
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Post 2 made on Friday April 4, 2014 at 11:50
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They all suck.
Some suck more than others.
Post 3 made on Friday April 4, 2014 at 18:50
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^ what he said! :)
Post 4 made on Friday April 4, 2014 at 19:44
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Beam and Honeywell are the same. Honeywell being a re-badged Beam unit.

Warranty is a joke. Motor burns up, you're better off buying a motor from a third party, since the policy is "send the unit in for repair", and that costs more than just replacing the motor.


I've used AstroVac by Lindsay before, and had good luck with the line. Also used M&S AirVac and it was a good line. Used a lot of the Honeywell units, and while they are just a Beam in disguise, they did seem to do well. It's just that when something went wrong, I found myself up a creek.

Can't help with any info on the Vacuflow units, as I never used them.
OP | Post 5 made on Saturday April 5, 2014 at 18:54
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On April 4, 2014 at 11:50, Mario said...
They all suck.
Some suck more than others.

That's the idea
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OP | Post 6 made on Saturday April 5, 2014 at 18:56
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On April 4, 2014 at 19:44, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
Beam and Honeywell are the same. Honeywell being a re-badged Beam unit.

Warranty is a joke. Motor burns up, you're better off buying a motor from a third party, since the policy is "send the unit in for repair", and that costs more than just replacing the motor.

I've used AstroVac by Lindsay before, and had good luck with the line. Also used M&S AirVac and it was a good line. Used a lot of the Honeywell units, and while they are just a Beam in disguise, they did seem to do well. It's just that when something went wrong, I found myself up a creek.

Can't help with any info on the Vacuflow units, as I never used them.

I think Electrolux may be, also. One I ordered had Honeywell on the box.
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Post 7 made on Sunday April 6, 2014 at 14:35
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On April 4, 2014 at 19:44, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
I've used AstroVac by Lindsay before, and had good luck with the line.

Our company has been using the Vacumaid line from Lindsay from the time our company was founded over 40 years ago. Have had small things go bad here and there but for the most part has been an incredibly reliable line for us. We have also used silent partner and astrovac when the application called for it.
Post 8 made on Sunday April 6, 2014 at 15:11
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I don't remember what brand we had but it was an option with the house we were building and it seemed like a good idea at the time.

After living with it we decided we didn't care for it.

Most of the problem was the weight and bulk of the hose which had to be long enough to reach all parts of the house from the various wall ports.

You could install a lot more ports and use a shorter hose but that might get expensive.

YMMV.
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Post 9 made on Sunday April 6, 2014 at 15:58
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I've seen some terrible CV installations, and seen some good twists on installs as well.

One guy had all the runs go UP into the attic, and then down to the unit. The only way do do it, if it's a slab house. But this was done on a two story with basement.

On another, the inlets were all placed at light switch height. Inlet covers (VM195) were actually almost identical in size to the light switch covers, so it actually looked pretty good, and the client was all for it, since having the inlets at that height made a lot more sense than having them down at the electrical outlet height (think ease of use).

I also used a LOT of the vacpans. Clients love them!


Only problem I ever had with the Lindsay Vacumaid was way back when they had no filtering at all. Nothing but a simple screen ad the "cyclonic" idea. Easy fix, but hard on the motors.
Post 10 made on Monday April 7, 2014 at 01:25
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Been doing them since I was a kid, my mom was a general contractor and she started using Vacuflo in 1976 and our company Vacumaid in 1989. The exhaust was horrendous, which needed to be vented to an outside wall. The static build up attracted the carbon from the motors like crazy all over the piping in the garage.

We presently use Modern Day aka "Silent Master" or other versions they have--pretty much exclusively since 1999. Love that you don't have to exhaust the units if you don't want to. The S5 30amp units are very powerful and reliable and headquartered in So. Cal.
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Post 11 made on Monday April 7, 2014 at 10:18
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I installed my own MD System unit in 2000. The unit works very well, still. Tools and hoses are built well, but I have had to replace the hose twice in 14 years (stepping on them and kids are hard on the hoses...go figure)

Triple filtered so the exhaust is very clean. And that filtering also protects the motor, which is probably why the unit is still running 14 years later.

I think lugging a 35' hose around is a small price to pay for all the other benefits. I will never have another house w/o a central vac.

If in a properly designed and installed system, their suction is vastly superior to most uprights and canister vacs. Only my Sears Shop Vac has better suction.
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