Central vacuum system compatibility among manufacturers

1. No fine dust and odor: The exhaust air is blown outside, so no more fine dust in the house (because my wife has problems with it, which we couldn’t get under control with our Vorwerk and Dyson vacuum cleaners), likewise odors, for example if you vacuum things that smell strong (example spilled pepper), then you benefit from it for a long time, ok if it’s scent beads, then it smells good =)

I can’t judge that because I have no problems with it. I am actually surprised that the expensive and good brand vacuum cleaners couldn’t handle it. However, I cannot confirm the pepper thing. The handheld vacuum comes into use once and afterwards it’s emptied into the trash can. Then I don’t smell anything anymore.

2. Handling and endless power: No more annoying vacuum cleaner that you have to drag behind you with effort, that hits door frames and corners, that might tip over, whose cable might be too short and you have to plug it in somewhere else, no annoying pushing back the device when it is in the way after reaching the corner of the room, no need to worry that the battery (if we are talking about a cordless device) dies in a 180 sqm household (intense vacuuming can take longer, especially in the children’s rooms) or that the person who used the device before didn’t plug it in

I don’t know how often you vacuum, but I vacuum one floor every 2-3 days. The handheld vacuums have a battery life of 60+ minutes at normal power and 15+ minutes at full power. Usually I’m done after 15-20 minutes. The first paragraph reminds me of the bad TV commercials back then, where the no-name products were always shown in a greyed-out image and couldn’t do anything properly, and suddenly the all-saving all-purpose cleaner appeared under shining sunshine and could remove everything — effortlessly!

3. Dustbin bagless: Large 12-liter dustbin, you don’t have to empty it constantly like a normal vacuum cleaner, you don’t have to buy bags, you just unlock the container, dump it into the black bin and done. Cartridge filter can be unscrewed once and cleaned outside with compressed air.

A plus point, but I can still make it to the trash can in 30 seconds with my cordless vacuum.

4. Power: Strong suction power and flexible range of use, plug the hose into the socket outside in the garage and vacuum the car without having to have an additional vacuum cleaner in the garage or having to take the vacuum cleaner from inside outside. Especially with cars I think you can never have enough power.

Whether I take my cordless vacuum or a 5/10 m hose doesn’t make a big difference.

5. Device hangs space-saving on the wall, no vacuum cleaner that has to be placed somewhere in the corner on the floor, which might get blocked and has to be cleared again.

Modern cordless vacuums also stand on a wall mount. Ordinary vacuums can also be placed against a wall and nothing has to be moved in front of them... Just because the device hangs on the wall doesn’t mean the space in front of it is blocked. This argument does not convince me at all.

Also, even our 1000 euro Vorwerk vacuum cleaner was not so great in terms of quality regarding the suction tube. Robot vacuum doesn’t work in a single-family house (it can’t get up the stairs) and such a hose is easier to carry up the stairs than a normal vacuum cleaner.

I have a robot upstairs and downstairs. It does 90% of the work. The rest is done with a cordless vacuum. Total cost: 1000€. The only argument is the one about house dust. If the other devices couldn’t help there, it’s of course nice that you found something, but the other arguments are argued only with fan glasses.

Everywhere? I have one outlet on the ground floor and one outlet on the upper floor (enough to vacuum in the attic as well). You don’t need more in the house. I also had one installed in the garage (the garage is basically on the other side of the wall where the unit is located).

As a firefighter, I am used to carrying long hoses over my shoulder, that may be my advantage. In any case, it is much lighter (also in terms of weight) and more manageable than a regular vacuum cleaner.

And my door frames are intact.

Fine dust is either suctioned off by the [Kontrollierte-Wohnraumlüftung] and trapped in the filter, or the robot vacuum cleaner has a HEPA micro filter inside if desired. If you still have problems, you are very sensitive and should consider floor coverings, etc.

2 small children, 1 dog and a cat, you HAVE to vacuum at least once a day if you want it to be clean. The dog runs in and out through the garden several times a day, the children play outside a lot, come inside as they are to get a drink, almost daily play visits at our house (that’s how it is when you live in the countryside with a large property/garden with a play paradise,...on the smooth floors like laminate and tiles (we don’t have anything else) you can see the dirt very clearly and I want to get rid of it before it’s dragged all over the place...the sofa is vacuumed daily, the kids also like to make themselves a sandwich sometimes, crumb the kitchen full or grab a cookie in the afternoon that crumbs...

Wow, that must be a controlled residential ventilation system that blows your hair back if it’s supposed to catch all the fine dust =) But most of it settles everywhere and is stirred up again, it’s not for nothing that, for example, there is a risk from fine dust with PVC flooring because it settles on it, the PVC emits gases and the dust absorbs them, which you then inhale...Robot vacuum with filter = less suction power, the increased back pressure eats up power, that’s just how it is. Moreover, I would probably have to empty a robot every few days and carry it upstairs. It’ll surely come down on its own (tumbled down). A robot can only run if all the doors are open, the floors are clear. That already doesn’t work because during the day when we’re working the living room, guest bathroom and bedroom are closed so that dog and cat can’t get in there, so it would have to run manually if we were home, but on the one hand I don’t want to start it manually, I don’t need a robot with a programmable schedule for that and on the other hand when I’m home I don’t want to trip over the thing or have to watch where it’s running around, not to mention the playing kids, I’ll stick my neck out and claim it wouldn’t last long here. Upstairs it looks similar, the kids’ rooms would have to be tidied up in the morning, but since the kids still play in the morning before going to kindergarten and school that’s out of the question, when the eldest is doing homework I’m sure he doesn’t want Herby driving around annoying him and the youngest probably wants to play and not tidy up his stuff, tidying is done in the evening and then it’s bedtime. Such a robot might be good in one or two person single households...When I think back to when I lived alone, I vacuumed once a week, but that was enough, a robot would have been an option there, or with large open areas.

4. Power: Strong suction power and flexible range of use, putting the hose into the socket in the garage and vacuuming the car without having to have an extra vacuum cleaner standing in the garage or having to take the vacuum from inside outside. Especially with a car I think you can never have enough power.

Whether I take my cordless vacuum with me or a 5/10 m hose does not make a difference. Look, then we don’t even have to argue about that anymore

In any case, I have the comparison between central system and classic vacuum / cordless vacuum (I had that when I was single) and I never want to use anything else again.

Well, okay, the way you describe it, the system is probably a good alternative for you. There are also people who still like radiators or oil heating, or even wash their dishes by hand (these are mainly older generations). They are exceptions and not representative of the "average" home builder.

: The connection "screw on" sounds like a standard - could the same nozzles from the car vacuum cleaner at the gas station fit?

Well, okay, as you describe it, the system is probably a good alternative for you. There are also people who still like radiators or oil heating, or even wash their dishes by hand (these are mainly older generations).

They are exceptions and not representative for the "average" homeowner.

Again, your world of the average people...

For allergy sufferers, there is no better system than the central vacuum system.

By the way, we no longer have a dishwasher and don't miss it. We probably also don't have average cutlery, dishes, glasses... and at 48 and 50 we are already older generations anyway...

Have you ever seen radiators from Tubes? They are like sculptures. But design and art are not for average people either, right?

You buy yourself a great car; someone else hangs a picture on the wall for the same money. No reason to shake our heads at each other.

It's OK if you take the average person as a benchmark. It's not OK if you judge others condescendingly from that position just because they don't conform to your worldview.