Choosing a central vacuum cleaner: power, provider, installation?

I understand it just as little as my predecessors...... I wouldn't feel like carrying the hose around all the time.... I feel like you're buying a phone with T9 and SMS nowadays because you think it's better,..... you can do that....

I don't want to persuade anyone to use a central vacuum system here (I'm just looking for people who can give me recommendations), but:

[*]I wouldn't feel like carrying a normal or cordless vacuum cleaner around either. One hose per floor and that's it. Have you ever worked with it? It's easy peasy. [*]Robots run here too (one per floor). Empty the dustbin? Attach the hose, turn it on, clean. [*]Vacuum cleaner trash to take out every few days? Nope, empty the big container once or twice a year. [*]Change filters and still circulate fine dust and mites and whatever else in the indoor air? Nope. It all goes outside.

Comparing central vacuum cleaners with cordless vacuum cleaners is even more like comparing apples and oranges than comparing central vacuum cleaners with T9. Not everything that is "old" is automatically worse. It depends on the use case and added value. And no, I don't use SMS, T9, or feature phones anymore nowadays.

I’m not trying to convince anyone here to get a central vacuum system (I’m only looking for people who can give me recommendations), but:

[*]I wouldn’t want to carry a normal or cordless vacuum around either. One hose per floor and that’s it. Have you ever worked with that? It’s easy peasy. [*]We also have robots running (one per floor). Empty dust bin? Attach hose, turn on, clean. [*]Vacuum waste in the trash every few days and take it out? Nope, empty the big container once or twice a year. [*]Change filters and still circulate fine dust, mites, and whatever else in the room air? Nope. It all goes outside.

Comparing central vacuum systems to cordless vacuums is even more like comparing apples and oranges than comparing central vacuums with T9. Not everything that is "old" is automatically worse. It depends on the use case and added value. And no, I don’t use SMS, T9, or feature phones anymore nowadays.

Hm. But your counterexamples aren’t good, or rather they sound like you have no practical experience with it. You don’t empty a mobile vacuum “every few days,” nor can the robots not empty their dust bins themselves into the main station’s large container. If I had multiple floors and more rooms, I would simply hang a cordless vacuum per floor, done and dusted. What would annoy me is the hose routing through an “area” with elements not always permanently installed. But well, to each their own. I’m also the type who recommends two dishwashers in parallel because I find a kitchen cabinet with washing function super practical. In the end, reactions to that range from completely crazy to “now I have one too.”

My robot empties itself or vacuums itself, and every once in a while I have to change the large dust container, basically just like with your central vacuum.

You said you have tried all techniques, but your robo is vacuumed by hand? I would rather invest the money in buying a decent robo than a central vacuum. But to each their own.

I am only looking for people who can give me recommendations

Whether you find many here I would doubt. I read a lot, but for years no one has really asked about it. I personally only know one family that has a central system, but it was installed 10 years ago.

My robot empties itself or vacuums itself, and once in a blue moon I have to change the large dust container, basically just like with your central vacuum system.

You said you have tried all techniques, but your robo is vacuumed out by hand? I would rather invest the money in buying a decent robo instead of a central vacuum. But to each their own.

Actually, I missed the innovation. So far we have had the devices from Vorwerk, which always performed well in tests in comparison. And they don't offer a suction station. But that doesn't mean we couldn't switch.

How often do you empty the collection container?

Actually, the innovation passed me by. So far, we had devices from Vorwerk, which have always performed well in comparison in tests. And they don't offer a suction station. But that doesn't mean we couldn't switch.

How often do you empty the dustbin?

We have a Roborock Qrevo or something like that, and the dustbin lasts more than a month, I would say. At least for us. But it also mops every day (or rather at night when we sleep) and has a fresh water and dirty water tank. We have to empty and refill those twice a week. But if you're already preparing, there are now robots with fresh water and wastewater connections. Better plan for that and get one of those. Then you only have to take care of the dustbin once a month and do a quick cleaning of the robot, and everything else is done automatically. Every now and then the mopping pads have to go into the washing machine. We hardly do normal vacuuming anymore. Like every two weeks or so in the corners and under the furniture where it can't reach. For that, we use the cordless vacuum. But proper vacuuming, I haven't done that in a long time.