Back to central vacs though. When our house was built almost nine years ago, it was pre plumbed for a central vacuum system. In other words, all the piping necessary for a central vacuum were installed early on, giving us the option of installing the unit (pretty much just a canister in the garage to collect all the junk). Our upright vacuum (which was given to us when we were married almost 13 years ago) had been on the fritz so we opted to seal the deal and upgrade to the central vacuum.
It was installed the week of my birthday. I envisioned vacuuming every day that week, just for the sheer joy of it. Trouble was, for each room I vacuumed, suction reduced dramatically. With such a hefty price tag, why on earth were my dreams of magnificent suction so abruptly halted?
As it turns out, for the past nine years, my kids have been stuffing various toys, hair clips, trash, and other household goods in the outlets, only to be lost in the labyrinth of what should now be a fully-functioning central vacuum system. At first I chuckled. Kids will be kids, right? Expecting them to ignore a perfectly curious hole in the wall at precisely the right height would be too much to ask, wouldn't it? (Here's what it looks like):
But after several attempts to extract all the little "presents"with a ShopVac, we had to call in the big guns. The repair guy who came to our house found all sorts of little(and big) surprises - some so big one wonders how they ever squeezed it through the hole in the first place. And now he's my new hero. Just in time for novelty of having a central vacuum system to wear off. So much for having a cleaner house...
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