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Originally Posted by RWebb

central unit - wall outlets

+1 I installed a central vac system for about $1k. If you have an unfinished basement/crawl-space it's a breeze to retrofit into an existing house for anyone with construction knowledge. The unit sits in the garage and is silent inside the house. I was able to install one outlet on each floor (1200 sq ft/floor) of our 2 story house, including the basement. With a 35 ft hose we can reach everywhere on each floor without unplugging, and it is vastly superior to any regular vacuum.