Installation Step 2: Decide how many inlets you will need.
To make sure your central vacuum system reaches every room throughout the house, you must first determine the number of inlets you will need and where to place them. One inlet valve can serve
Installation Step 3: Decide where to place inlets.
Good locations are centrally located in hallways or closet walls near doorways but not behind doors or
furniture.
Existing home: The inlet valve must be within 6 feet (1.83m) of an electrical outlet to provide power to the powerhead. A switch on the handle sends a signal through
New construction: If your home is under construction, use “electrified” inlet valves. Electrified valves have
Choosing the right spot for the inlet valve.
Use a stud finder, or sound out the wall, to make sure the site for the inlet valve is between the studs and that the space is open behind the wall board. Also check the other side of the wall to make sure it’s clear of obstructions such as utilities and outlets. Caution:
Do not install an inlet behind a door or in a wall
that has a pocket door. Then have a helper hold the end of the hose at the proposed site for the inlet valve and take the other end and walk around the room(s).
If you have no helper, use a piece of cord or string that is 30 feet (9.15m)
What about installing inlet valves upstairs?
Because there are finished walls above and below the
Inlet valves should be installed before drywall is hung. Installation must be coordinated with an electrician to hook up the electrical line after the tubing has been installed.
To run tubing through a closet, mount the inlet outside the closet and run tubing into the closet and down through the closet floor.
Tubing running through closet wall.
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