PLANING YOUR

CENTRAL DUCTED

VACUUM SYSTEM

for new or existing homes

The Valet ducted vacuuming system has pipe running behind or inside your house walls back to a central position where the main unit is located. If your building a new home then a quick look at your plans helps determine where the pipe work runs to and from. A Valet ducted system usually operates with a lightweight 9 metre long hose. The 9 metre hose length determines where the inlets can be located; effectively a 9 metre hose can clean a 28 meter circle.

By looking at your plan, you may need 2, 3 or 4 inlets downstairs and 1 or 2 inlets upstairs, plus you might decide on a utility inlet in the garage for cleaning vehicles. There are many inlet design finishes to suit your décor.

If you have an existing home or are renovating, the installation principles are the same but some compromise may be necessary to determine the best position for the system to operate from and a custom length vacuum hose can overcome numerous issues.

An existing home can usually have pipe work run under and through floorboards, above ceilings, up and down wall cavities and inside fitted wardrobes to find a suitable vacuuming inlet location. Please talk to your local authorised Valet dealer who is an expert in houses just like yours, they install ducted systems to existing homes every day.

Which Unit do I need?

Valet has a Ducted Vacuum Model for all size of homes or business. There are many ways to measure the power, suction and system performance of a vacuum motor.

A simple example is to imaging a straight pipe 100 meters long, connect a vacuum motor to that length of pipe and only the best powered units will give you suction over that distance. As you shorten that length of pipe, lesser powered models will begin to give suction. When you get down to 25 meters of pipe length, all ducted motors will give you suction.

So the first principle is to determine the length of pipe used in the architecture of your pipe system, the best measure is to check the distance between your ducted motor location and the furthest inlet, remember pipe goes up and down as well as around bends all these factors determine the final length of pipe used.

From there, you can then determine the amount and type of floor surface you required to be vacuumed. A high percentage of carpet requires more power and different floor tools than say a high percentage of hard floor surfaces such as wood or tiles.

Valet offers you a quick guide to calculate which unit you may need.