Page 2 - Index
Typical installations 2 Components of system 3 Seven Step Installation Step #1: Choose your system 3 Step #2: Plan number of inlets 4 Step #3: Plan placement of inlets 4 Step #4: Plan tubing installation 5 Step #5: Install inlet valves Existing home 5 New construction 8 Step #6: Install tubing 9 Ste...
Page 3 - Typical Central Vacuum System Installations
MAIN FLOOR UPPER LEVEL LOWER LEVEL GARAGE MAIN FLOOR CRAWLSPACE BASEMENT UPPER LEVEL GARAGE MAIN FLOOR BASEMENT GARAGE 1 3 3 BASEMENT 2 1 1 4 4 2 3 1 3 2 MAIN FLOOR GARAGE 1 3 3 CRAWLSPACE UPPER LEVEL CRAWLSPACE BASEMENT MAIN FLOOR GARAGE LOWER LEVEL 2 1 5 2 3 4 UPPER LEVEL 1 4 LOWER LEVEL MAIN FLOO...
Page 4 - Seven Step Installation
Seven Step Installation Congratulations on the purchase of your new central vacuum system. It will make cleaning your home easier and improve indoor air quality. The system typically can be installed in virtually any home with no costly alterations and very little mess. This guide will show how to i...
Page 6 - Deciding where to mount the power unit.; Existing home inlet valve installation.
Deciding where to mount the power unit. To be sure that dust and dirt are effectively removed from living areas in your home, mount the power unit in your attached garage. If you do not have an attached garage, the basement, utility room, storage room or mud room is the best alternative location. Fi...
Page 8 - Floor valve installation.
7 Enlarge the hole in the exterior wall to accommodate the inlet valve assembly (valve and mounting bracket). (As described above in “Installing an inlet valve.”) Inside the closet, drill a pilot hole through the fl oor beneath the opening in the wall or at a convenient spot nearby to check for obstr...
Page 9 - Installing an automatic sweep inlet.; New Construction inlet valve installation.
8 Remember: Apply glue only to the outside of the tubing. Hint: When upstairs, remember to aim the elbow downward. Other ways to reach the upstairs in your home are through the interiors of closets or pantries, beneath a staircase, or with fl oor inlets. If the inlet valve will be serviced from the a...
Page 11 - Masonr y or concrete walls.
Hint: Create clamps from extra tubing to hold low- voltage wire in place. Masonr y or concrete walls. If you have to run tubing through masonry or concrete walls, rent a hammer drill and/or masonry hole saw. Run the tubing through and patch the hole once you’re up and running. Before drilling, check...
Page 12 - Power unit electrical wiring
Check your installation—to make sureit works properly. All that’s left to do is check the quality of your installation. First, check to see if you have a closed system; with no hose or handle attached, and all inlet valves closed, there should be little or no air coming through the exhaust on the po...
Page 13 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: ELECTRIC SHOCK COULD OCCUR IF USED ON WET SURFACES. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If it should malfunction or break down, grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This appliance is equipped with a cord...
Page 14 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
DANGER: Always unplug power unit from the electrical outlet before ser vicing and cleaning. WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, fire , electric shock, or injur y to persons: 1. Keep cord away from heated surfaces. 2. Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close supervision is necessary when this vacuum...