[Home] Frigidaire Central Vac at Costco for 449.99 (after rebate)

$150 Off... seems like a good deal with 530W and upto 6500 sq ft

http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product....11&lang=en-CA#

Until March 29th, shipping included.

Any reviews?

I had the previous generation Fridgidaire from Costco. The accesories were garbage. I returned it right away. I bought the Nutone from Home Depot and have been very happy. The Hoover from Costco is also a good buy when it goes on sale.

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I had the previous generation Fridgidaire from Costco. The accesories were garbage. I returned it right away. I bought the Nutone from Home Depot and have been very happy. The Hoover from Costco is also a good buy when it goes on sale.


I find that the Nutone does not always pick up the threads? Do you have that problem?

has anyone used this current model?

Don't know about the Frigidaire, but the Hoover goes on sale about once a year for $200 off. We bought ours in the fall and works great.

like they said....it's fridgy-DARE

Originally Posted by PMREdmonton

Don't know about the Frigidaire, but the Hoover goes on sale about once a year for $200 off. We bought ours in the fall and works great.

i have a hand me down hoover central vac that was probably made in the mid 90's and it still works great.

I received and installed this vacuum yesterday, and vacuumed the house this morning with it.

I could tell no difference in cleanliness between it and the Beam we just replaced it with (it picked up everything, had powerful suction, wasn't too loud). The power-head is a bit lighter than our previous (not necessarily a bad thing), and worked well as well.

The hose, handle, and attachments are good quality, although I haven't used them extensively (obviously).

My two cents after one vacuuming :P

Cheers.


ps. UPS "delivered" it and just left it on my front veranda all day...I avoid them like the plague if I have a choice.

I installed mine about 2.5 years ago and really like it. It is powerful and accessories quality is fine. For this price you can't go wrong. I also like that it has bags - makes it easier to clean.

Originally Posted by consultant

I installed mine about 2.5 years ago and really like it. It is powerful and accessories quality is fine. For this price you can't go wrong. I also like that it has bags - makes it easier to clean.

This might go without saying, but I didn't know when we bought our first central vac and bought a bunch of bags when i didn't need to...

That is, the bags are optional in that they basically just act as a garbage bag you replace every few months. I don't use them on mine and just empty the bucket (sans bag) instead.

Does anyone know if central vacs are eligible for the home renovation tax credit? I know appliances aren't but this is an installed fixture.

So has anyone hooked theirs up yet?

Originally Posted by joemcfarnham

So has anyone hooked theirs up yet?

You just need to look/read

From 4 posts up:

Originally Posted by Spinach

I received and installed this vacuum yesterday, and vacuumed the house this morning with it.

I could tell no difference in cleanliness between it and the Beam we just replaced it with (it picked up everything, had powerful suction, wasn't too loud). The power-head is a bit lighter than our previous (not necessarily a bad thing), and worked well as well.

The hose, handle, and attachments are good quality, although I haven't used them extensively (obviously).

My two cents after one vacuuming :P

Cheers.


ps. UPS "delivered" it and just left it on my front veranda all day...I avoid them like the plague if I have a choice.

You may also want to compare it with Canavac's sales at Vacmaster.

http://www.the-vacmaster.ca/index.html

They have the Model 250LS for $399 with hose and brush head, etc...

Similar Air Watts ~580.