Frigidaire Central Vac at Costco for 449.99 (after rebate)

[cheap_guy]

$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.

[tiburonguy]

Any reviews?

[weekendwally]

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.

[trini_2_d_bone]

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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?

[joemcfarnham]

has anyone used this current model?

[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.

[dtrader69]

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

[ricoboxing]

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.

[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.

[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.

[Spinach]

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.

[dirtmover]

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.

[joemcfarnham]

So has anyone hooked theirs up yet?

[swales]

So has anyone hooked theirs up yet?

You just need to look/read

From 4 posts up:

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.

[lg777]

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.