PLEASE NOTE: These instructions are designed for persons who have some construction experience. The instructions are for new construction. We recommend that if you want to install a system in an existing house that you either order the video or hire a professional installer. Take special notice of the highlighted "NOTES", these can save you problems. If anything is not clear, please contact us and we can try to help or you may want to order the video.

What you will need:
*Drill with a self-feeding 2 9/16" bit
*Hammer for nail plates
*Drill for hanging the inlets with sheetrock screws (3 screws per inlet)
*Sawzall or other tool for cutting 2" PVC thinwall pipe
*Deburring tool for cleaning the pipe after cutting
*PVC glue (medium body clear)
*Tape measurer
*Level
*Cable ties
*Wire strippers
*Wire nuts
*Possibly strapping and a utility knife

STEP 1 - Make a plan! Choose if you will be using a 30' or 35' hose. This is important to decide before you can decide how many inlets you will need. The longer the hose, the fewer the inlets. After deciding the length of the hose, choose some central locations for your inlets. If you choose to use a 30' hose you will want to measure out to a maximum of 25'. Will the hose reach every corner? The extra five feet plus the extensions will allow for dusting ceilings. (Note: if you have higher than 8' ceilings you will want to take this into account and measure accordingly.) If you choose a 35' hose measure to 30' (NOTE: again take into consideration the ceiling height). After choosing the locations, check the framing to make sure you can drill a 2 9/16" hole. (NOTE: Building codes differ, make sure what you can drill and what you can't.) Remember the placement of furniture. Stairs should be vacuumed from an inlet near the bottom of the stairs for safety so make sure that the inlet near there will reach all the way up the stairs.

Are you putting in a vacpan? These are ideal under cabinets. Islands tend to move so be careful when choosing it for a vacpan. We have vacpans installed in our bathrooms at home. My wife loves that!

Choose a location for your power unit, usually in a garage, basement or utility room. Check local building codes as there are restrictions on placing the unit too near an electrical panel or gas exhausts. Make sure that the area is well ventilated as excessive heat could damage your central vacuum unit and void your warranty.

STEP 2 - Decide whether you will run your pipe up or down. Again, framing may make a difference. Also, it is not advisable for most units to have the pipe go straight up more than 20' on any one inlet. In many areas building codes do not allow for drilling beams. Decide on a path from each inlet to the mainline and the path for the mainline to the unit. Keep in mind, the less pipe you use, the better the suction. The less turns you have the less likely of a plug.

STEP 3 - Get your materials and start your work. For astetics, you will want to hang your inlets with the top lip at the same height as the top of electrical box outlets. You will want one short 90 attached to the back of each inlet. If you are taking the pipe up or need to avoid a beam when going down, you will need either a sweep 90 or a spigot 90 depending on the location of your 2 9/16" hole. You will want to use either a sweep 90 tee or a 45 wye to tie your inlet branches into the mainline. (NOTE: It is important that you make sure these fitting are pointing so the flow is going toward the power unit. Installing them backwards will cause poor suction. Also, these fittings should be used vertically only when the flow is going down.)
 

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