Kenmore Vacuflo Crap Installation
The installation of my central vac is a fire hazard! I guess I should be over it by now as this happened 12 years ago and I haven't used Sears for as much as a Kleenex purchase since, but I'm not. Every time I vacuum I have to put up with it venting all over the inside of my storage closet. This is where it was installed in the basement right beside a bare lightbulb. I can no longer use the light in there as it has melted the plastic tubing leading to the vacuum waste canister and melted shut the outlet which not installed in a wall but just protrudes from the tubing (which I had to pay extra for). The installer (some clown named Randy) first told me that the unit couldn't be installed at all in my small 2 storey house. Then he managed to do it through cold air return ducts (duh). Then he told me it could not be vented outside. This also proved to be incorrect as the tubing could have gone through to the laundry room and vented outside along with the dryer (my renovator brother in law told me). I couldn't do this later either, as the installer took all the extra tubing with him when he left (along with service and cleaning instructions, warranty, box, etc.). Also, the only outlet that I can use is the one on the main floor of my house as the outlet upstairs was installed behind a door that, when in use, squishes and damages the hose. I paid extra for three outlets in all. At the time I was excited to get a Vacuflo system as I suffer from allergies and was told this was the way to go! Now I have to put up with this crap venting all over the inside of my house with only one working outlet. Every time I use this thing I'm mad, itchy and sick!
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,200.00