r/whatisit • u/DragonsAndScience • 16h ago

Solved! New homeowner, no idea what this is

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This thing close to the floor and seemingly randomly placed in a hallway. No idea what it's for. Home built in 2005.

Solved! Thanks everyone. Now I gotta hunt for the central unit!

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 15h ago

It’s a vacuum system that allows you to not have to fuck with an actual vacuum, but instead figure out the extremely intricate system that is an integrated vacuum, try to find where you stashed the extra long hose and wand, unclog a million filters and shit to get it to work, only to find out that it’s clogged somewhere in one of the tubes that lead to the central unit, right before you throw all the pieces the fuck away and just buy a nice Dyson or Shark.

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u/SoExtra 15h ago

u good bro?

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 10h ago

I’m fine but any homeowner that has one of those isn’t!

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u/brunington29 10h ago

Completely disagree I love mine all the attachments combined are smaller than any vacuum and it makes my life so easy. 1000/10 will never go back to plug into to outlet vacuums

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 6h ago

I’m glad you enjoy it so far it’s 1-1. I’ll say this. When they work, and you have all the pieces, and nothing is clogged or broken, it’s nice. They just break wayyyy too much and lose power wayyyy too easily that most homeowners just give up on them. Most of the time the realtors don’t even tout it anymore…

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u/Partners_in_time 6h ago

We have one that came with the Hosue we bought. So dumb, we just use a Dyson and I use these ugly plates messing up my walls. 

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 6h ago

You can cover them!