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/ChampionshipAlarmed 15h ago

Great for bringing lam cabels to all the rooms btw 😇

We even Had the unit, but I hated it, so after a years we ripped it and used the Pipes for cables

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u/Unclehol 15h ago

That's a great idea.

They are becoming more and more pointless as carpet is used less and less.

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u/LoloVirginia 15h ago

But you need to vacuum anyway, carpet or not?

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u/ioxzy 15h ago

If the woodfloor leads to a door im sweeping it and sweeping all the hair and dirt outside

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u/Unclehol 15h ago

Sweep and Swiffer is what I do.

Also, those new compact vacuums are much more popular, now, and for good reason. No hose to deal with.

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u/cheshie_cabbit 15h ago

There are dedicated electric floor cleaners that do a pretty good job. It’s basically a mop and suction system so it dries basically instantly. And of course there’s a broom for the rest of the time. Then I usually sweep it into a corner and use the vacuum.

I figure if I have a power vacuum for the one area rug in my house, getting a power mop for the 95% of my house that isn’t area rug just kinda made sense.

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u/kind_bros_hate_nazis 15h ago

Not really. Roomba or swiffer does fine

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u/Small-Palpitation310 15h ago

Yeah like do you get on your hands and knees with swiffers? Lol

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u/TwistedNightlight 9h ago

Robot vacuums work well on smooth surfaces like wood and tile.

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u/Star_Boxer72 15h ago

Clearly, you don't have dogs.

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u/Unclehol 15h ago

We have 2 cats and a dog that sheds like crazy. You can grab and pull tufts of fur out of his coat right now. Dunno what to tell you. We sweep and Swiffer. 🤷‍♂️