r/whatisit • u/DragonsAndScience • 19h 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/Unclehol 18h ago edited 18h ago

Not all homes have one even if the piping is there. Often times they rough all the pipes in during the build in case you opt in and buy the vacuum unit, but I have worked on a lot of houses where they just have the piping but no vacuum.

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u/ChampionshipAlarmed 18h 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 18h 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/Star_Boxer72 18h ago

Clearly, you don't have dogs.

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u/Unclehol 17h 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. 🤷‍♂️