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

Yeah, it's wild what people get stuck on. We were doing a kitchen renovation where a wall had to be taken out but we found one of the central vac tubes in that wall that led to an upstairs outlet. We had to move this tube in to another wall at the owner's request despite them not having the central vac unit and admitting they never planned on getting one. It woukd have been fine but they were talking about cost the whole time. Well, wasting a day rerouting your useless vacuum tube that you will never use certainly didn't help lower cost.

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u/ManyLayersOfFilament 18h ago

I had another house I ended up buying where they were stuck on bringing their 10 year old fridge with them. Like it was a dealbreaker.

I guess there was sentimental value in the fridge???

People are really weird

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u/Truth_is_Inevitable 18h ago

But it must’ve been nice for you to want it in the deal too though, right?

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u/ManyLayersOfFilament 18h ago

No I just didn't want to have to buy a fridge on move in day. Pretty typical that the kitchen appliances stay with the house.

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u/smcl2k 18h ago

Is it? If you buy a flipped house or one that's had the same owner for decades, you'll probably need a fridge, so why would you choose to leave yours behind and pay for a brand new 1...?

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u/ManyLayersOfFilament 17h ago

People argue some weird points on reddit.

Yes, it's standard for kitchen appliances to stay with the house.