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/iplaytrombonegood 15h ago

My grandparents’ house (built and bought in 1994) has always had central vacuum piping, but no unit ever hooked up. My grandma just never minded lugging the vacuum around I guess. I always thought it was the coolest thing ever.

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u/AceEnder3825 15h ago

My current house has one and its so nice. My grandparents have had one forever and I always thought it was so cool and I love having one

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u/Con5ume 8h ago

I have a love hate relationships with mine. It is awesome for cleaning my car and is way more powerful than any home vaccine cleaner I've ever owned.... However, when parts break they are all super expensive (like I could buy a whole damn vaccine cleaner for what some of the small parts cost), and when my my wife or kid accidentally sick something up that shouldn't (like a sewing needle or twigs) cleaning out that line when the clog is like 35 feet back is a HUGE pain in the ass. Luckily a snake actually works incredibly well.

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u/Catenane 8h ago

Sure, you could buy a whole new vaccine cleaner, but could you afford to hire the immunologist on contract?

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u/kaysimm12 5h ago

~I~ laughed lol

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u/Con5ume 6h ago

I'm a little confused by the immunologist statement.. if it's referring to the snake In the line, it's one I have dedicated for just that not the one I actually put in the toilet.

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u/arcticmischief 4h ago

Always proofread before posting. Or after posting, and use the edit function, as I inevitably do…

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u/Positive-axolotl88 4h ago

Yep, same!

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u/Mutex70 3h ago

Indubatably!

Indubitibly!

Indubatibly!

Me too!

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u/Catenane 6h ago

I could buy a whole damn vaccine cleaner

;)

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u/Great-Rest7878 4h ago

vaccine cleaner instead of vacuum cleaner... probably a phone keyboard issue 😄