The next VDTA/SDTA Convention & Show will be in
New Orleans, LA
February 27 - 29, 2012
at the Ernest Morial Convention Center

Hose Management

The key to central vacuum convenience

Professionals in the central vacuum industry have always done a pretty good job of explaining what makes a central vacuum so convenient and easy to use. Yet, one objection heard time and time again from homeowners is that they don’t like dealing with the hose. It’s a hassle. It’s bulky, hard to store and it can make an otherwise convenient solution seem downright inconvenient. Builders, dealers and consumers agree -- the hose hassle is one of the biggest deterrents to using a central vacuum system. But what if it wasn’t? Could the hose be taken out of the equation?

H-P Products thinks so, which is why they set out to find new ways to incorporate central vacuum convenience into everyday living. And it’s why they offer two innovative products that will forever change the way people clean with a central vacuum.

It started with the Hide-A-Hose Retractable Hose System. Hide-A-Hose transforms the traditional central vacuum system by concealing up to 50 feet of hose in the wall -- inside the system’s vacuum tubing. This allows homeowners to simply pull whatever length they need out of the inlet valve, attach a handle and go. The sustained airflow and power of the central vacuum unit retracts the hose automatically when the user is finished. H-P has even designed a special power unit, the MaxAir, specifically for the Hide-A-Hose product. What could be simpler than that? Hide-A-Hose offers homeowners a thorough, more convenient clean by keeping the hose out of sight but always close at hand.

This year, H-P decided it was time to take quick and convenient cleaning to the next level. They designed and built Vroom from the ground up to be the world’s first built-in, quick clean tool. Available as a central vacuum accessory (Vroom Central) or as a stand-alone unit (Vroom Solo), Vroom stores inside a standard-size cabinet and features a retractable hose and variety of attachments that make it perfect for cleaning quick messes in a flash. Vroom delivers the three second clean in kitchens, bathroom, mudrooms, garages, and anywhere everyday messes occur. In less time than it takes a homeowner to go find a broom or mop, Vroom cleans it up.

On their own, these products are great hose management solutions. When you combine them, you have the ultimate convenience-cleaning package to offer a builder or a homeowner. A central vacuum has the power to change the lives of homeowners. It has the potential to make every day life easier and more convenient. Hide-A-Hose and Vroom simply deliver on that promise. For more information on Hide-A-Hose and Vroom, visit www.vroomyourroom.com and www.hideahose.biz.

H-P Products, Inc. is the manufacturer of VACUFLO® and Dirt Devil® Central Vacuum Systems as well as Vroom™ Central and Vroom™ Solo. The company introduced the first widely popular residential central vacuum in 1955 and has a long history of innovation.

For more information, visit www.hpproducts.net or call 1-800-822-8356.

Reprinted from Central Vac Professional, February 2009