What happens when you order a Beam Central Vacuum form A-1 Vacuum Center?

Choosing your system.
A-1 Vacuum Center helps you select the Beam Central Vacuum System, power brush and accessories that best suit your home and cleaning needs.

Next, we calculate the number and location of inlets you'll need
One inlet can serve an area of about 700-800 square feet. In an existing home, the inlet valve should be placed near an electrical outlet to provide electricity to the Beam power brush. For more power, the fewer the inlets used the better. And we make sure the hose will reach from the inlet valve to all corners (and around furniture) in the rooms you want to vacuum.

Then we plan the piping installation.
It's best to run the piping under the floor if possible. In an existing two- or three-story home, vacuum piping may be run to upper levels through cold air ducts, through the back of closets or under stairways, or beside a soil pipe. In new homes, we can run pipe through wall studs before drywall is applied. A-1 Vacuum Center also makes sure to plan where the Beam power unit is placed -- usually in the garage or basement.

Next, we Install the inlet valves and connect the piping.
We start by finding the center of the bottom plate of the wall. Then from the basement use the hole saw to drill a hole up into the wall cavity. We attach the valve to PVC pipe, and make the low voltage connections. We continue to carefully measure, cut and join sections of pipe to reach the dirt collection canister, and run the low voltage to the power unit.

Finally, we install and connect the power unit.
We mount the Beam power unit and connect all the low voltage leads to the power unit. After we plug the power unit into an electrical outlet, flip the switch on and off to test it, we plug in the lightweight hose to clean up any minor mess we may have made installing the inlets. Congratulations! You're on your way to a cleaner, healthier - old or new - home courtesy of A-1 Vacuum Center.