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2b) Existing houses,
surface installation
The suction tubes can also be surface mounted.
Experience has shown the following to be advisable:
I. Properties with cellar, single storey
II. Properties with cellar, multiple storeys
III. Properties without cellar
I. Route tubes along cellar ceiling.
Makes holes in the ceiling at the locations in
which the vacuum sockets will subsequently be
fitted.
The vacuum sockets can be conveniently
installed as floor vacuum sockets in the first
storey.
II. In properties with a cellar and multiple storeys
you can proceed as described in section I.
Route an ascending tube to the second floor.
The ascending tube should be as central as
possible so that the suction tubes can be routed
from it in a spider pattern.
If you only wish to use one vacuum socket in the
second storey, this can be installed as floor vacu-
um socket.
Tips + Tricks
contains a few suggestions as to
how tubes laid beneath plaster can be covered in
an elegant way.
If you have double-layer wooden walls, the as-
cending tube can be installed in the cavity bet-
ween the wooden walls.
III. In properties without a cellar the vacuum unit can be placed in a storage room and the tubes laid
either on the surface or in double-layer wooden walls.
If you wish to put the vacuum unit in the attic, the tubes can be routed downward in the required po-
sition either on the surface or in double-layer wooden walls.