Imagine your house flooded with water from broken plumbing pipes. For many of us it doesn't take much imagination, because we have lived through the experience. For me it was the day my five year old, unbeknownst to me, decided to draw a bath in the upstairs bathroom, got distracted, came downstairs, and left the water running. I walked into the garage to find water pouring down from the ceiling. We scrambled to rent anything we could find that would suck up water.
Recently, a friend of mine, in the last stages of a kitchen remodel, was watching the plumber as he connected the water to her kitchen sink. With beautiful new cabinets and new hardwood floors she was just a breath away from the kitchen she had dreamed of for the past 15 years. When the plumber finished and turned the water back on, it was as if a dam had burst. Water poured out from under the sink, flooding her dream kitchen. Just like me, she scrambled to rent anything she could find that would suck up water.
And then last Christmas another friend had family visiting from out of town. His bathroom, unable to handle the extra waste load, flooded, sending water onto his hardwood floors. Unlike my friend and myself, this family owned a central vacuum system and a wet-pickup accessory for the system. He said he got the accessory, hooked it up to his system, and proceeded to quickly get rid of all the water in his house, leaving the hardwood floors undamaged.
If you own a central vacuum system, this accessory is a must. Many companies make them including Aqua-Air, Dust Care and Lindsay Manufacturing. Aqua-Air also manufactures a central vacuum system that is self-flushing and is designed to pick-up water. However, if you already have a central vacuum and are not ready to replace it, a wet pick-up accessory is a must have for your home.
Renee Ambrose is co-owner of Central Vacuum Stores, an online retail company specializing in helping the do-it-yourselfer install built-in home products. https://www.centralvacuumstores.com
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