And that’s a good thing. I never knew much about central vacuum systems until I got my Beam 101 lesson from Stuart Krawll of Beam of St. Louis. The company has been in business for 28 years, and it’s one of the exhibitors at the St. Louis Builders Home and Garden Show.
Beam makes more central vacs than anyone else in the world! Here’s why they outsell everyone else in the world:
- It seems that everyone in St. Louis suffers from some kind of allergy. The University of California did a medical study on the effects of central vacuum systems on allergy and asthma sufferers. Allergy symptoms improved up to 52%!!! Oh, to be able to breathe freely through the night…
Have you heard of Green Building standards??? There is a point system, which is very good for builders, homeowners and manufacturers. If you add a central vac system to an existing home or build a new home with a central vac sytem, you can earn 5 Green Home points. Additional points can be gained by using used dry wall, used wood, etc.- But of course the most important reason to have a Beam System is to improve indoor air quality. (I need to ask Stuart if it can also help your plants grow healthier!)
- One of the most surprising things I learned from Stuart of Beam was that a central vac system is plenty affordable. To install a system in a moderately sized house would run under $1,700. And we were talking about a good vacuum. I think I have spent over that through the years just on regular vacuums.
- Beam has national award winning installers who have installed more central vacs than anyone else. And would you believe, they are installed in less than a day? Beam’s specialty is in installing within existing homes.
Evidently all Beam vacuums are basically the same. The differences lie within the canisters: different features, different hoses and attachments. You know how when you vacuum, you see dust particles flying everywhere if you catch them in the sunlight? Beam central vacs have a sealed system and the canister is either in the garage or the basement, so every tiny speck of dust gets sucked into the vac hose, which sends it to the canister. And that canister can easily be emptied without sending the dust back into your house.
So Ah-CHOO no more. You can have a healthy home. I wonder if they make a vacuum strong enough to suck up my six kitty cats so I can breathe freely again?! Oh well, I will just do my sneezing and sniffling…until I have a Beam of St. Louis Central Vac installed in MY house!!!
Bring all your questions to the Beam of St. Louis exhibitor booth at the Home and Garden Show. These folks know their stuff!
