RM> Which reminds me - did you consider a built in vacuum cleaner?
 RM> I saw a buy-me on tv the other day that nearly converted me.
 RM> There are two main pluses: (a) the hose connected to the bits
 RM> you push around is big, 9 metres long (according to
 RM> them...)(and I dunno where it gets stored when not in use) so
 RM> not many wall/floor outlets are needed, and (b) the exhaust is
 RM> not inside the house, so the superfine grot that actually gets
 RM> through doesn't stay inside the house or in the lungs of the
 RM> occupants.

  My brother installed one of those when he built his house. It's a
bewdy!

 RM> My main objection is to the maintenance of the pipes. I have a
 RM> 4 inch pvc pipe from the clothes drier to the laundry window,
 RM> and the fluff that accumulates inside it would keep a medium
 RM> sized brothel running.

  John has never mentioned problems with the pipes clogging. A normal
vacuum cleaner pipe doesn't clog...

  Laundry dryers are notorious for fluff. You should use a steel pipe
not plastic because it sometimes catches fire. There's supposed to be
a metal filter ahead of the pipe in the machine itself...

Regards,
Bob
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