Eureka Central Vacuum Cleaner User Manual

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Installing an inlet valve.

Take a wall mounting bracket, cut or snap off the new

construction ﬂ ange and dispose of it. In new construction,

nail the tab to the stud. (See New Construction inlet

valve installation.) Use a level to make sure the

mounting bracket is level. Then trace the outline of the

mounting bracket onto the wall. Take a utility knife and

score the lines. Then use the utility knife or a drywall

saw to cut a hole though the drywall. Hint: A drywall

saw makes the job easier.

Attach a 90 degree dual elbow ﬁ tting to the ﬂ ange on

the back of the mounting bracket. Note: The ends of

the ﬁ tting are different lengths to accommodate

walls of different widths. Apply glue around the outside

of the ﬂ ange and twist the 90 degree elbow ﬁ tting into

place. Make sure the open end faces the direction it

will meet the tubing—usually straight down. Note: If

tubing has to run from the attic, the opening of the

90 degree ﬁ tting will face upward. Caution: Never

apply glue to the inside of ﬁ ttings or tubing. Apply

glue only to the outside of the tubing. This will prevent

glue from creating obstructions which could clog your

system.

Run about 6" (15.24cm) of low-volt wire through the

guide hole in the mounting bracket. Split the wire into

two strands and strip 1" of insulation from each strand.

Wrap the strands in a clockwise direction around the

screws on the back of the inlet valve. Tighten the screws.

Now attach a weight to the end of the low-voltage wire

and drop it down to the basement or crawlspace.

Have a length of wire coat hanger ready with one end

bent into a hook. Insert the mounting bracket into the

wall hole...ﬁ rst down... then up...centering it. Take

the hanger and insert the hooked end of the hanger

into the 90 degree elbow to hold the bracket in place.

Then, slide the inlet valve along the wire hanger into

the mounting bracket. Screw the valve into place.

Remove the wire hook. Caution: Inlet kits come with

a long and a short screw, so be sure to use the

short screw in the hole facing the elbow since the

long screw could puncture it. Be sure to mount

the inlet valve so the lid pulls down to open. Then

apply glue to an adequate length of tubing and aim it

upwards through the hole in the sole plate and into the

90 degree ﬁ tting on the back of the mounting bracket.

(See Installation Step #6 for information on installing

tubing.)

Need more space?

If you cannot locate a hollow wall, or the space

between your walls isn’t wide enough, there are

two alternatives: One is to run the tubing through a

concealed area such as the inside of a closet; then

run the tubing downward. Another alternative is to use

a ﬂ oor mounted inlet.

Closet wall installation.

Often the only practical

solution is to install your

system with the tubing

going through a wall

into a closet, then down

through the closet ﬂ oor.

To use this method,

select a suitable inlet

valve location outside a

closet—exercising the

same precautions as for

normal wall installation.

Then, using a length of coat hanger, drill a hole

through both walls (Fig. 01). Hold the wire perfectly

horizontal so the interior and exterior holes line up

with one another. Check for inner wall obstructions by

bending a short length of coat hanger wire at a right

angle and twirl the right angle piece inside the wall. If

there are no obstructions, drill a 2-1/4" (5.7cm) hole

horizontally through both walls.

Fig. 01

Installer inser ting
hanger through elbow
in bracket.

Video: 10:50 or 11:00

Closet Wall Installation In
An Existing Structure

Installer pushing inlet
valve over hanger.

Video: 11:13