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HIDE-A-HOSE IN THE NEWS Press Releases Media Contact: |
Green Builder’s Hot 50 Products of 2010 Hide-A-Hose, Inc. announces its inclusion on Green Builder’s prestigious Editors’ Choice: The Hot 50 Products 2010 list. Each year, Green Builder editors sift through hundreds of green products to identify the year’s most sustainable offerings. Products selected for The Hot 50 list go beyond one or two green features to exemplify the spirit of making U.S. housing more energy efficient, durable, and self sufficient. Hide-A-Hose was recognized for its SmartTube™ system technology – adding convenience by cleverly hiding a dedicated retractable hose in crawl spaces, attics, or walls. The added benefit of its “quick-and-easy” retractable hose makes Hide-A-Hose a standout among central vacuum products.
Your Green Building Products to help your home or business conserve energy and create cleaner air Hide-A-Hose Central Vacuum System Central vacuums have been around for more than half a century. They are popular with consumers because they are both quieter and 3 to 5 times more powerful than portable vacuum cleaners, and they completely remove dust particles and allergens to a containment unit located outside of the home’s living area, creating cleaner air than portable models, which re-circulate these particles when their motors exhaust.
APRIL 23, 2009 The Key to Green As the ‘green’ trend gains momentum, more homebuyers are demanding energy efficiency in their homes. Builders can use environmentally friendly materials and Energy Star appliances; however, the benefits of technology are also grabbing buyers’ attention.
APRIL 20, 2009 New Green Products from Around the Industry Remodeling Product Extra – HIDE-A-HOSE LEED points are available to homes equipped with central vacuums like the Hide-A-Hose. Each inlet has a dedicated hose that is automatically retracted by the power unit’s suction when vacuuming is finished. Hose lengths are customized to the size of the floor, covering up to 2,300 square feet. The maker says central vac systems help remove indoor air pollutants and allergens more effectively, without releasing particles back into the air. 877.851.4491. www.hideahose.biz.
APRIL 1, 2009 When Sucking is Good Central vacuums improve indoor air quality by removing vacuumed dirt, dust and allergens. Okay, so central vacuuming isn't the sexiest topic in the world. Central vacs don't have big color touchscreens, don't allow to you access iTunes, and are definitely not supposed to emit thunderous explosions in ear-piercing surround sound. Then again, who doesn't like the idea of a central vacuum? It's convenient and doesn't require lugging a heavy upright or canister bound to hoover up something and break--or spew a toxic cloud all over your family room because ... um ... you neglected to change its itsy-bitsy bag. And what's central vac doing in the "green" feature, anyway? "They are a perfect fit for building green," says Greg Calderone, vice president of H-P Products, which makes Dirt Devil central vacuum systems. "Central vacuums inlprove indoor air quality by removing vacuumed dirt, dust and allergens from the living area." Steve Castle also writes our Green Tech Blog at electronichouse.com/green.
FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Hide Your Hose Built-in central vacuum cleaners are quieter and more powerful than un-built-in, de-centralized vacuum cleaners (or what ever it is you call the kind that you keep in the closet and roll around the house). JANUARY 25, 2009 Hide-A-Hose keeps vacuum out of sight Make vacuuming more convenient and eliminate the need for storing yards of bulky hose with Hide-A-Hose, a central vacuum system with a retractable hose. To use it, pull out the amount of hose you need from the wall valve, connect a cleaning attachment and get vacuuming. When you're done, detach the cleaning wand and let the vacuum suction pull the hose back into the wall, where it is stored within the walls or attic. Typical installations can run between $1,800 and $3,600 and include a complete central vacuum and Hide-A-Hose system. It's available in Nashville at Fireworks Inc. Call 244-7286 or see www.hideahose.biz.
JANUARY 4, 2009 The Latest This hose puts itself away Forget lugging that vacuum cleaner hose around the house and trying to wrestle it back into the jammed hall closet when you're finished. With the Hide-A-Hose, a central vacuum cleaning system, simply pull out the amount of hose you need and vacuum. When you're finished, the suction from the central vacuum power unit retracts the hose back into the wall. The length of the hose is customizable, and each inlet can cover up to 2,300 square feet. For more information, write Hide-A-Hose Inc., 16726 146th St. SE #135, Monroe, WA 98272, call (877) 851-4491 or visit www.hideahose.biz. DECEMBER 13, 2008 DECEMBER 14, 2008 DECEMBER 19, 2008 Super Handyman by Kelly & Al Carrell SHOPTALK The Hide-A-Hose is a central vacuum system with a retractable hose. The hose is stored in the SmartTube system, hidden in a wall, attic or crawl space, and can cover up to 2,300 square feet. There is no need to lug and store a heavy hose. The Hide-A-Hose is five times more powerful than a conventional vacuum cleaner, and keeps allergens and other dust particles outside your home. It easily can be installed in new homes as well as retrofitted in existing homes. To learn more, visit www.hideahose.biz. View / Download pdf (Morning Journal) View/ Download pdf (Daily Herald) View / Download pdf (News-Review) View / Download pdf (The News-Enterprise) DECEMBER 11, 2008 Retraction action What: Most central vacuum systems require homeowners to haul a vacuum hose around the house to various suction access points connected to a high-powered vacuum behind the walls. With the Hide-A-Hose Central Vacuum System, the hose is stored inside vacuum tubing hidden in the walls, attic or crawl spaces, which means you'll never have to store or lug a bulky central vacuum hose again. Advantages: Father and son team Gary and Rod Drivstuen of Monroe invented the innovative Hide-A-Hose system. Suction from the central vacuum unit to retracts the hose into the piping behind the walls. Hose lengths are customized according to the size of the floor. Each access point in the system can cover up to 2,300 square feet. Limitations: Most homes can be retrofitted. However, some multistory homes that do not have a crawl space or access to an attic may be difficult to retrofit. Cost: Typical installations can run between $1,800 and $3,600 and include a complete central vacuum and Hide-A-Hose system. Where: There are 300 authorized Hide-A-Hose dealers. In the Puget Sound region, see www.hideahose.biz or call 877-851-4491. Learn more: www.hideahose.biz
Corralling the central-vac hose Retractable-hose central-vac system resolves two problems with one solution The next-best thing to a self-cleaning house would have to be a house with a central-vacuum system. Most homeowners who have a central vac don’t want to return to the old method of vacuuming ever again. Even so, there’s one drawback to central-vacuum systems: lugging a 30-ft. hose upstairs and down, and then wrestling it back into the closet when you’re done.
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