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Question:

central vacuum has little suction - seems to be something in the lines going from outlets to vacuum canister in the garage - how does one clean these? (very little suction at the outlets)...thanks.

Answer:

I would recomend the snake tool a plumber would use to
clean a block drain.

Peter

Answered By: Peter Duhamel

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