New Stuff!

Sorry we haven't gotten to blogging in a while, we have a load of good testimonial feedback from people which we're eventually going to put up. We're also proud to announce 2 new members of our staff, Mike and Denell. We picked them because they've got a good strong work ethic, which is hard to find these days.

Mike will be helping us out in the packing and shipping department. He's been working for UPS for a while as well so his experience and expertise will help improve shipping speed. If he's good enough for UPS' strict standards, he's good enough for us!
Denell is one of the new lovely ladies in our office, helping answer phones and take orders among other things. It's a good thing she hopped on board with us because we've had a pretty big spike in business lately!
With this strong staff we can continue to serve our customers better than ever to meet the rising demand.

In other news, we talked in another past blog about NuTone's new CT700 power nozzle, well we've finally got them in stock ready to ship! Check them out here. There are also 2 new wands required to use the CT700, the CT170 and CT175 - the only difference is if you have a crushproof hose or a wire-reinforced hose. Click the "more info" link on the product description for a nice big picture to help identify your model hose.

Showtime!

Lights, camera, action! It's been a long time in the making but the Thinking Green segment featuring Thinkvacuums and Drainvac is finally ready!
So, here's the schedule for our previously discussed Designing Spaces segment airing on both the TLC network and WeTV!

We were told by the network executives that the total potential households this will be aired on is over 180 MILLION! That's a HUGE number, we can't wait to see what happens after that amount of exposure.

LOCATION	STATION		DATE	DAY	TIME
National	WE		1/22/2010	Friday	7:30 AM
National	TLC		1/23/2010	Saturday	7:00 AM
ATLANTA, GA	WPXA		1/26/2010	TUE	730a
ATLANTA, GA	WPXA		1/29/2010	FRI	730a
CHARLOTTE, NC	WMYT		1/27/2010	WED	930a
CHARLOTTE, NC	WMYT		1/28/2010	THU	930a
CHICAGO, IL	WCPX		1/25/2010	MON	10a
CHICAGO, IL	WCPX		1/29/2010	FRI	1230p
HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN	WHPX		1/26/2010	TUE	1p
HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN	WHPX		1/29/2010	FRI	1130a
HOUSTON, TX	KPXB		1/26/2010	TUE	1230p
HOUSTON, TX	KPXB		1/27/2010	WED	1230p
LOS ANGELES, CA	KHIZ		1/30/2010	SAT	1230p
LOS ANGELES, CA	KHIZ		1/30/2010	SAT	630p
LOS ANGELES, CA	KHIZ		1/31/2010	SUN	230p
LOS ANGELES, CA	KHIZ		1/31/2010	SUN	1230p
NEW YORK, NY	WMBC		1/25/2010	MON	1230p
NEW YORK, NY	WMBC		1/26/2010	TUE	130p
SAN FRANCISCO, CA	KKPX		1/27/2010	WED	7a
SAN FRANCISCO, CA	KKPX		1/29/2010	FRI	730a

We hope you guys tune in and let us know what you think!

We're also having a special offer in conjunction with Drainvac! If you've seen the segment on tv, give us a call and mention it to us to get 8% off any single item featured on the show, including Drainvac central vacuums, ActiVac II exhaust filters, any Drainvac accessory (such as bags, belts, etc).

Introducing the NuTone CT700

We're proud to be introducing the all new NuTone CT700 Power Brush! As always, it provides exceptional cleaning with a fresh new look and greatly improved features.

It integrates powerful LED front-lighting for industry leading lighting performance. In addition to superior lighting, the CT700 features a swivel neck for easy maneuverability as well as LED carpet height indicators.

Head-to-head testing shows increased cleaning performance over the existing CT600, CT650 models, as well as competitor's offerings.

Performance features include exceptional soil removal, superior LED lighting, maximum maneuverability and ease of use, along with a four position height adjustment.

The CT700 will replace the current CT600 and CT650 power brush models.

In addition to the new power brush, we are also introducing new wants to accompany the CT700. The new CT170 (for use with 20-series hoses) and CT175 (for use with 15-series hoses) offer length adjustment capabilities and concealed cord management. Both CT170 and CT175 are used only with the CT700.

These great new products will be available on our website early February, so keep your eyes peeled. You can also follow us on Twitter for even more news and updates.

Dirty vacuums, and new vacuums!

Take a look at the motor to the left. This is a central vacuum we just received from a customer for repair. All of the white stuff covering it is plaster from construction dust. This particular vacuum was used in a brand new home, but the homeowners cleanup crew used the central vacuum instead of a shop vac, which is designed for this type of cleaning. There is a thick, solid layer of motor choking powder, which suffocated the motor and caused it to burn out. Typically, no central vacuum on the market can handle this type of fine powder. Most instruction manuals that come with the vacuum advise not picking up such fine powder, for this exact reason.

This particular problem was not caused by the homeowner, but by a cleanup crew worker who just used the vacuum assuming it would work just fine. Most manufacturers would not cover this under warranty because this is deemed abuse. It's sort of like running a brand new car with diesel fuel, it's not designed to work like that.

We called the manufacturer to help our customer out, and they could not cover it under warranty at all. We ended up putting a new motor in ourselves at our cost, just to accommodate a customer. That's the kind of customer service you can expect when you're a customer of Thinkvacuums, we go above and beyond whenever we can.

Getting off the topic of central vacuums, we just added some new updated Sanitaire vacuum models to our website! These are updates to well known models, the Sanitaire SC5845-B and the famous Sanitaire SC9180-B. Personally, I think these models look very sleek, the new design and color make it very visually appealing. Sanitaire is coming out with updates to other well known models in the future as well, and if you want to stay informed on the latest news bookmark our blog and our Twitter as well.

2010 Ahoy!

As 2009 comes to a close, we look back at all of the things that happened this past year, both at Thinkvacuums and in the vacuum industry in general.

A lot has happened around the Thinkvacuums offices in 2009. We've had a few new employees come on board to speed up our order processing and shipping, been featured on Bravo Television along with the Carpet and Rug Institute, partnered with Drainvac International and filmed a segment for the TV show Designing Spaces on the TLC network, and of course our whole new website layout (which was a huge success!).

It's going to be hard to out-do ourselves in 2010 but we'll certainly try! This coming year, we're going to be introducing a lot of new and exciting products. Since technology changes faster every year, new products are always on the horizon, and of course we'll be here to introduce them to the industry.
The VDTA, which is held in Vegas every year, is sure to have a lot of new and improved products to make cleaning quicker and more effective. Also, Las Vegas is an awesome place to go to.

We sincerely want to thank all of our customers for continuing to do business with us, and we hope you'll like all the new stuff we have to offer in 2010!

Thinkvacuums annual holiday dinner super mega spectacular bash!

Last night we had our annual Thinkvacuums Holiday Dinner at an amazing pizza/wings place, anybody in South Florida knows that Anthony's Coal Fire Pizza is incredible. We had a Secret Santa this year in the office and we all exchanged gifts after dinner. Now, the Secret Santa gifts were all nice, but the gag gifts were the best part (I don't think listing them in the blog would be professional appropriate though!). In all, it was a good night with lots of food and lots of laughs.
If you ever get the chance to go to an Anthony's, you need to try to Paul and Young Ron pizza. It's named after the two biggest radio personalities around here, and it's delicious. Sausage, meatballs, hot peppers and ricotta cheese go very, very well together on Anthony's famous pizzas.

Anyway, with the end of the year coming around and the holidays going on all month we just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday and new year, and hope everyone has a good ol' family dinner as delicious as ours last night!

Now, the matter of who gets to eat what leftovers begins...they are now gone.

Thank You For Another Great Year

As 2009 gets closer and closer to becoming 2010, we wanted to thank everyone for their patronage this year. We've had a great year. Lots of good things have happened and we look forward to more great things this coming year. We have some projects that we're working on that just blow the pants off the competition when the time comes. We promise to continue providing the best customer service and the best prices on the internet. We know the holidays can be a stressful time for you. Just know that you can find anything and everything to know about central vacuums from our website. From exhausting outside to what system is best for the size of your home. We have it all here. You can expect some great things from us this coming new year, but I'm not going to give anything away too soon ;)

From ThinkVacuums To All Our Customers, New and Returning
HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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Oh and for your viewing enjoyment, a random video we just found..