Central Vac Economy Wireless Remote Control Kit, Key Fob Style

This kit adds wireless start and stop control to a central vacuum system that currently relies on a wall switch or a low-voltage hose handle contact. The key fob transmitter is small enough to clip to a belt loop or keep in a pocket while you move room to room, and it talks to a receiver that installs at the power unit and runs off an included AC adapter.

Retail listings for this kit, sold as the RFX wireless controller under part 06-9005-01, describe a three piece system: one transmitter, one receiver with an extendable antenna wire, and one AC adapter, plus an instruction guide, with no low-voltage wire required for the installation. Once set up, pressing the fob starts the motor from wherever you are working, useful for a hose run that stretches through a garage, basement, or detached space where getting back to a wall plate is inconvenient.

• Included: Key fob transmitter, receiver, extendable antenna wire, AC adapter, instruction guide
• Function: Wireless start and stop of the power unit motor
• Range: Rated for a 300 foot operating radius in manufacturer listings
• Best for: Retrofits where the original low-voltage wiring is damaged or was never run, or any system without a hose-handle switch

Wireless range in a typical central vacuum installation depends on how much metal and concrete sits between the fob and the receiver location, since power units are often mounted near ductwork, electrical panels, or a poured foundation wall that can shorten the usable range compared to open-air testing. Test the fob from your farthest planned cleaning point before finishing the install so you know its real coverage rather than an assumed one.

Because no low-voltage wire is needed between the fob and the unit, this kit is a common fix for an older system whose original switching wire has broken somewhere inside a wall, a fault that would otherwise mean opening drywall to trace the run. The listed 300 foot radius covers most homes comfortably, though the walls and metal between fob and receiver will trim it in practice. Listed under SKU 06-9005-01.