turbo500
Well-known member
Hey all,
So I recently undertook the Oreck challenge.
Ok, well, not exactly.
Over the Christmas holiday, I was contacted by an old school friend who’s great aunt had sadly passed away. His great uncle had died a few years ago and was something of a hoarder. The house was a very odd set up as the great aunt was very clean and house proud - the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom were immaculate, but the dining room, 2 other bedrooms and garage were piled high with hoard. They found a number of vacuums buried in the house, but the one that was getting used day to day was this Oreck XL Classic, I believe from the late 90’s.
It was in a bit of a sorry state. It was filthy and the brushroll was pretty bare. And the disposable bag had split so the outer bag was filthy. But with a good clean, bag washed, new brushroll and belt and a genuine HEPA bag fitted, it’s now working as it should.
This week, I decided to put it through its paces as I like to do. I’ve used Oreck’s before but never actually owned one. I’ve quite liked using it. It’s very light and comfortable to use and appears to pick up well. Not to mention the huge bag capacity.
After a week of day to day vacuuming, and a top to bottom clean today, I decided to put the demo filter on my Sebo X7 Pet and see what, if anything, the Oreck was leaving behind. Results to follow shortly.
So I recently undertook the Oreck challenge.
Ok, well, not exactly.
Over the Christmas holiday, I was contacted by an old school friend who’s great aunt had sadly passed away. His great uncle had died a few years ago and was something of a hoarder. The house was a very odd set up as the great aunt was very clean and house proud - the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom were immaculate, but the dining room, 2 other bedrooms and garage were piled high with hoard. They found a number of vacuums buried in the house, but the one that was getting used day to day was this Oreck XL Classic, I believe from the late 90’s.
It was in a bit of a sorry state. It was filthy and the brushroll was pretty bare. And the disposable bag had split so the outer bag was filthy. But with a good clean, bag washed, new brushroll and belt and a genuine HEPA bag fitted, it’s now working as it should.
This week, I decided to put it through its paces as I like to do. I’ve used Oreck’s before but never actually owned one. I’ve quite liked using it. It’s very light and comfortable to use and appears to pick up well. Not to mention the huge bag capacity.
After a week of day to day vacuuming, and a top to bottom clean today, I decided to put the demo filter on my Sebo X7 Pet and see what, if anything, the Oreck was leaving behind. Results to follow shortly.
