New Oreck Quest Pro

[ohio_tuec]

What does it matter that Target sells them?

It matters a great deal to the Oreck stores who (except for mail order and QVC) had exclusive rights to sell them up until this point! They'll have to work much harder now servicing the machines that are already out there, and trying to squeeze every dollar they can out of a repair. Back in the day, Oreck could be sold through mom and pop vacuum stores. Then, about 1996, Mr. Oreck told the vac stores "either go all Oreck, and ONLY Oreck, or you can't sell my product at all." I think if Oreck deviates away from their 8 lb. Hotel Upright, not only will all Orecks be produced in China, but they may go out of business completely. I'm not saying Oreck is the best, or Kirby is the best, but each one has its niche audience. And each one has their own dealership, for now at least. Kirby too, has its disadvantages. First and foremost, it's as expensive as hell new, second they're HEAVY as anything (and the Tech Drive introduced with the Generation 3 didn't help the weight factor). Why Kirby chooses to knock on random doors in poorer neighborhoods to make a sale is anyone's guess (at least here in New York). Otherwise, they're a fabulous machine.

 

[luxlife]

One overlooked point about the Oreck upright (as it was told to my by management training) The philosophy behind a lightweight easy to use machine was the hope that it would be used more often if it was made easier to use. The folks at Oreck would love to see us vacuuming every single day. More vacuuming = more full bags + more worn belts & brushes. Oreck is in the biz for these things too.

The last time I vacuumed every single day was when I visited my grandmother and got to use her Singer 2 speed upright (circa 1960-something).

 

[alaskabob]

orecks have been
sold in the jc penny
catalog for years
way before they
were at target
and online too

 

[piano_god]

...who made the DutchTech?

Philips.

The machine was made in the Netherlands (...or as some like to call it, Holland. Hence the name "Dutch").

The hose was sourced from Plastiflex and the powerhead and attachments were manufactured by Wessel Werk.

 

[tolivac]

Oreck-Yes their uprights fill a certain need-but don't like the outsourcing of the machines to Chnina.Bet the Dutch made "DutchTech" canister was a better quality machine-please stay with it.I have seen too many Chinese built canister vacs in vac shop repair tables-many visits,and in their dumpsters.

 

[scvacuumguy]

"I have seen too many Chinese built canister vacs in vac shop repair tables-many visits,and in their dumpsters."

Rex- come down one state and visit one day...I'm staring at at-least 60 chinese vacuums sitting in our repair area waiting to be picked up. I really wish people appreciated American Made products that lasted for a long time.

One last comment about Oreck- the older Orecks XL9100, etc- those really do last a long time and people who actually take care of them could possibly use them 15-20 years or more.

 

[ohio_tuec]

Bet the Dutch made "DutchTech" canister was a better

But an absolute nightmare to work on! I remember the service tech in the Oreck training video was sweating and stuttering as he was taking the cleaner apart. I was more confused after watching the video than I was before. Well made, yes, but unnecessarily complicated. I wish Oreck would bring back the Dual-Stack. It was far better than the Sanitaire-esque Perfect machines they now offer....

 

[joshdonnell]

miele wasn't made here there damn good vacuums a lot better then all plastic canisters . like riccar, kencrap, lg, etc

 

[vacman117]

I don't know if anyone posted this, but that looks like a Hoover power nozzle that was never released. There is a video of it on Youtube, and it looks similar. I included the link to it..
Chase

 

[vac-o-matic]

That's it!

Hey Chase, thanks for the info, that's exactly the power nozzle on the Quest Pro. I wonder under what pretenses that guy got the power nozzle, and interesting he didn't show what vacuum it was connected to. It's the same brushroll as ours too, and alas, not a cogged belt. One thing different about the power nozzle, when you crank it up to the highest setting and want to go back down to the lowest, it clicks down through every setting instead of just dropping all the way, interesting. I have crunched up Rice Krispies and rubbed kapock all over the plush carpet in the showroom, even stomped it in, and the Quest Pro gets it in the first pass. I like the six position height adjuster, and the machine is ultra quiet. I wish the hose was a little longer, reminds me of the shortcomings of the Electrolux hoses, just another foot would make a difference. The brushroll is very agressive, looking very similar to the Hoover Windtunnel's. While most people come into Oreck for the lightweight upright, this model will fill a niche like the Dutchtech did when we sold those. In the past, I've sold the both upright and Dutchtech to the same customer wanting the convenience of both for whatever reasons, so we'll see how these go, and am interested in the durability, and longevity. My manager at Oreck offered me a new Quest Pro in lieu of my Christmas bonus, and I took the bonus, since I already have so many vacuums, and I want to wait and see how the new model holds up. I'll say one thing, it sure is a looker! Btw, it's not packaged with a turbo nozzle, but we are giving them with the purchase of the vacuum.

 

[tolivac]

Chris-Maybe that just it-folks have replaced the Chinese vacs with other ones-and left you with the old one.One of the vac places that used to be here-would sell or give me machines that customers didn't claim-and the other shop now does the same thing.The other bad thing about some of those Chinese or Asian canisters is their dinky or weird multipurpose tools-kinda novelty-but USELESS.That is why both of those dealers didn't carry the Royal TTI canisters.Yes-I would like to run into an Oreck "Dual stack"looks like a heavy duty twin fan machine.But since it was marketed for commercial use-bet any out there are getting pretty beat up-the Perfect machines are made in China.Oreck should DROP these and stay AMERICAN!!!!

 

[scvacuumguy]

No, we do a high volume of repairs, so at any given time, there are a ton of machines in the repair shop- we probably end up with maybe 2 abandonments on average per week. The customer signs off when they leave the repair that after 30 days, the machine is scrapped or sold for repair value (we usually keep them an extra 30 days after that).

I'm really excited because someone recently abandoned an Electrolux Marquis- that's my favorite lux because of the beautiful rose color.