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OK..so what gives? do we have deep repressed ORECK issues....that take you back to a ''strange'' and ''curious''time in your youth?...please say no.
 
I like Orecks to, I think they are lightweight and powerful. Its perfect for my house. I have a large house with 3 floors. So it is good for carrying up and down the stairs and with the longer cord it is nice
 
gotta say its a great vac..comm/low pile that is.kind of a screamer tho. thought i read somewhere that tey now offered a more agressive broll.
like on the elektrapure version.
 
I dont see how they could possible clean well,
The fan is the size of a silver dollar,
with heavily pitched blades.
 
good airflow for its size/short air inlet. that and the high speed roller ,all 3 workg together produces a really good job on comm or low pile..but soft bristles keep it from being a deep cleaner...med pile shows its weekness. great on b-floors
tiny fan...but it seems to work.
 
Oreck Lover (not me)

But I do think they do a fair job in just using them for a quick picker-upper.. But they sure don't outclean my good ole Kirby's... Ahhh Kirby's (big smile)
 
I to am not an Oreck fan but like many and I have said they are good for low pile and quick pick-ups and especialy for those with back problems or (and I hate using this word for some reason) the elderly whom most want a lightweight vac.

So Alex, what vacuum(s) will you be working with??
 
"The fan is the size of a silver dollar"

That is just plain not true! Have you ever worked on an Oreck? If not, I encourage you to take one apart and see for yourself. The fan is alot larger than a silver dollar, and it is one of the most easily repairable cleaners made. I realize the Oreck is not for everyone, but if you've used one that hasn't been ABUSED and is in proper working condition, they do clean well.
 
will last many years, i get 10+yr old orecks in all the time for a tune-up/service at the shop.. yet to hear one of them say they dislike. if your expecting a kirby deep clean then you wont be happy...but if you want a very good dependable vac that does what its supposed to do then an oreck is hard to beat.
 
hhmmm

I tend to agree. I used the riccar I gave my mom on all her carpets and all I got was the fine gritty deep down dirt out of her carpets. I imagine after a few more weeks of using the riccar it will get worse but, she loves her oreck. Its 15 years old now I think and beat to hell. She has mostly tile and 4 large rooms of carpet so I got the riccar for her carpet and she refuses to use it lol.
 
No Orecks here Thank God

I agree with what you guys are saying about the Orecks. I never liked Orecks until I got my Oreck XL Platinum. It is quiet,powerful and just so handy to use everyday. The new hepa bags hold a lot and not a hint of any dusty smell. This is a very different machine from my Yellow XL Oreck which I just hated because it was so loud.
The Platinum is simple in design but it does seem to be very well constructed and has surprising suction for it's size. I had to "EAT" my words about the Oreck. All I can say is use one of the new ones. I love my Dyson but look how smple and straighforward the Oreck is in comparison.

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oreck

I worked as an oreck servis manager for a while...the oreck is a well constructed piece of plastic, it would be a great electric broom, but is not a real vacuum cleaner, very good agressive brush action does not make up for the pitiful airflow, take one apart and use a kirby airflow meter and you will see, it moves less than half the air any good upright will, if it were sold for about 100 $ it would be a good buy, but is the best marketed vac on the market...I am not a fan of uprights, but try a Royal or Kirby,now they will really clean.
 

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