Some Thoughts on Oreck Vacuums

[sebo_fan]

"it's good for quick clean ups in between and great for pet hair."

I agree. That's about as much as I used to use my old Oreck XL for. I'd still prefer one of these vacs to the plentiful cheap bagless uprights on the market, today. I dont mind living without a hose or on board tools.

The problem with Oreck is that IMHO they are too over priced for what you get.

 

[vintagevaclover]

I agree!!

I like having a hose and tool but they don't have to be onboard, that's what canisters are for lol. I would most definitely prefer this to any of bagless plastivac junk they make today. And yes, for what they are, they're slightly overpriced, it a very "bare-bones" simple machine, but it does an pretty decent job and grooms the carpet well.

 

[sebo_fan]

I have a separate tool kit with my old Vorwerk VK130. There are plenty of tools but the whole process it takes to dismantle said vacuum off the floor head, attach shoulder strap to carry format, attach suction tube on the bottom, attach tube and then the choice of tool - well that takes me far longer than it does to plug in a cylinder/canister vac and away I go.

Or a cordless dust buster with a long crevice tool - provided that I know there's enough power for me to clean up what I want cleaned up.

 

[vintagevaclover]

I have a Sanitaire Blue Line canister and a Sanitaire QuietClean that has a hose attached