Why are Oreck's so rubbish?

[alexhoovers94]

In terms of quality the Turbopowers were Awful but in terms of cleaning the Turbopowers cleaned far better and the hose suction was far stronger than that of an 80s junior that said the 80s Juniors were budget.


 


Don't let me confuse you between the 70's Juniors and the 80s Juniors, The 70s's Juniors have superior agitation, better suction, purred across the carpet and had a better tool set up with stronger hose suction than that of an 80's Junior. Everything about the 80's Juniors are just shocking, they are very average performers and were very cheap and tacky.

 

[tolivac]

Oreck fans-the FANCASES in these tend to break just as much or more so then the fans do.And they erode quickly from sand.To put it this way the Oreck vacuum is really a high priced "broom" vacuum!Good for quick clean-ups!The Orecks had their real place in Hotel-motel cleaning.The hotel-motel janitor could clean the room quickly between guests with an Oreck-and since the rooms were always lo pile carpet-the Orecks did fine for that.

 

[parwaz786]

Lol, I agree Tolivac, I would rather get a Dyson DC59 which cleans better and can do a lot more things with a 2 year guarantee!

 

[vintagevaclover]

They're good for what they are

Which is basically a powerhead with a bag on it . They have no height adjustment and they basically just wipe the surface of the carpet, they get the job done and they're good for what they are. They dont have attachments and they wont give you a true deep clean. Very light and good for quick pickups tho. The vintage ones are pretty cool too!

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

My simple mind looks at an Oreck as an incredibly over priced "vacuum" cleaner. Is it a carpet sweeper with a large bag? It generates little suction to do any deep cleaning and obviously no above floor cleaning. This is fine but it really doesn't justify its price. They should be at least a 3rd of what they actually are

 

[sebo_fan]

The U1104 and U1036 carries the same format as the Powerplus vacuums, Alex. Very thinly disguised similar metal based models with a plastic hood on top. Exterior touch parts were replaced with plastic as it was cheaper and also showed current owners updated looks. Purely cosmetic in some cases.

Our family had more metal 1970's Juniors when I was much younger. However, we always kept a separate cylinder vac nearby. Hose set ups on the Junior in general were only supplied to make money for Hoover, rather than taking the place of a much more powerful canister unit - made all the more obvious with the later plastic bodied U1104 series.

Despite what you say, the U1036 & U1104s are forever popping up on EBay. They do appear to last a long time and that's original ones, NOT refurbs.

I have not mentioned anything about uprights having hoses or tools. The Oreck uprights are testament to that. They have never been made with tools or hoses, and as Chris rightly notes, the new models don't come with the "free" canister any more.

Other members have already noted how basic the Oreck is. There's still a market for upright only vacs without hoses or tools, but rather a small and diminishing market.

Frankly I'm surprised Dirt Devil don't sell the Broomy upright any more. I know many would buy them in the UK if they were made available.

 

[blackheart]

ya know...

I actually kinda like orecks, they are very light and easy to use, and i think they often perform better than what people give them credit for. Especially the "newer" style such as the 21, gold, etc. While they cannot compare to a direct air or tandem air machine with larger fans, i do feel they can at times match or out perform bypass machines.

To compare the performance of the vacuums i have i bought hot pink sand, distributed an amount on a rug, worked the sand in, and then counted the number of strokes it took to remove all visible sand. *note 1 stroke = 1 pass forward + backward* The Xl-21 took 3, the XL ultra i no longer have had mixed results so i averaged it's score and gave it a 4, the xl-21 scored better than the Miele S7, Miele Silver moon, and Rainbow E-2 (black) all of which scored a 4. the 21 matched the score of the lindhaus Healthcare Pro, Filter Magic w/Vibragroomer III, Patriot w/ lindhaus PB-14, and Royal power team.

 

[human]

I never did any scientific comparisons with my girlfriend's Oreck, which is now rotting in a landfill somewhere, and my Kirby Heritage, but I did notice an immediate and dramatic difference between the two when vacuuming up after she gave me a haircut. The Oreck would simply never pick up all of the hair off the carpet—80-90 percent maybe, but never all of it. No matter how many times I went over an area, it could never get it all. The Kirby, on the other hand, got it all in a couple of passes. That's why the Oreck an all-expense-paid trip to the dumpster.

 

[sebo_fan]

mmm the same could be said for those Swivel Sweepers. I had two of them. Never again. Great at movement but battery packs kept failing and even under the so called warranty I got with it, even the batteries the shopping company sent me never seemed to keep their charge.

If I had to choose between an Oreck and a Swivel Sweeper, I think I would go with an Oreck. My parents owned one and passed it down to me in later years. I know what to expect with Oreck - better pick up for starters that stays in the bag and doesn't get rolled around.

 

[parwaz786]

I had a red swivel sweeper G2 when they came out. Lasted like 7 or 8 months. The batter pack wasn't really an issue for me, but I found that the brushbar getting wrapped in hair makes it useless, Also the plastic guard got cracked. The back saving plastic elbow joint snapped once, we got a replacement one new. Same one broke again! Other than these, I like the swivel sweeper. Would love another one, I have been rough on it tho.

 

[hvrvaclvr]

My Swivel Sweeper G2 snapped at the elbow too. It also didn't work as well as the Shark VX3.