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Thread Number: 25740
An Oreck older than I am? |
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| Post# 288941 , Reply# 1 7/15/2014 at 19:11 (3,566 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Original Oreck... WAYYYY before the 4000, the original was a Whirlpool product! | ||
| Post# 288944 , Reply# 2 7/15/2014 at 19:14 (3,566 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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In Fact....Sears sold it too under the Kenmore name.. If you want to see one, Look at Will's pictures of his big haul...the hardbody thing next to the Kenmore upright, that is the same color is one of the first!! | ||
| Post# 288982 , Reply# 4 7/15/2014 at 21:07 (3,566 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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| Post# 288983 , Reply# 5 7/15/2014 at 21:12 (3,566 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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| Post# 288998 , Reply# 6 7/16/2014 at 02:02 (3,565 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Orecklover, back in 1973, an Aunt and Uncle of mine built a new large home with a fully finished basement,,all with wall to wall thick looped shag carpet upstairs, downstairs and the stairs themselves!
I was 8 yrs old at the time. The house they sold before moving into the new house had Central Vac, somthing that i was totally amazed by, and wondered how on earth they could ever top having Central Vac! I mean, afterall, Central Vac was nothing to sneeze at!,,and the Epitome of a Vacuum! (so i thought) Well, after they moved into the new place,,my uncle brought home the new vacuum,--- an Oreck 4000. I was there that day, and was the first one to use the NEW vacuum on the NEW carpet!,,and it was a vacuum that i had NEVER seen or heard of before! (a VERY BIG DEAL in my little world!) I liked the litle Oreck very much, and it seemed to clean OK. I was a little diapointed tho,,i thought such thick heavy carpet deserved a BIG HEAVY vacuum! The kicker is,, that Oreck lasted at least 20 yrs AND thru another home with thick carpet they moved into later. The motor finally gave out in the mid 90s,,after a life well lived,,it was the only carpet vacuum she had all those yrs. (She had a Eureka Princess cannister for above the floor cleaning,,and was a clean freak, so i know those vacs got ALOT of use, and on all that THICK carpet and all that heavy 1960s, 70s furniture!) My Aunt moved to an assisted living apartment in around 1994, and i know she took her trusty Oreck with her,even tho she didnt need to,,she loved that vac! Thats where she was living when it finally quit. So, that had to have been a VERY well built machine to last that long,,and thru all that use, and on such thick heavy carpet. I dont know how well it "deep cleaned" but it did well enough to please her,,which wasnt easy to do,,she was the American version of Hyacynth BUCKET! I bought her a Hoover Elite after the Oreck finally died, but she didnt like it near as well as her Oreck! | ||
| Post# 288999 , Reply# 7 7/16/2014 at 02:04 (3,565 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 289049 , Reply# 8 7/16/2014 at 10:58 (3,565 days old) by paulg (my sweet home Chicago) | ||
CVR4000
I too used an Oreck CVR4000 in powder blue and the original Whirlpool/Oreck upright. We had them both at a bank I worked at while a teen.
The Whirlpool was black and had "Whirlpool" across the bag. Don't remember the model though. Both were great for quick pickups and stood up to commercial use. I wish I had the Whirlpool back. It is probably a rare piece nowadays. | ||
| Post# 289056 , Reply# 9 7/16/2014 at 12:43 (3,565 days old) by cleaningbuff (Quincy, IL) | ||
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| Post# 289057 , Reply# 10 7/16/2014 at 12:44 (3,565 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The XL4000 was sourced from Germany. The original Oreck 8 pound was a Whirlpool power nozzle (same as the Kenmore), with a fan in the knuckle/pivot and a bag on the front. Once Whirlpool stopped making this available to Oreck, David Oreck sourced the XL4000. The very short handle betrays its European heritage.
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| Post# 289074 , Reply# 11 7/16/2014 at 13:59 (3,565 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
yep! | ||
Post# 289425 , Reply# 12 7/18/2014 at 19:59 (3,563 days old) by myvacsrock  (USA) |
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If you're still looking.. Let me know. I would be willing to part with mine. Here is a picture. Kyle
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| Post# 289433 , Reply# 13 7/18/2014 at 21:27 (3,563 days old) by orecklover () | ||
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myvacsrock, Kyle, I am a big fan! I've seen all your TV premiers etc. I may be interested. How much are you looking for it? | ||
| Post# 289549 , Reply# 14 7/20/2014 at 08:18 (3,561 days old) by orecklover () | ||
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myvacsrock, Is the offer still on the table? | ||
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Post# 289550 , Reply# 15 7/20/2014 at 09:23 (3,561 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Absolutely. Once I get home i'll get in contact with you. | ||
| Post# 289551 , Reply# 16 7/20/2014 at 10:19 (3,561 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
Here's my CVR 2000 that's pre-oreck as a brand name, it was sold by oreck when they were just a sales and distributing company. Next to it is a newer model. I have a black XL4000 but it's still needing restored.
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| Post# 289553 , Reply# 17 7/20/2014 at 10:22 (3,561 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 289560 , Reply# 18 7/20/2014 at 12:00 (3,561 days old) by orecklover () | ||
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myvacsrock How much do you want for it? | ||
| Post# 289807 , Reply# 19 7/22/2014 at 09:55 (3,559 days old) by orecklover () | ||
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myvacsrock, How much for your XL4000? | ||
| Post# 384803 , Reply# 20 1/25/2018 at 12:06 (2,276 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
This belongs right here. | ||
| Post# 384809 , Reply# 21 1/25/2018 at 13:54 (2,276 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 384840 , Reply# 22 1/25/2018 at 19:58 (2,276 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 384863 , Reply# 23 1/26/2018 at 09:13 (2,275 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 385624 , Reply# 24 2/8/2018 at 11:39 (2,262 days old) by OreckXL5000 (Long Island ) | ||
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What year is this oreck pleas
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