Thread Number: 3763
Ok, today I used an OREK |
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Post# 42547   6/3/2008 at 23:04 (5,776 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 42549 , Reply# 1   6/3/2008 at 23:17 (5,776 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)   |   | |
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LOL Yeah, but don't think all your Hoover's didn't smell Oreck dust all over you.... LOL |
Post# 42555 , Reply# 3   6/4/2008 at 00:55 (5,776 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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It beats the dirt INTO the carpet as its powerful sweeping action grooms, and gives the LOOK of clean. |
Post# 42562 , Reply# 5   6/4/2008 at 01:35 (5,776 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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LOL. for the obscene amount they ask for these machines, you'd think they'd make the fan case out of nylon, or add a steel liner. |
Post# 42570 , Reply# 6   6/4/2008 at 05:58 (5,776 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 42613 , Reply# 10   6/4/2008 at 13:03 (5,776 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Hoover1060, How does your Oreck XL Ultra compare to your Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition in terms of overall performance? How does your Oreck XL Ultra compare to your Sanitaire S634 in terms of overall performance? Thanks. |
Post# 42898 , Reply# 13   6/6/2008 at 21:14 (5,773 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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I stretched to "clean" the A C vent. I strained my back!! I'm walking around like Tim Conway as Mr. Tudball.. NOW, if I had one of my trusted HOOVERS, the "telescoping wand" would have saved me. No traitor here, lolol In my opinion, I wouldn't waste my time again on an Oreck. Now, a HOOVER 1070.... or, if I let "Miss Connie Hoover" get at that vent...... well? Am I right??? |
Post# 42906 , Reply# 14   6/6/2008 at 22:08 (5,773 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Oreck, My partner gave me the top of the Oreck XL21 for my birthday, it is my daily driver. There is a huge difference in its performance over the other models. I must say, it cleans very well and requires little or no effort in use. They have a wonderful bag system. I also use it when I clean for a friend in WI. It does a wonderful job in her home and I do think it cleans deeper than we give it credit. The bag on that machine fills very quickly. It is not a small bag it is always has it's fair share of sand and other grit that I consider to be deeper types of dirt in the carpet. Price is out of this world, but I have to give them credit, still American made, still doing all of thier production here in the states...more than you can say for most companies. Kirby may be the only other company that can still claim that. Morgan |
Post# 42910 , Reply# 15   6/6/2008 at 22:46 (5,773 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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I'm totally sold on aluminum wands for reaching the high places or horizontally over large furniture with ease. I connect two telescopic Hoovers together to reach up to the 11 foot ceiling cobwebbed corners. The GE TIDY has aluminum wands, too and that hung-over-the-shoulder mini vac will prove to be even more perfect for the basement beams. The house is 114 years old now and can't help but leak around the edges. Dave |
Post# 42911 , Reply# 16   6/6/2008 at 23:02 (5,773 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 42913 , Reply# 17   6/6/2008 at 23:22 (5,773 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 42915 , Reply# 18   6/7/2008 at 00:14 (5,773 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I would love to try out the XL21. I had purchased an Oreck XL Ultra 2 years ago for my house and then another one for my grandmother house to replace the Electolux Epic 3500 I kept there. The Oreck cleaned well but I didnt feel like it deep cleaned. It did however groom the carpets very well and the warranty was excellent. I have mostly bare floors in my house and it just wasnt the right machine for me. I sold it on Ebay and then put in my VacuFlo system which i wouldnt trade for anything!! I also got rid of the one at my grandmothers house shortly after I sold mine and left my Diamond Jubilee there. The DJ was more convenient for me since I was doing more and more of the cleaning as her aids needed more time to care for her and had less time to clean the house. I purchased her machine as a floor model with a full warranty from the Oreck dealer that is literally 2 minutes from my house, for half the price of a new one, and sold it for what i paid for it. The little canister I received free with mine was a total piece of garbage! I wouldnt give them more than $25 for it if I had to buy it seperately. I think the Ultra XL is a good choice for someone that has very low pile wall to wall and wants something that is light weight. I also felt that it was quite loud and could have used some noise dampening material for the price tag. The XL21 sounds like a much better machine but the price is rather steep. ~Steven |
Post# 42922 , Reply# 19   6/7/2008 at 06:46 (5,773 days old) by electrolux77 ()   |   | |
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you could also buy show models from the oreck dealer and they are cheaper,the $499 xl2 is $230 as a show model. |
Post# 43281 , Reply# 21   6/9/2008 at 19:52 (5,770 days old) by rolls_rapide (-)   |   | |
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Ha Ha Ha! LOL Honestly, how stupid can some people be? |