Thread Number: 28752
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Oreck XL Commercial repair |
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Post# 321015   4/8/2015 at 19:35 (3,277 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA)   |   | |
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Hey guys, I was doing volunteer work at a community center. While vacuuming with their Oreck XL, I vacuumed up a small, folded piece of paper (it was a receipt I think). All of a sudden, I heard a weird noise and then shut off the vacuum. I knew that the scrap of paper had clogged the Oreck!
So I unplugged it, and went through the following steps to fix it: 1. Flipped the vacuum over with the bottom facing up 2. Used a Phillips screwdriver to remove 5 screws on the bottom 3. Lifted off the bottom plate 4. Removed 1 screw on the side and removed the belt access cover 5. Removed the brush roll and belt 6. Looked inside the intake, and couldn't find anything 7. Unhooked the outer bag, then twisted the locking collars and pulled out the tube; couldn't find anything After all that disassembly, I looked into the fan housing, and sure enough, the scrap of paper was stuck in there! So then I put everything back together, and the Oreck worked great again! This was the first time I've taken apart an Oreck XL, and I was surprised at how simple the inside layout was. There's a motor, brush roll and belt, plus an intake tube where the dirt travels through the fan. However, there is no sound insulating material. The rest is hollow plastic. Overall, I enjoy using the Oreck XL. It's very lightweight and has a large capacity bag, but also disappointing in a few ways as it's LOUD and has a soft brush roll and narrow dirt tube. This repair was relatively simple. The dirt tube was a struggle to remove, though. It took 10-15 minutes. I didn't take any pictures, but I attached a page from the manual showing how to remove a blockage.
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Post# 321042 , Reply# 2   4/9/2015 at 03:44 (3,276 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 321195 , Reply# 3   4/9/2015 at 18:27 (3,276 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA)   |   | |
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The Oreck XL is certainly one of the easier vacuums I've had to work on. I don't use it on hard floors to avoid wearing down the brush roll. I only use the Oreck on carpet.
As for agitation, I find that despite the soft brush roll, the Oreck really does have good agitation! When I use it on the entry mats, which are a thicker pile, surface particles dance around in front of the machine. |
Post# 321238 , Reply# 4   4/10/2015 at 07:14 (3,275 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 321267 , Reply# 5   4/10/2015 at 13:19 (3,275 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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