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Thread Number: 31778
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Won an Oreck XL21! |
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| Post# 350757 , Reply# 1 4/20/2016 at 19:25 (2,926 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Love it, aside from the tacony lightweights its a power house. The only negetive is the brushroll is a small diameter so it wraps with hair quickly. Also buy a new brush roll for it every couple years. | ||
| Post# 350761 , Reply# 2 4/20/2016 at 20:25 (2,925 days old) by s_matt37 (Utah) | ||
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@Ctvacman, I thought they were pretty good. Has anybody done a performance test between a regular (Classic, XL2, 9100, etc) Oreck and an XL21 type (Pilot, Axis, XL21, Forever Series Gold, Platinum)? It would be interesting to see which one did better. | ||
| Post# 350762 , Reply# 3 4/20/2016 at 20:33 (2,925 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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I can tell you hands down the 21/ platinum series does better than the old style all around. Plus you get all those tune ups every year, granted you have a shop that knows how to do them well. | ||
| Post# 350770 , Reply# 4 4/21/2016 at 03:59 (2,925 days old) by HenryDreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
Much Better Oreck
The XL21 made a lot of improvements to the original design. Bigger fan, more aggressive brushroll, larger dirt path, and it's significantly quieter than the older models. Not a perfect vacuum, but a huge improvement, and pleasant to use. I've owned 2 over the years, and kept the second one. I wonder if they make HEPA bags for them now?
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| Post# 350773 , Reply# 5 4/21/2016 at 08:46 (2,925 days old) by s_matt37 (Utah) | ||
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HEPA bags I am pretty sure that they do. I was looking online for bags and they have Odor Eliminating HEPA bags on oreck.com, but they are expensive at $34.99 for only eight! I can't wait for mine to arrive sometime next week. CLICK HERE TO GO TO s_matt37's LINK | ||
| Post# 350786 , Reply# 6 4/21/2016 at 14:40 (2,925 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
I've got one too.
I purchased my 21 from my favorite vacuum shop, it was missing the zipper from the outer bag so i purchased it for $50 and hand sewed a new zipper onto it with a lighter fishing wire. It's always been one of my go to vacuums perhaps because i spent a fair amount of time working on it. Performance wise it's surpassed by the Tacony built lightweights but i find it's handle and sound more pleasant.
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| Post# 350811 , Reply# 8 4/21/2016 at 22:58 (2,924 days old) by s_matt37 (Utah) | ||
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Paper CELOC bags @vac-o-matic do the paper CELOC bags filter well? | ||
| Post# 350898 , Reply# 11 4/23/2016 at 19:20 (2,923 days old) by sheetstyler (Mooresville) | ||
LOVE MINE!!!!
I currently own two Oreck XL 21 and love them both. My first one one I got at a thrift for $15 and was hesitant on its performance but may I just say after I bought it my mind was changed instantly. This Oreck is the polar opposite of all other Orecks. I am not a fan of Orecks myself but this actually deep cleans being that is has a really stiff brushroll unlike all other Orecks. It is sturdy, unlike any other Oreck. Has a bigger fan, UNLIKE any other Oreck. It also has nice carry handle on the back of it. This is also the only Oreck that I actually got dirt in the bag after using it. After being so impressed by its performance I went to the restore one day and fount another one and bought it in a heart beat. Love this vacuum a bunch and is the only Oreck I would recommend.
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Post# 351132 , Reply# 12 4/27/2016 at 20:56 (2,918 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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I tried a couple over the years and still had allergy spasms during use like I did with prior Orecks. Shame because the XL-21 looked really sleek and the infommercials looked really good. But another Oreck product I can't use.
The Riccar SupraLites are a really nice series though. I have no problems with my allergies when using the Riccars! | ||
| Post# 351268 , Reply# 14 4/30/2016 at 20:53 (2,915 days old) by s_matt37 (Utah) | ||
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