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Thread Number: 46008
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
What's everyone's opinion on Orecks? |
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| Post# 474827 12/26/2024 at 17:28 by kirbyman65 (USA) | ||
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| Post# 474828 , Reply# 1 12/26/2024 at 18:04 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, IN) | ||
 They work fine as long as you have realtor grade carpet. They do not have an adjustable floor height lever so their achilles heel is too thick carpet or rubber backed carpet. They are most at home on low pile and medium pile nylon weave carpet. They have great airflow, but poor noise insulation. They are incredibly easy to work on and repair, so they are great for beginners to learn how to repair, needing only a single Phillips screwdriver to disassemble the entire vacuum and every part is detachable for quick swap repairs. | ||
| Post# 474837 , Reply# 2 12/27/2024 at 10:24 by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I picked an Oreck upright up at Goodwill a few years ago for a ridiculous price, like $2.99. I cleaned it up and got it working as it should, and was totally unimpressed. Donated it to the church's rummage sale a few weeks later. Some time after that, I acquired a couple of Oreck BB mini canisters, and I like them pretty well for what they are. Not all powerful, but super convenient for car vacuuming and quick pickups. But honestly, I can't say I'd go across the street to save either model from the trash. I'll just stick with my Kirbys and 'Luxes. At the risk of sounding narrow minded, I like what I like.
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Post# 474840 , Reply# 3 12/27/2024 at 11:15 by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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I'm in the thumbs up camp, but with an asterisk.
I realize that they have their limitations. And, I started out as a strictly canister vacuum fan. We have no carpet, and just a few area rugs. So, any upright is quite impractical for us. But, like husky was saying, they're pretty simple for a beginner to work on. Or, someone like myself, who's not super new to it, but just has no aptitude for mechanical things. Even with an Oreck, I'm afraid to get into anything that involves wiring. But, lately, when I want to grab something to do a quick tidying up of the breezeway, which has a braided rug that covers most of the floor, I've been reaching for one of the Orecks. With the two speed, I even use it on the tiny sections of hardwood floor, using the lower speed. So...in a nutshell, I like them. | ||
| Post# 474841 , Reply# 4 12/27/2024 at 12:04 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 474849 , Reply# 5 12/27/2024 at 16:51 by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
They are not really a vacuum cleaner but more like an electric broom, which is what they originally started out to be when RCA whirlpool made them for Sears. They were made to be used by people who don't care whether or not the rug is actually clean, but rather looks clean. Hotel maids and cleaning ladies come to mind. While they are very lightweight, and are great for people who can push nothing else, I recommend them only as an electric broom and a supplement to a "real" vacuum cleaner. Also, they are quite overpriced at retail For what they are.
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| Post# 474852 , Reply# 7 12/27/2024 at 17:30 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Used to love Orecks at first, then I disliked them, and now I love them again. In fact they're one of the only full size direct air machines I'd ever use, at least for today since there's not much options left on the market and Oreck has also made some improvements that blows some other direct air machines out of the water. I like the simplicity of them, how light they are, and the performance it gives. Currently their commercial models in my opinion are the best budget vacuums you can buy brand new despite their drawbacks.
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| Post# 474857 , Reply# 8 12/27/2024 at 19:13 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Respectable.
I think too many collectors are hard on them.
They aren't the best vacuums out there but I'd take even the classic 4 amp models over most bagless machines. Now the 21 style machines are a slightly different story they're pretty good I think. I'd say the same of the magnesium/discover They're basic sure, they don't have onboard tools but they're a straightforward machine with decent cleaning ability and you could do way worse. | ||
| Post# 474888 , Reply# 9 12/28/2024 at 21:50 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
Personally, I consider them to be good quick clean-up vacs. They're easy to pull out, use, and put away. I wouldn't say they're great daily-drivers, though, and I certainly don't think they're worth Oreck's asking priced for them (cough cough, XL Classics). My XL9100 somehow groomed certain carpets fantastically, and agitated decently, too. How that was the case with its soft brushroll, I don't know, but just did.
In short, they're a poor-man's cordless stick vac. | ||
| Post# 474913 , Reply# 14 12/30/2024 at 09:41 by Kirbyman65 (USA) | ||
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Thanks! | ||
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