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Thread Number: 5385
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Post# 59912 , Reply# 1 2/5/2009 at 05:34 (5,552 days old) by myvacsrock  (USA) |
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Halos.. These are not actually made by Oreck, if i am wrong correct me, but i am 99% sure they are not. Honestly, i think they are made in some "cheap China" factory, kinda like everything else. :( | ||
| Post# 59915 , Reply# 2 2/5/2009 at 08:44 (5,552 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Halo... They were based in Charlotte, NC... and I heard that Oreck bought them out. So, now I wouldn't be surprised if they've merged the two. ...Yup, it's true. Just googled it. See link: CLICK HERE TO GO TO hoovercelebrity's LINK | ||
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Post# 59917 , Reply# 3 2/5/2009 at 09:11 (5,552 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Halo, Again, another way to lure people in...you will never convince me that a UV light is going to kill all those germs in one pass of the vacuum....but I am sure they will sell...look at bagless...they seemed to make it. Just my own two cents here, but at some point we are going to kill ourselves off by using so much anti-bacterial anti-germ...whatever...your body needs to keep building a resistance to such things...if you take that all away - when something does hit....your body can't protect itself. But if anyone can market this, it will be David Oreck. Side note...Wal-Mart here in Dubuque Land is now carring the Hoover/Oreck version of a lighweight cleaner. The canister looks to be a sturdy machine as well as the upright, but the tools on the canister can not compare to the Oreck. However, the bag in the canister is a good Hepa quality bag...much better than the Oreck....wish I could try one to see what they are like. I think they may go over well as the price is only 398.00.....giving Oreck a run for the money. Morgan | ||
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Post# 59929 , Reply# 4 2/5/2009 at 14:45 (5,551 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Wow! I am surprised! how cool, yet if it is anything like Oreck junk....well..i think you know.. | ||
| Post# 59933 , Reply# 5 2/5/2009 at 14:59 (5,551 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Oh come on, Kyle, do you have to call it "junk?" Obviously, you don't think all Oreck is junk. You do have an XL-4000 in your collection. Must we use such harsh language? | ||
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Post# 59936 , Reply# 7 2/5/2009 at 15:56 (5,551 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Not to put it down further but... Do people go slow enough for the light to actually work? I mean i don't go fast, but i also don't spend all day vacuuming, so that's all i am wondering about. | ||
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Post# 59938 , Reply# 9 2/5/2009 at 17:53 (5,551 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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"Junk" | ||
| Post# 59939 , Reply# 10 2/5/2009 at 18:00 (5,551 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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'I actually think it's beneath Oreck's dignity t Not like those wonderfully-scientific bowling-ball ads, then? :) | ||
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Post# 59940 , Reply# 11 2/5/2009 at 18:05 (5,551 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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Post# 59950 , Reply# 12 2/5/2009 at 19:49 (5,551 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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"Junk" is a very strong term for a good vacuum. I never thought of Oreck as a good vacuum until I had one given to me as a gift. It is my daily driver and I would not be with out it. I have the deluxe model, and quite frankly, it will out clean a lot of vacuums out there. It may not be the most well built machine, but for me it does exactly what I want it to do. Gimmick's get me as well, the bowling ball, now the Halo...germ killing machine...but regardless of what we think, the man has built a wonderful business and has done very well for himself... Morgan | ||
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Post# 59974 , Reply# 14 2/6/2009 at 05:13 (5,551 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Oreck "Halo"-Thats about as ridiculous as the "Hygenitech" Kirby matteress vacuum with the add on UV light.UV germicidal light may be nice-but think its useless on a vacuum cleaner. | ||
| Post# 59991 , Reply# 16 2/6/2009 at 10:43 (5,550 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
I agree the "Junk" term to be honest. In my 2 experiences of using Oreck vacuums I have found them to be ridiculously loud and have minimal suction power. They're great sweepers, but for what you get, i'd sooner have one of those rechargable carpet sweepers. Overpriced pile of badly made, badly designed and poorly performing junk. It doesn't even SOUND like it's doing anything. Even with my old Electrolux 502, you can hear the air wooshing through it. Those Oreck informercial's have me in stitches when they start slagging off bagless vacuums. Anybody on here that's chatted with me before knows about my sheer disgust of bagless vacuums - but I'd sooner own a bagless machine than an Oreck. At least all those cheap bagless vacuums have some sort of suction. I can safetly say, an Oreck is something that will never enter my house.
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| Post# 59998 , Reply# 19 2/6/2009 at 11:30 (5,550 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Ohio_Tuec...
Argos (a UK catalogue shop) currently are selling the DC14 at about £140 (about $206). I would much rather own a Dyson than an Oreck and I don't like bagless vacuums AT ALL. I'm completely with Jack regarding the Oreck. The last time I saw an offer for them was in Readers Digest. And I have to say - my aunt had her Dyson collected for repair and hand delivered back to her house in the space of a week by a Dyson engineer so I have no problems with their customer service. And Dyson actually have suction power. Why would I want to pay £400 for a noisy carpet sweeper when I can pay around £100/£200 less for a Miele or Sebo upright which does a MUCH better job and is considerably quieter? | ||
| Post# 60000 , Reply# 21 2/6/2009 at 11:36 (5,550 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Maybe in the UK, you don't have as large a selection of vacuums. I will say this. I'm sorry Fantom is no longer in business, they produced a better quality bagless vac than the Dyson. Even the Amway ClearTrak is a better choice. | ||
| Post# 60007 , Reply# 22 2/6/2009 at 15:40 (5,550 days old) by filterqueen83 () | ||
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our orecks My mother and I both love ours its not a daily driver more of a quick picker upper. I have no complaints. whats noisy is my concepts they are friggin loud. | ||
| Post# 60009 , Reply# 23 2/6/2009 at 16:27 (5,550 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Well, over here, Dyson come with 5 years parts and labor. In all honestly, what good is a yearly service when the vacuum does nothing in the first place? Like I said, it's a great sweeper. But that's all it is. It has limited suction power.. Check out the link below...it's on a par with the Oreck IMO.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO turbo500's LINK | ||
| Post# 60022 , Reply# 30 2/6/2009 at 20:37 (5,550 days old) by swingette () | ||
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Lets not forget what happened the last time we had a fight over Dyson... | ||
| Post# 60024 , Reply# 32 2/6/2009 at 20:43 (5,550 days old) by dsmiler () | ||
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And the Oreck Halo. Looks like they purchased another out of business product. | ||
| Post# 60050 , Reply# 37 2/7/2009 at 07:16 (5,550 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Ohio_tuec..
..I agree with you COMPLETELY about Dyson. I don't like them at all. Loud, bulky, cheap construction and a lousy brush roll and a mess to empty and wash out. My relatives in the states came over not so long ago and were amazed that my aunt over here has a Dyson as they're so expensive in the states. My aunt's reaction was "Oh i only paid about £150 for it" - so yes, you're getting ripped off. I saw reconditioned DC07's on Leeds Market today for £15. What I disagree with you on, is your praise of Oreck and the way have completely brushed off Miele. Oreck and Dyson for me come into the same category of "vacuums I will never use in my house". You seem to be ignoring the fact that the Oreck is a shit vacuum and praising the customer service of the company. Yes, Oreck make great sweepers, but that's all. You said that the Dyson brush roll is too aggressive and will rip up the carpet fibres. Well an Oreck will leave behind all that deep-down and trodden in grit that over time will shred the carpet fibres anyway because it has ABYSMAL suction power - so in the end, what difference does it make? As for the blasphemy of not being interested in Miele - well I just have to laugh that you'd rather use an Oreck over the best canister vacuums on the market today. I own 2 Miele cylinders and they are both fantastic! Better than ANY cylinder on the market today - reliable, powerful, quiet and easy to empty. As for the S7's, I still can't decided weather or not I prefer Sebo uprights. I don't own an S7 but have tested one in store and it was amazing but it's bloody heavy! The Sebo does an equally good job and is much lighter but it's not as quiet and the Miele has the fantastic swivel neck that makes it so much easier to use. | ||
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Post# 60051 , Reply# 38 2/7/2009 at 07:49 (5,550 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Miele.. I love my Miele Capricorn...a wonderful vacuum...great air movement, quiet. My only complaint would be the hose is about a foot to short. I tend not to use is as a daily cleaner because of that. It feels like the older Luxes, the hose had that cuff on the end that made it stiff and bulky...feeling like you were always pulling the canister with you. The newer vinyl hoses eliminate that problem..and I beleive they are the same length, they just don't have the cuff. The filtration on the Miele is awesome...never any signs of dust even in the bag chamber itself. Now, if they would make a good dusting brush, lengthen the hose...I would be happy. My point to all of this is, I like them all. Some may feel like junk, look like junk...but in the overall picture play a part in what this club is all about - Preserving the History of the Vacuum Cleaner. | ||
| Post# 60053 , Reply# 40 2/7/2009 at 08:52 (5,550 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Jack...
..the reason I dislike Dyson is not based on it's performance. In terms of what it does - it's a good vacuum. It's everything else I don't like. It's cheaply made and in my experience, things tend to snap off or drop off or crack and break and they don't last that long at all. For what you pay for them, I would expect them to last longer. I also HATE emptying bagless vacuums. Those Oreck infomercial's make me laugh when they show the woman emptying the dust into the kitchen bin and it blowing everywhere - who in there right mind would empty it in the kitchen? Take it outside you idiot! But they get the point across. The dust blows everywhere when you empty them - usually all over the person doing the emptying. I also hold them fully responsible for this mad bagless craze which means that formerly respected companies such as Hoover and Electrolux are now churning out badly designed, badly performing cheap piles of crap that rely too much on the filters which are coming in direct contact with the dust and clogging and then the machine overheats and cuts out because the motor is struggling too much which means it takes you about 3 hours to vacuum the house in one go. Say what you want about vacuums before the Dyson - but the Turbopower's, Turbomasters, Lux 500/600 & contour series and the Panasonic 40 and 50 series were all GOOD vacuums that lasted. I know people still using there TP's and 500's and Juniors, TP Juniors and MCE-40's on a daily basis and it's been 11 years since the last TP, 16 years (ish) since the 40 series and 22 years since the last Junior was made. You won't get 22 years out of a Dyson. If Dyson were more sturdy and built to last, then I would like them more. But it's bagless in general I don't like.
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| Post# 60056 , Reply# 42 2/7/2009 at 10:13 (5,549 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Jack, My grandparents have had 3 Dysons - a DC01, DC04 and DC15 (the newest of which is by far the most unsturdy vacuum I have ever used) in the space of 10 years. My other half has a DC07 all floors that's on the way out. My best friends parents have a DC14. I have used all of these and not been impressed. Also, in my previous job, we had a ConstantMax that broke and was later replaced with A new DC07 that I used from new, maintained it well and although the suction was good, it didn't last very long at all and after a while, the tools started falling off when in use, the catch that holds the handle on broke and the belt snapped. After about 6 months, it burnt out and we replaced it with a Sebo BS36. £200 is a lot of money. If I pay £200, I expect to get something that is going to last longer than 6 months. | ||
| Post# 60069 , Reply# 45 2/7/2009 at 13:03 (5,549 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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'The reason I attack Dyson so vehemently is I AM SICK AND TIRED of people on this forum bashing the Oreck unjustly!' I still don't understand your logic here! How does attacking Dyson demonstrate to me that I'm wrong in my opinion of the Oreck? | ||
| Post# 60076 , Reply# 46 2/7/2009 at 13:52 (5,549 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Simple.... My point is that if vacuums are going to be "bashed" here, why should Oreck be the only one. | ||
| Post# 60077 , Reply# 47 2/7/2009 at 14:01 (5,549 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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In all honesty Every machine has it flaws. I just feel on this forum Oreck comes under attack more often than any other brand. To me, Dyson is the most flawed of the "new" vacuum cleaner lineup, hence that is one I choose to break my lances against. | ||
| Post# 60089 , Reply# 49 2/7/2009 at 20:03 (5,549 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
OK, Children....
I want you to go to your respective corners and sit and think about how lovely the world and everything in it is. No more sugar for ANY of you. Oreck, Dyson, Hoover, Regina, Fantom, Compact, Air-Way, Electrolux, Kirby, Meile, Sebo, Riccar, Eureka, Filter Queen. Say these names 50 times. Take some deep breaths...in through the nose, out through the mouth. Think of Marilyn a few dozen times. OK?...now, don't you feel better?? I do like Dirtfinder1's list, though.... | ||
| Post# 60091 , Reply# 51 2/7/2009 at 20:54 (5,549 days old) by animasinsulin () | ||
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you are too funny You are toooo funny, Dirtfinder. Has anyone here ever try a Silver King vacuum? I got mine from an estate sale. Most powerfull vacuum I've ever owned.....Bill in Az..... | ||
| Post# 60092 , Reply# 52 2/7/2009 at 21:20 (5,549 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Worst Vacuum? The one I fail to maintain properly. | ||
| Post# 60113 , Reply# 54 2/8/2009 at 10:55 (5,548 days old) by animasinsulin () | ||
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Jack Hi, Jack. Don't feel bad. After all, they're still just vacuums. In my TOTALLY inflated opinion, the only bad vacuum is NO vacuum... Take care and happy HOOVERING!!!!!....Bill in Az.... | ||
| Post# 60116 , Reply# 55 2/8/2009 at 13:45 (5,548 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Dyson & Oreck There's been so much heated discussion about these two brands that I'm now rather curious. I've never owned nor used either of these brands. Now, I feel compelled to check them out! Bill | ||
| Post# 60119 , Reply# 57 2/8/2009 at 14:09 (5,548 days old) by vacuumfreeeke () | ||
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Who is that that said "they're just vacuums"? Blasphemy if I ever heard it! | ||
| Post# 60121 , Reply# 58 2/8/2009 at 14:37 (5,548 days old) by animasinsulin () | ||
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Im going to vacuum HELL Ok. it was my low blood sugar reaction that made me say that | ||
| Post# 60122 , Reply# 59 2/8/2009 at 14:47 (5,548 days old) by kirbykid1 () | ||
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Jack look obviously Hoover is telling Dyson customers not to wash the Filters. (If you dont get it look at the email Jack got from Dyson) CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbykid1's LINK | ||
| Post# 60125 , Reply# 60 2/8/2009 at 16:21 (5,548 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Lol - 'Filter-wash day? Just forget it!' | ||
| Post# 60380 , Reply# 62 2/13/2009 at 07:19 (5,544 days old) by kirbykid1 () | ||
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Its on right now. Did anybody else notice they didnt show her pulling the bag off the machine. Of course not because all the dust flys out. Everytime I empty my aunts I think more gets in my eyes then what the vacuum sucks up. | ||
| Post# 60386 , Reply# 63 2/13/2009 at 11:43 (5,543 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Oreck Bag Dock No, actually, that's not true. Oreck's saniseal system has a trap door that slides shut when the bag is pulled up the tracks for removal. I'm pretty sure this machine has it as well. Does your aunt's Oreck have the bag dock system? | ||
| Post# 60389 , Reply# 64 2/13/2009 at 13:12 (5,543 days old) by kirbykid1 () | ||
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Yes it does. THe Bad Dock works fine but still you have to pull it back. WHen you pull it out it hits the bag and all this dust comes out. | ||
| Post# 60395 , Reply# 65 2/13/2009 at 15:41 (5,543 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Pulling it straight up helps. I know when I service the Oreck XL-21, usually the bag dock area is whistle clean. The classic Orecks are usually pretty clean too, unless it's one of those machines where the bag dock is loose or missing.... | ||
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Post# 61836 , Reply# 74 3/6/2009 at 21:18 (5,522 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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child born out of wedlock (LOL aka bazzzzzterrrrrrd ) | ||
| Post# 61850 , Reply# 75 3/6/2009 at 23:39 (5,522 days old) by jdinstl () | ||
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Update on my Halo... I think we can pretty much sum up how effective this vac is at killing the cooties in your carpet. I received the below from the eBay seller today. Draw your own conclusions :-) 
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