Take the Oreck Challenge?
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Are we talking bag cost or Hepa Filter Cost? I know the bags are cheap enough but the last time I looked at a Hepa afterfilter, which is where they are located it think, it was quite expensive.
Have a 10 year old Oreck XL. No problems except the cord has been replaced because of my and wife's abuse. No fault of the vacuum, though. Works very well. Also came with the little canister vac that I use for the cars. Works well also. I recommend you keep it! Have an older Kirby that we still use on occasion (mainly for the shampoo attachment). It was bought used at a local vac repair place and works very well. Approx. age is 20-25 years old. The owner said he didn't have to do anything to it as it was in good condition when he got it. He gets the old vacs from the local Rainbow, Electrolux, etc. salesmen who get them as trades. I think that's pretty impressive for a machine as old as that.
Follow up to my Oreck challenge,
well 8 months later I'm still more than happy with my vac. It works great, it still pretty quiet, and "sucks" really well.
I've been through maybe 2 or 3 bags, so they hold a lot of dirt. I would say at least 2 months worth. I did change the belt a few months ago since it comes with an extra I figure a new belt every 6 months or so will keep it working strong.
well 8 months later I'm still more than happy with my vac. It works great, it still pretty quiet, and "sucks" really well.
I've been through maybe 2 or 3 bags, so they hold a lot of dirt. I would say at least 2 months worth. I did change the belt a few months ago since it comes with an extra I figure a new belt every 6 months or so will keep it working strong.
Another great Oreck feature is that they give you decent trade in value for your old Oreck toward the new and improved model. I think its $150.
I have a hoover windtunnel. I have used Hoovers, eurekas, rainbows, kirby, oreck, etc, etc.........and I can't tell a difference between any of them, as far as the way they clean. Some are lighter, or easier to empty though.
We're still using a 16 yr old Sears cannister in the garage, mainly for the cars, as we picked up a newer one for the house. It still works well, I just use the hose and small tip, even though it's been pretty heavily used over the years. I had to take it apart to dry it out after my wife sucked up a bunch of water on the outdoor carpet and it started sparking :^)
Earlier this year we bought a Bissel "Lift-Off" bagless. This thing sucks like no other. Has three filters - two washable and one "HEPA" exaust filter. No dust gets past this thing.
The main unit lifts out of the upright part (basically turns it into a canister, I guess) so edge cleaning and car vaccuming is a breeze!
Replacement hepa filters are around $9; They seem to last us around six months.
The main unit lifts out of the upright part (basically turns it into a canister, I guess) so edge cleaning and car vaccuming is a breeze!
Replacement hepa filters are around $9; They seem to last us around six months.
The only way to really know if your vacuum is working good is to have an UBA (used bag analysis) done on the bag waste... right?
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My wife is a vacuuming freak. We have the only house (typically) that you can't tell we have dogs. We've had two Electrolux. Great machines ..but very heavy. We bought the Oreck when it first came to national advertisment. My wife acknowledged that it didn't re-fluff the carpet as good as the Lux ..but was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much lighter that she didn't care. The side effect, as most of you have related, is the fine dust that the machine returns to the environment. This seems to have improved with bag evolutions in the past few years.
I've seen a Rainbow ..effectively an air scrubber. Very effective. I would imagine, however, after you balance the changing the water often enough to prevent bacterial growth and other stuff, that you're up there in "time weighted expense".
Personally I find the Oreck a cheapie on the hardware ..but you can't argue with its utility and effectiveness.
I do like the little canister vacuum included with the Oreck.
I've seen a Rainbow ..effectively an air scrubber. Very effective. I would imagine, however, after you balance the changing the water often enough to prevent bacterial growth and other stuff, that you're up there in "time weighted expense".
Personally I find the Oreck a cheapie on the hardware ..but you can't argue with its utility and effectiveness.
I do like the little canister vacuum included with the Oreck.
My only complaint about our Oreck vac is the cheap bearings on the beater bar. The new bars arent cheap, the wife burned up several before I tried to pry one apart and attempt to lube the little ball bearings. The bearings run dry and then it starts burning up the belts.....
Read a review awhile back and the reviewer wighed the critter and said it was actually a little over 9 pounds!!!!!!
Of course, the reviewer may have had the brains of a trollop, a priest or a politician (Hmmmm did that violate the R/S/P ban???)and weighed it with a lot of detritus within the bag????
Anyway..... you chaps and chapettes go ahead and use thine multi-hundred bucks sucking device ("S" ban violated???), I'll use my $12.99 at the Starvation Army thrift store heavy-duty semi-ancient almost all metal used sucker.
It beats the carpet, vibrating it for several feet away from the beater bar. The massive amount of infloqing air sucks up everything..... including kids if the opening was big enough.
Yep, a mighty fine cleaner ala vacuum and at a price even a Scrooge would love.
For other sucking tasks my awesome wondrous Shop-Vac with its power of 5 horses (with no horsy poo mess) and 15 gallon capacity is nonpareil. Even the pet mice love it. When cleaning their cage the rascally rodents run to the nozzle, their little eyes bright with delight at the upcoming ride......... whooooosh... ploop ploop. After cleaning the cage I remove the top to see two little critters looking up, awaiting the hand that will deposit them back into their cage.
I did go through several sets of rodentia before realizing the upright beater bar vacuum would not provide the same type of thrill the Shop-Vac gives. Their little mousy bodies couldn't handle that beater bar. Sniff. Poor mousies.
Anyway, the Shop-Vac gets stuff out of the corners, off the walls and the ceiling. No spider can survive long!!!!!!!!
Of course, the reviewer may have had the brains of a trollop, a priest or a politician (Hmmmm did that violate the R/S/P ban???)and weighed it with a lot of detritus within the bag????
Anyway..... you chaps and chapettes go ahead and use thine multi-hundred bucks sucking device ("S" ban violated???), I'll use my $12.99 at the Starvation Army thrift store heavy-duty semi-ancient almost all metal used sucker.
It beats the carpet, vibrating it for several feet away from the beater bar. The massive amount of infloqing air sucks up everything..... including kids if the opening was big enough.
Yep, a mighty fine cleaner ala vacuum and at a price even a Scrooge would love.
For other sucking tasks my awesome wondrous Shop-Vac with its power of 5 horses (with no horsy poo mess) and 15 gallon capacity is nonpareil. Even the pet mice love it. When cleaning their cage the rascally rodents run to the nozzle, their little eyes bright with delight at the upcoming ride......... whooooosh... ploop ploop. After cleaning the cage I remove the top to see two little critters looking up, awaiting the hand that will deposit them back into their cage.
I did go through several sets of rodentia before realizing the upright beater bar vacuum would not provide the same type of thrill the Shop-Vac gives. Their little mousy bodies couldn't handle that beater bar. Sniff. Poor mousies.
Anyway, the Shop-Vac gets stuff out of the corners, off the walls and the ceiling. No spider can survive long!!!!!!!!
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