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Vacuum cleaner Andy & Carol 11-16-2006
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Posted by CJT on November 18, 2006, 1:30 am


professorpaul wrote:
> We have a couple of Oreks. Bought one at store, the other refurbished
> over the Internet (for upstairs, so we don't have to cart it up and
> down).

I thought their claim to fame is that they're super light so carting
them around is easy.

We live at the DE shore on the Atlantic ocean. LOTS of sand
> (small furry dog, grandchildren, etc.). Picks things up as nice as you
> please. However, on shag carpet (one bedroom), it is a trifle difficult
> to push, as there is no self-propel feature. On tighter carpets,
> floors, you can't beat it. Local outlet here, so no problem getting
> bags, a spare belt, etc. Have had it for about 5 years now, and no
> problems. Simple design is good...
>

FWIW, I use a Hoover commercial model I bought for ten bucks at the
bankruptcy sale of a local merchant, and it works just fine. I'm not
convinced all the allegedly high tech models can beat old fashioned
reliability.

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Posted by krw on November 18, 2006, 12:23 pm


deadgoose@comcast.net says...
> We have a couple of Oreks. Bought one at store, the other refurbished
> over the Internet (for upstairs, so we don't have to cart it up and
> down). We live at the DE shore on the Atlantic ocean. LOTS of sand
> (small furry dog, grandchildren, etc.). Picks things up as nice as you
> please. However, on shag carpet (one bedroom), it is a trifle difficult
> to push, as there is no self-propel feature. On tighter carpets,
> floors, you can't beat it. Local outlet here, so no problem getting
> bags, a spare belt, etc. Have had it for about 5 years now, and no
> problems. Simple design is good...

We have a Dyson for the downstairs. My wife loves it. A couple of
months ago I found that Orec had a deal with my employer ($150
delivered) so I picked one up for the upstairs. It seemed kinda
"cheap" (I suppose light has that feel ;) but it works quite well.
We also have local stores (I think, one went out of business) so I
wasn't worried about bags or belts. They're common enough that the
consumables should be easy to find.

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Keith

Posted by on November 16, 2006, 9:46 pm


On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"

>Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
>ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?
>
>A lot of them lookes as though they came from
>Captain's Kirks Enterprise...
>
Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.

Posted by C & E on November 17, 2006, 10:44 pm



> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
>
>>Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
>>ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?
>>
>>A lot of them lookes as though they came from
>>Captain's Kirks Enterprise...
>>
> Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
> own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
> emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.

Ditto that!! Even when emptying outside you can see a huge dust cloud all
around the person. The filter folds get clogged with strings of compacted
dust which have to be picked out or blown out with compressed air. I call
them 'dust boogies' (as opposed to "dust bunnies"). We took it to the cabin
for minimal use. Bought the sears top-end cannister and we are very happy
with it. Never tought we'd care for a cannister - let alone a Sear - but
it's very effective and self propelled. A small, handheld power head is
great for furniture. About $425.



Posted by Tony Hwang on November 18, 2006, 1:01 am


C & E wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
>>
>>
>>>Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
>>>ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?
>>>
>>>A lot of them lookes as though they came from
>>>Captain's Kirks Enterprise...
>>>
>>
>>Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
>>own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
>>emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.
>
>
> Ditto that!! Even when emptying outside you can see a huge dust cloud all
> around the person. The filter folds get clogged with strings of compacted
> dust which have to be picked out or blown out with compressed air. I call
> them 'dust boogies' (as opposed to "dust bunnies"). We took it to the cabin
> for minimal use. Bought the sears top-end cannister and we are very happy
> with it. Never tought we'd care for a cannister - let alone a Sear - but
> it's very effective and self propelled. A small, handheld power head is
> great for furniture. About $425.
>
>
Hi,
Ditto on that. Nothing but headaches with so called bagless. I tried two
of different brand and spent lots of time, cleaning filters, unclogging,
went back to bagged one. House has built-in system but I need another
upright one for light occasional cleaning.

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