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scathontiphat


Joined: Apr 29, 2008
Points: 2

Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Original Message   Apr 29, 2008 5:30 pm
Hello,

I'll be honest, I know nothing about vacuum cleaners except that I need one. I have 4 criteria for selection:
1) Works well
2) built well/will last me a long long time (serviceable)
3) Made in US, Japan, or Western Europe
4) Hopefully no more than $350

I think Oreck may end up being my choice since it's made in the US and I haven't found any others that aren't manufactured in south east Asia. But that's why I'm here! To tap into your brains :)
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CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #107   May 13, 2008 6:43 pm
Motorhead wrote:

And yes, I tried the kapok test with a 10-year-old DC07, and it picked all of it up beautifully. 

-MH


MH, you may have endless time during the day to spend vacuuming with a dyson.  I don't.  A pass or two with Oreck gets it all.  I don't have to go over it 8-9-10 times like I would with a dyson to get it all up.

With sand the primary outside environment here, if my Oreck did not remove it all from my floors and rugs, I wouldn't be using it for the last year and still.

Here's how I know Oreck gets it all.  Have you ever used a HOOVER Floormate?  What happens when you use and the floors are not completely vacuumed clean?  Right!  Very good.  When you do the wet-floor pick up for drying, the dirt and pet hair gets into the dirty water bin and infiltrates the filter.  In my case, SAND and lab hair.

I noticed whenever I use the Oreck first to vacuum the floors, then follow up immediately with the HOOVER Floormate to wash the floors and dry, there's no dirt/pet hair in the dirty water/filter.  Now that's a test MH that even you, with your limited and minimum level of knowledge, skill, and ability, can perform and judge for yourself.

Not as complicated as determining the source you used to come up with 4 Million dysons sold in the US in 2007.

Carmine D. 

This message was modified May 13, 2008 by CarmineD
HARDSELL


Joined: Aug 22, 2007
Points: 1293

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #108   May 13, 2008 9:35 pm
CarmineD wrote:
HS:

Since you took the time to dream these up, I'll respond. 

For points 1 and 2:  My Wife and I take turns dusting the stove off from lack of use.  It's just us 2 and the pup.  And the pup is diabetic and requires a special diet.  Cooking on the stove has become an ancient female ritual. 

No cooking, no vacuuming and a toy robot to dust the floor.  Sound like you like to contribute to larda$$ women.  Exercise is healthy

For point 3:  Go back to the answer to 1 and 2.  Since we don't cook, there is no need to turn on the dishwasher regularly.  We take turns running it once a month to ensure it is still operating. 

Why did you buy the dishwahser?  You could use the space that it occupies to store all those extra vacuum tools that are required for Oreck owners.

For point 4: Everything in the fridge is sealed.  There are no odors. 

Doesn't sound like you need a fridge.

For point 5:  We use common household cleaners made for the specific purpose.  Vinegar is used only for salad making and eating. We enjoy citrus fruits and throw the skins of lemons in the garbage disposal.                        Accomplishes the same effect as the b/s and doesn't cost any extra.

I thought that you were going green.  No harsh chemicals in baking soda or vineger.   The baking soda cuts grease better than the commercial cleaners.


For point 6:  Don't have any household odors.  Why?  I own and vacuum daily with the Oreck. We keep the dog clean and groomed in part by vacuuming with the HOOVER cann.  I have a special tool for the purpose.

Refer to # 3.  You need the storeage for all the special tools since you use an Oreck.  I think your bs stinls just like it does 6 inches up the bulls rear.  You do not notice because                                                     you have smelled it for so long.

Finally, the only time I detect an odor is when I'm reading one of your posts here.  Then I just scroll up/down to one of mine, and the air automatically is fresh and clean again.

Check your chair again.  There definitely is bs in it.

I trust you get the jist of my thoughts on baking soda.  I think the substance is highly over rated.  Why?  To sell, of course.  I'm told the box costs more than the content.  Figures.  Who in their right frame of mind would ever go to             the store to buy a box of baking soda?  It's a white elephant now-a-days.  Don't need it, don't want it. 

I get the jist.  You have proven once again just how ignorant you really are.       I believe that the Oreck box is worth more than the vacuum regardless of the cost ratio of vac to box.

BAKING SODA IS A WHITE ELEPHANT THAT THE ORECK CAN'T TAME.  YOUR ARROGANCE TO THIS TEST IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT YOU KNOW THE ORECK CAN'T PICK IT UP.  iF IT DID                                                    YOU WOULD TELL US  THAT IT PASSED THE TEST.  

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CROW, BAKED OR FRIED?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Asylums are for people like you who buy things for trumped up reasons thinking they need it.  They are commonly called crazy!

I have been cured.  I no longer buy Orecks of Hoovers.

Carmine D.

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christine


Joined: May 4, 2008
Points: 11

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #109   May 13, 2008 10:10 pm
MH, the Parquet Twister floor tool wasn't offered, I know nothing about it; I just took the standard combination floor/carpet tool that comes with the Carina.

Have used the machine already and like it very much.

C
Vacuuman


The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.

Location: Denver
Joined: Aug 15, 2007
Points: 82

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #110   May 14, 2008 2:59 am
You picked a very good machine, and it sounds like you have a good dealer there for anything you need as well.  Its a great machine and should last you quite a while.
CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #111   May 14, 2008 7:39 am
HS:

Whatever you did in your last post caused the screen to wrap around.  Unless the site admin used this technique to censure you.  

We take great pains here in the LV to use socially responsible products and care for the environment, due in large part to the lack of water, abundance of desert sand, and limited fauna and flora that can exist in the desert.  One of the many things I like about life and people here.

Carmine D.

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CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #112   May 14, 2008 7:57 am
christine wrote:
MH, the Parquet Twister floor tool wasn't offered, I know nothing about it; I just took the standard combination floor/carpet tool that comes with the Carina.

Have used the machine already and like it very much.

C



The name of the tool is "Parquet Floor Brush" SBB-3  It's designed for wood and tiled floors.  It has 2 soft rollers [rubber] for easy gliding action and dual 11 inch natural [horsehair] bristles that sweep gently over the floor surface, brushing dust particles out of cracks.  Miele recommends for low and medium pile carpet too as well as smooth surfaces.  A mainstay of the Miele tools.

Carmine D,

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mole


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Location: earth
Joined: Sep 30, 2007
Points: 783

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #113   May 14, 2008 10:12 am
You did very well, at that price you should at least buy the dealer lunch and dinner,because he certainly did not make any money to buy his or her own.

This just confirms how bad things are at retail,the dealers are dropping like flies.Selling machines at cost is not very condusive to stay in business,I suppose they gave you the internet price?.

Then these companies wonder why the dealers feel the way they do......[rant for the day]........

MOLE

CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #114   May 14, 2008 1:09 pm
mole wrote:
You did very well, at that price you should at least buy the dealer lunch and dinner,because he certainly did not make any money to buy his or her own.

This just confirms how bad things are at retail,the dealers are dropping like flies.Selling machines at cost is not very condusive to stay in business,I suppose they gave you the internet price?.

Then these companies wonder why the dealers feel the way they do......[rant for the day]........

MOLE



Hello Mole:

I was surprised by the Miele price.  And the $100 trade in allowance for a Dirt Devil!!!! Perhaps it is a demo-display model.  If the poster goes back to buy the parquet brush, the store may make up for the low price on the vacuum. 

Carmine D.

This message was modified May 14, 2008 by CarmineD
Lucky1


Joined: Jan 2, 2008
Points: 271

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #115   May 14, 2008 1:42 pm
Christine

The floor brush is the SBB 300-3. They also just came out with the Twister XL that's a monster of a brush (16" cleaning path!!!!!). I would NOT recommend either for carpeting. You probably couldn't push it on a carpet anyway.

I agree that price is VERY low.

Also got the word Vac prices are going UP!!!! Simplicity & Miele. That's Twice in 7 months for Miele.

Companies just don't get it yet... The answer has always been pass the cost of business onto the consumer. I'm afraid they all went to the well too many times. The Goose that laid the golden credit card has been slaughtered. The consumer is tapped out. Corporate greed, backed by Communism with near slave labor posing as Free World Capitalism is as dangerous to the American way as any other Terrorist organization and the oil companies should be threatened with nationalization for the safety and well being of America. (WOW do I sound like a raving Socialist!) But come on now!

This would be a perfect time for Simplicity's American made machines to LOWER their price. Stay entrenched with the indies and weather the storm. I think Miele is going to go Mainstream and get into BB& Beyond and Home stores maybe Target style stores as well, within the next 2 years. Phase out the smaller stores and get the Larger Appliance stores to make a bigger commitment.
CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: Help choosing a new vacuum cleaner :)
Reply #116   May 14, 2008 2:06 pm
Lucky1 wrote:
Christine

The floor brush is the SBB 300-3. They also just came out with the Twister XL that's a monster of a brush (16" cleaning path!!!!!). I would NOT recommend either for carpeting. You probably couldn't push it on a carpet anyway.



16 inches.  Wow.  That's as wide as most full size upright head nozzles.

Carmine D.

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