Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

  < yr. 1979  < yr. 5/2008

Is oxymoron another baking soda test for ORECK?

Carmine D.

Sorry HARDSELL:

Not homes.  But, in the independent vacuum stores.  Whenever a customer asks about how good/bad a dyson is, out comes the kapoc.  Toss some on the rug and ask the potential dyson customer to pick it up with a dyson DC07/14.  The result nixes the dyson sale and interest for good. 

Then the store owner/operator does the kapoc test with his/her vacuum[s] of choice.  Like the ORECK.  The new vacuum sale is made. 

Dyson and the kapoc test have revolutionized and reinvigorated the sales of all non-dyson vacuums in the independent vacuum stores.  I'm told its the best demo test to nix a dyson and sell another brand than any other demo in the vacuum industry.    

Carmine D.

Bagless vacuums' capacities  [read dirt bins of bagless vacuums] don't make the short list of the largest.  Not even the long list if all bagged vacuums are included.

Carmine D,

HARDSELL:

A new dyson DC25 would have to be dumped at least 4 times by the user to only one ORECK bag change after picking up equal amounts of baking soda.  And ORECK would take less time to do the job!

Carmine D.

Absolutely not.  It's a bogus test.  I told you that.  A 6 quart bag holds more than a 1 1/2 quart dirt bin.  Do the math.  4 bin dumps to one bag change for baking soda.  My sense is the dirt bin will have to be dumped even more than 4 times.  And you will have to clean the pre-motor filter at least once and more likely again after the job.  

ORECK will have the job done after the first dirt bin dumping and still be picking up baking soda with more room left in the bag.  Edge cleaning grooves on the ORECK soleplate plus the largest edge brushing whiskers in the vacuum industry are wonderful features for barefloor cleaning including baking soda.  Too bad your favorite bagless brand has neither.  Of course, you will probably have to convert to tool suction mode.  While you are fiddling with the hose and wands, ORECK will be done.

Carmine D.

Your sense is non-sense.  Just like your bogus baking soda tests.  ORECK devours everything on the floors including baking soda if it were there.  And remarkably for its lightweight and size, in less time, with less effort, and using less electrical energy than your full sized, overpriced [by your own admission] underperforming bagless piece of bootleg bojack nothing excuse for a vacuum. 

In a few months, the big box stores will relegate them to discountinued and clearance aisles where they belong.  To make room for real vacuum cleaners that are worthy of being called by the name and capable of being sold.  And when they do, I hope you are still posting here, so I can direct you to the stores.  Then you can tell us how cheaply you bought the best Chinaville slave labor made vacuum that you can't live without.  Except you always have.  Might even be able to pay cash without selling your new set of golf clubs and lawnmower.  BTW, is that a bagged or bagless lawnmower?

Carmine D.