Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

2)  March 17, 2009:  While many independent vacuum dealers bad-mouth, lie of and/or dismiss James Dyson and his teams contributions, many others champion the man.  Watch James Dyson in his element - in his Malmesbury Headquarters.  NBC’s “Today Show”  http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=71fa9222-10d2-413c-bf31-0007895697ac

2)  Older video news:  I could not resist...  A Hottie car-news chick mentions the rumor of Dyson working with car makers, and Oreck gets a mention too (funny).

www.blinkx.com/video/hamann-stallion-audi-a7-fast-lane-daily-24jun08/JQ18e2m7y5hiULCgEQWSvw

512?  Come on, Dusty.  That's over engineering.  One of the top ten reasons companies fail according to a study performed and conducted among USA fortune 500 business executives.  

All of GM with its 8 car divisions has less than 400 scientists and engineers to make all their cars more fuel efficient.

MacDonald's hired one top notch chef, brought him to the Hamburger College in Chicago, and in a few months he alone produced the chicken wrap.  Paid him a 6 figure salary.  A $1.50  menu item.  Turned the company's profits around by the end of the year. 

Carmine D.

The lowly house wife.  A self proclaimed pro admitted that it was his wife who convinced him to buy an Oreck.  He was so thrilled that he gifted 3.

I wonder why 40 years in the business and he did not know the virtues of the Oreck.

I answer and explain the same old questions and comments from you over and over.  My dear Wife is a genius.  That's why she married me! 

Carmine D.

Absolutely.  But one major difference: The weight.  The ORECK when launched was 1/3 the weight off the HOOVER Convertibles on the market.  And unlike the Convertibles, which were made to work with attachments, tho they never performed well, ORECK was always a rug and floor cleaner.  A classic.

Carmine D.

Some cons listed for Oreck:

Tends to clog. Doesn't perform well on higher pile carpets, especially if your home has any pets that shed. Small motor. Small fan

I understand that the Oreck uses a $25 (or less) motor.  You were critical of Dyson for this.  Why not tell us about the cheap Oreck motor.

I know Dusty.  But the issue is the 512 engineers.  It's called over-engineering.  Typical of a company owned and operated by an inventor.  Terrible business sense.  They can't agree on any improvement/change without a committee decision and majority vote.  Total grid lock.

The US has 100 Senators and 435 Congress men/women to run our entire country.  We have 302,265,496 people.  Our national spending is 13 trillion dollars annually.   Dyson runs a close second to our government with 512 engineers.  Dyson has 1400 employees and less than a billion dollars in annual budget.  Does that sound laughable to you?  It sure does to me.  Hysterical.

Carmine D.

Sounds like the same list of cons for dyson vacuums.  Except I can list a few more. 

Since we are talking motors, ORECK motors in the Classic, DeLuxe, and Ultra last on average 10 years.   The new XL21 motor [more suction and a larger fan] lasts 15-20 years depending on usage.  Since the XL21 has a 21 year guarantee, if the motor goes during this time, it's covered for free.  And its more energy efficient than the smaller fan ORECK motors.  Uses less amps.  Innovative motor technology. 

Carmine D.