Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I don't know if anyone has seen this but I think I like it better just by hearing how it sounds, seems much more quiet than the Oreck. This vacuum comes with a 6 year warranty at only $399, pretty good deal. Sorry if this was posted already.



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Oreck XL7 - from £419

Test criteria	Rating
Cleaning
Carpet
Laminate floors
Floorboards
Walls and corners
Performance
Allergen retention
Pet hair
Noise
Ease of use
General use
Emptying
Cleaning stairs
Manoeuvrability

Dyson DC24 - from £176.99 (WHICH? BEST BUY)

Test criteria	Rating
Cleaning
Carpet
Laminate floors
Floorboards
Walls and corners
Performance
Allergen retention
Pet hair
Noise
Ease of use
General use
Emptying
Cleaning stairs
Manoeuvrability

Given that the 'Best Buy'-rated DC24 can be found at £240 less than the Oreck, and outperformed it in nearly every test, I know what I'd spend my money on (and, in fact, DID spend my money on!). And I can tell you from personal experience, the suction through the hose is perfectly adequate for everyday tasks. More annoying is the short hose and the 'combination' tool, adapted from the DC16 hand-held cleaner, and lack of a crevice nozzle!

Model2 wrote:

When Which gave low ratings to Dyson Carmine referenced them frequently.  Now he will tell us that their ratings are not dependable.  He is dizzy from running in circles.

Hello Model2 and HARDSELL:  Here's what CR says compared to Which? for ORECK.  You're only as good as your latest ratings.

Oreck XL7 - from £419

Which?                                                                Consumer Reports 

                                                                                October 2008

Test criteria	Rating
Cleaning
Carpet	GOOD
Laminate floors	EXCELLENT
Floorboards
Walls and corners
Performance
Allergen retention	EXCELLENT
Pet hair	GOOD
Noise	VERY GOOD
Ease of use
General use
Emptying
Cleaning stairs
Manoeuvrability	HANDLING: VERY                                                           GOOD

Consumer Reports ratings for ORECK from October 2008 as best I can match the categories.  As you know ORECK doesn't have OBT so it comes with a compact canister with the price and purchase of the upright.  ORECK upright ranked and rated as number 10, just one below the best full sized rated and ranked dyson DC17, and above all the other dysons which included DC14 [number 17]; DC07 [number 20]; DC18 [number 21]; and a DC24 [number 22].  Typically, ORECK does rank in the top 10 uprights by Consumer Reports.  And comes with a 20 year warranty. 

Here in the USA, Consumer Reports is read by more than 20 MILLION people every month. ORECK beats out all the dyson models tested easily save one.  ORECK also wins the Carpet and Rug Institute top awards and has since the inception of the CRI ratings over 20 years ago.  Infusing value into products often gives the edge to peoples' purchases especially in hard economic times for high end priced products.  Having the CR and CRI recommendations consistently, gives ORECK the approval from the vacuum industry for quality conscious buyers.  IMHO.

Carmine D.

The main problem with Oreck in the UK is the pricetag. For £419, you could buy the TOL version of the new Miele S7 upright, the silver Autocare S 7580 (@ £361), and still have nearly £60 to spare. Orecks are sold primarily as a light-weight cleaner for the elderly, and advertised in the back of 'Saga Magazine' (holidays and insurance for the over-50's), alongside the Bissell Magic Broom.

Oreck still boast that their cleaner uses 'a top-fill bag'! Groundbreaking technology indeed...

ORECK's made in the USA label assuages the impact of the price in the USA.  And, like I said, the impressive rankings and ratings by Consumer Reports and the Carpet & Rug Institute infuse value into ORECK vacuums for the pricetag.  Plus, ORECK has over a 45 plus year track record of sales with over 500 ORECK stores in the USA.  These factors infuse product value too.  Much more IMHO than $500 plus vacuums which sell primarily and almost exclusively through big box retail stores. 

Carmine D.

Model2 wrote:

Considering that the ORECK bag is one of the largest in the industry [6 quart capacity], contains all the dust/dirt during dumping, and is replaced in seconds by the user, it is effective technology.  Just like ORECK's direct air flow suction technology.  Perfectly simple.  Perfectly effective.   

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

It's not the use of a bag, but the 'top-fill' description which amuses me. What, aside from Vorwerk, has used a bottom-fill bag in the last 20-25 years!? It's a little like saying 'with electric motor - no bellows to pump!'

ORECK uses top fill dirt bags since its inception in the 60's, when many were still using bottom fill bags. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

But we're now in 2009 - have they really developed so little in that time that they're forced to pad out their features list with 'top-fill bag' nearly 50 years later?

Lightweight uprights are the industry envy now.  Reference: dyson's DC18 and DC24.  And now HOOVER/TTI.  ORECK pioneered the lightweight upright, it is ORECK's mainstay product, the industry lightweight leader and the original, which others copy.  Copying/imitation are the highest forms of flattery.

Carmine D