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CarmineD
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Re: Oreck may have an announcement shortly
Reply #60 Mar 27, 2011 3:53 pm |
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Ah Carmine, I'm referring to canisters that are akin to Miele/Hoover. Not the kind that you purposefully carry.
Well Vacmanuk, HOOVER refers to this model as a portable canister. ......And ORECK calls its models like this either compact canisters and/or handhelds. Both are used interchangeably. It's not my terminology, but theirs and standard for the industry in the USA for the last 50 plus years. I use what the makers/industry use and say they are.
My feeling is wheels on such small and lightweight compact/portable canisters would make them unruly on stairwells and steps. Both the HOOVER and ORECK, after which HOOVER copied, have shoulder straps for these compact/portable canisters. At 5-7 pounds typically, they are made to easily glide/slide and/or be used over the shoulder and/or sit sideways on the steps. Wheels would add unnecessary weight and defeat the purposes for which they are designed and function. IMHO Carmine D. PS: When I say HOOVER copied ORECK I refer to the lightweight with compact canister sold as dual team vacuums. Clearly this combo is an ORECK marketing strategy that HOOVER/TTI copied. HOOVER for many years was absent from the lightweight upright vacuum market chosing instead to source its solo sold 8 pound Ultra lightweight upright vacuum to RICCAR/Simplicity under the HOOVER brand name.
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vacmanuk
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Re: Oreck may have an announcement shortly
Reply #64 Mar 28, 2011 9:50 pm |
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Well Vacmanuk, HOOVER refers to this model as a portable canister. ......And ORECK calls its models like this either compact canisters and/or handhelds. Both are used interchangeably. It's not my terminology, but theirs and standard for the industry in the USA for the last 50 plus years. I use what the makers/industry use and say they are. My feeling is wheels on such small and lightweight compact/portable canisters would make them unruly on stairwells and steps. Both the HOOVER and ORECK, after which HOOVER copied, have shoulder straps for these compact/portable canisters. At 5-7 pounds typically, they are made to easily glide/slide and/or be used over the shoulder and/or sit sideways on the steps. Wheels would add unnecessary weight and defeat the purposes for which they are designed and function. IMHO Carmine D. PS: When I say HOOVER copied ORECK I refer to the lightweight with compact canister sold as dual team vacuums. Clearly this combo is an ORECK marketing strategy that HOOVER/TTI copied. HOOVER for many years was absent from the lightweight upright vacuum market chosing instead to source its solo sold 8 pound Ultra lightweight upright vacuum to RICCAR/Simplicity under the HOOVER brand name. Well you see Carmine, in the UK and Europe we don't use the term canisters unless its the old fashioned round tub types U.S refers to as "Shop Vac." Even the Rainbow in the UK would come under "tank" or "canister" due to its rounded shape. In this respect, whoever copied who (and how long has the Oreck canister been out actually? The Hoover Portapower from the U.S was available in the U.K in the 1980's. ) On the basis that Miele, SEBO and Bosch all use castors which are deemed lightweight, it wouldn't add that much weight to add three wheels recessed into the base, particularly when you consider the lighter PVC plastic components around these days.
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CarmineD
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Re: Oreck may have an announcement shortly
Reply #65 Mar 28, 2011 10:47 pm |
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Well you see Carmine, in the UK and Europe we don't use the term canisters unless its the old fashioned round tub types U.S refers to as "Shop Vac." Even the Rainbow in the UK would come under "tank" or "canister" due to its rounded shape. In this respect, whoever copied who (and how long has the Oreck canister been out actually? The Hoover Portapower from the U.S was available in the U.K in the 1980's. )
On the basis that Miele, SEBO and Bosch all use castors which are deemed lightweight, it wouldn't add that much weight to add three wheels recessed into the base, particularly when you consider the lighter PVC plastic components around these days. Ah Carmine, I'm referring to canisters that are akin to Miele/Hoover. Not the kind that you purposefully carry. O'Really? Carmine D.
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Re: Oreck may have an announcement shortly
Reply #68 Mar 29, 2011 1:29 am |
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As I recall there was a discussion that the Quest was BOSCH made. I added my info that it is Pano made. If you know, then post it. Carmine D. Didn't I ask you a question? You are skirting around it. I did not ask for details of threads. One person said that it looked like a Bosch. Vacmanuk said that he has seen it before as a Swan. He also said that he has seen other vacuum cleaners that we know as Eureka, in the US. So that is where you say panasonic made vacuum cleaners for Eureka also. You see, you take info, comments, etc. from someone else and make it your. You even put your own twist on it. I will post in do time. The answer will come out and the thread will still be here. It does not even have to be me. I brought it to the light. Curiosity has got the best of me. What about the ORECK makes it a Panasonic? Is it the hose, cord, power nozzle? I sure would like to know.
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