Vacuum cleaner choices

[Alibi Ike]

DH wants an Oreck - he complains about the vac downstairs every time he uses it. It is one HE picked out and was soooo happy with the ease of using the tools. I have pointed out that the one HE wants has no tools. That has shut him up for now. He is deteriorating and I know the weight hurts his shoulder - but so far it is not one more thing i have to take over doing. I have started nudging him to just use the Shark. We have no animals to pick up after, just pine needles and general tracking so the Shark gets the surface nicely enough..

We have the Oreck, do not like it on wood floors and I think that's what you have. We have replaced so many parts on the Oreck over the years (which is a good thing, it is repairable) but now we are tired of having to do this. It does do a nice job along the edges of the carpets and that is important.
The Oreck is very lightweight compared with the ones I mentioned above which run about 15-22 lbs. The Oreck is about 12. We looked at one other model yesterday that would require 2 trips up and down the stairs to carry it.
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I have wood floors with area carpets. I have the vac set on medium. I have yet to find one that lasts more than a couple years other than the Royal tank vac we spent a fortune for while in Illinois (DH choice) - still works except the part that did carpets failed and before I could find out about getting it fixed, DH threw it into oblivion and it went to the curb. We still have the vac for hevy-duty hose use. My upstairs vac switch broke so it is plug it in until done and then unplug. It still works...
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At least it broke in the 'on' position!

 

[gillumhouse]

DH wants an Oreck - he complains about the vac downstairs every time he uses it. It is one HE picked out and was soooo happy with the ease of using the tools. I have pointed out that the one HE wants has no tools. That has shut him up for now. He is deteriorating and I know the weight hurts his shoulder - but so far it is not one more thing i have to take over doing. I have started nudging him to just use the Shark. We have no animals to pick up after, just pine needles and general tracking so the Shark gets the surface nicely enough..

We have the Oreck, do not like it on wood floors and I think that's what you have. We have replaced so many parts on the Oreck over the years (which is a good thing, it is repairable) but now we are tired of having to do this. It does do a nice job along the edges of the carpets and that is important.
The Oreck is very lightweight compared with the ones I mentioned above which run about 15-22 lbs. The Oreck is about 12. We looked at one other model yesterday that would require 2 trips up and down the stairs to carry it.
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I have wood floors with area carpets. I have the vac set on medium. I have yet to find one that lasts more than a couple years other than the Royal tank vac we spent a fortune for while in Illinois (DH choice) - still works except the part that did carpets failed and before I could find out about getting it fixed, DH threw it into oblivion and it went to the curb. We still have the vac for hevy-duty hose use. My upstairs vac switch broke so it is plug it in until done and then unplug. It still works...
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At least it broke in the 'on' position!
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AMEN!!

 

[Samster]

Got the Eureka Comfort Clean. It has a narrower profile than the Bissell we looked at so easier for getting between the beds & walls or dressers. It does not lie as flat as I would like for getting under the beds, but it gets far enough. Has attachments and a small head for doing the stairs! And side suction for along the baseboards. And a retractable cord, so it's neat & tidy.
Will give report on loudness & pickupability after we get it unpacked. Forgot to bring the dog hair with me and the salesperson said they don't do demos any longer because no one will buy the floor model if it's full of gunk. (Like no one thought to take the canisters out back to wash them!)
Had to argue for the sale price even though we went back again today because they couldn't/wouldn't give us the sale price yesterday. Saved $52 on 2 vacuums so worth the arguing..

Good deal! How about size for storage? I'll be needing to replace a vacuum and need attachments, too. I will move the Oreck to the upstairs since it now doesn't get the same use and I can use it just as an upright since there are no attachments and bring another up as needed. My old vac is on it's last legs after 20 years or so....
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It is larger all the way around than the Oreck. Plus, the dirt collecting part is hard plastic and not the soft fabric like the Oreck. It takes up more room and weighs about 6 lbs more than the Oreck. What I am hoping is that it works better on the wood floors, even though I have to flip a switch to go from floor surface to floor surface which you don't have to do with the Oreck. I may set it at 'medium' and leave it if it works there.
The Oreck will be retired to my downstairs and the second new vacuum will be used upstairs in my apt as well as a back-up in season when there are housekeepers needing separate vacuums. The 1983 Sears upright will be tossed off a cliff. Hallelujah!
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I'm afraid that my 1977 Sears canister may follow your Sears off the cliff only because there is no way to repair front wheels, since they're in a sealed part of the case, which were snapped off by my former housekeeper when we had the biz. It was perfect for upstairs with onboard attachments, too. I had that thing all those years without that happening.........

 

[Alibi Ike]

Got the Eureka Comfort Clean. It has a narrower profile than the Bissell we looked at so easier for getting between the beds & walls or dressers. It does not lie as flat as I would like for getting under the beds, but it gets far enough. Has attachments and a small head for doing the stairs! And side suction for along the baseboards. And a retractable cord, so it's neat & tidy.
Will give report on loudness & pickupability after we get it unpacked. Forgot to bring the dog hair with me and the salesperson said they don't do demos any longer because no one will buy the floor model if it's full of gunk. (Like no one thought to take the canisters out back to wash them!)
Had to argue for the sale price even though we went back again today because they couldn't/wouldn't give us the sale price yesterday. Saved $52 on 2 vacuums so worth the arguing..

Good deal! How about size for storage? I'll be needing to replace a vacuum and need attachments, too. I will move the Oreck to the upstairs since it now doesn't get the same use and I can use it just as an upright since there are no attachments and bring another up as needed. My old vac is on it's last legs after 20 years or so....
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It is larger all the way around than the Oreck. Plus, the dirt collecting part is hard plastic and not the soft fabric like the Oreck. It takes up more room and weighs about 6 lbs more than the Oreck. What I am hoping is that it works better on the wood floors, even though I have to flip a switch to go from floor surface to floor surface which you don't have to do with the Oreck. I may set it at 'medium' and leave it if it works there.
The Oreck will be retired to my downstairs and the second new vacuum will be used upstairs in my apt as well as a back-up in season when there are housekeepers needing separate vacuums. The 1983 Sears upright will be tossed off a cliff. Hallelujah!
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I'm afraid that my 1977 Sears canister may follow your Sears off the cliff only because there is no way to repair front wheels, since they're in a sealed part of the case, which were snapped off by my former housekeeper when we had the biz. It was perfect for upstairs with onboard attachments, too. I had that thing all those years without that happening.........
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I didn't think anyone had an older vacuum than mine! Bravo!

 

[Don Draper]

We have three vacuums for the Inn and after multiple breakages and expensive repairs we opted to replace all three with the Smallmart $50 Bissell bag vacuum. It has the basic attachments, only thing we had to add was an extension cord to each one make it easier to use in bigger areas. They have worked wonderfully...the first one (the one for the common areas, which gets used most often) finally quit after 18 months just last week. Back to Smallmart to get a replacement, it is down to $39!
To take our expensive Kenmore and Eureka vacuums to Sears to be fixed was $75 a pop, and they just kept breaking. They were also very heavy, the cheap vacuum is very light. It also has a small profile which makes it great for getting under the beds. We feel like we won the game doing it this way.

 

[Alibi Ike]

Wow! Works like a charm and it's quiet. As quiet as a vacuum gets anyway.

 

[Samster]

Got the Eureka Comfort Clean. It has a narrower profile than the Bissell we looked at so easier for getting between the beds & walls or dressers. It does not lie as flat as I would like for getting under the beds, but it gets far enough. Has attachments and a small head for doing the stairs! And side suction for along the baseboards. And a retractable cord, so it's neat & tidy.
Will give report on loudness & pickupability after we get it unpacked. Forgot to bring the dog hair with me and the salesperson said they don't do demos any longer because no one will buy the floor model if it's full of gunk. (Like no one thought to take the canisters out back to wash them!)
Had to argue for the sale price even though we went back again today because they couldn't/wouldn't give us the sale price yesterday. Saved $52 on 2 vacuums so worth the arguing..

Good deal! How about size for storage? I'll be needing to replace a vacuum and need attachments, too. I will move the Oreck to the upstairs since it now doesn't get the same use and I can use it just as an upright since there are no attachments and bring another up as needed. My old vac is on it's last legs after 20 years or so....
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It is larger all the way around than the Oreck. Plus, the dirt collecting part is hard plastic and not the soft fabric like the Oreck. It takes up more room and weighs about 6 lbs more than the Oreck. What I am hoping is that it works better on the wood floors, even though I have to flip a switch to go from floor surface to floor surface which you don't have to do with the Oreck. I may set it at 'medium' and leave it if it works there.
The Oreck will be retired to my downstairs and the second new vacuum will be used upstairs in my apt as well as a back-up in season when there are housekeepers needing separate vacuums. The 1983 Sears upright will be tossed off a cliff. Hallelujah!
.

I'm afraid that my 1977 Sears canister may follow your Sears off the cliff only because there is no way to repair front wheels, since they're in a sealed part of the case, which were snapped off by my former housekeeper when we had the biz. It was perfect for upstairs with onboard attachments, too. I had that thing all those years without that happening.........
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I didn't think anyone had an older vacuum than mine! Bravo!
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Thanks! It still works fine....just doesn't roll very well anymore .which causes frustration. :-(

 

[Joey Camb]

we have 5 dysons one on each floor landing (I know this seems excessive) we have a red one/purple and 3 yellow and they work fine if kept serviced (once a year) and keep on top of filters and fan belts. The only problem is they are heavy if you are humping them about (hence 5) but they save you on bags as dont take one. I would say though the heads are quite large so don't go under beds that well. I have been told however that the one with the ball (ie new one) the suction isn't as good as it has to go through the ball and that affects the filter (dont know if it is true) also empty them regularly as they last better if they arn't operating while full.