Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Today I fortuitously stopped at the local Oreck dealer. 

Mike, the owner of several Oreck franchises and a few multi-brand stores had brought his new Edge upright from home, as stock had not arrived yet.

It has a more powerful motor, with a true  floating head. LED lights, infinite speed control AND and on-board stretch hose with a permanently attached telescopic crevice tool that is automatically active when the handle is in the upright position.  It lacks the Pilot's pivot head and the Halo's germ killing light. A model incorporating all three features is under development.  It is still easy to push, although it weighs 10 lb and requires a bit more effort than previous models.

There is a commercial OBT upright made by Stein (Sebo) that is very nice at only 450.00.  Oreck WILL be offering a bagless upright, but dealer participation is optional.  The new canister is color matched to the Edge and designed to be leaned on as the user vacuums stairs. Odd looking bare floor/crevice tool, no swivel neck. The bristles fold in to form the crevice tool, and the wand is inserted into a neck that curves more than 60 and less than 90 degrees, much like the OLD bare floor tools made of wood with the metal neck screwed on. A turbo tool is included and a dusting brush.

A cute little bagless canister is available for 49.99  Oreck has increased market share and has 89% brand recognition as a vacuum cleaner. They have become #1in  air purifier sales. (Mike did not say if that was dollar volume, or units or both.

The price of the Edge and matching canister will be about 750.00

Oreck is still marketing, still developing product, and still building a loyal customer base.

HARDSELL wrote:
I suspect the Dyson will probably seep dust into the air once the canister is removed "no matter how" the dust is captured. The Oreck or Sebo don't!

vacmanuk wrote:

Valid point.  However for those who are not bothered by the miniscule amount of canister dust they can enjoy clean carpets.  THose who are bothered can continue to suffer from the dust left in the carpet by the Oreck.

How do such sensitive persons remove lint from the dryer filter?  Much more lint is released from this chore than emptying a Dyson in my experiences.

HARDSELL wrote:
Although their machines may well clean out "deep down dirt," think of the destruction your carpets are getting with constant suction all the time. I know that was one reason alone to why I stopped using Dyson upright vacs. Also, I wouldn't go as far to suggest "miniscule," amount of canister dust. Maybe U.S owners empty their Dysons outside their home, but most Dyson owners in the UK don't. Therefore the dust falling out often ends up on the kitchen floor again where the main refuse bin is located. It could well be "miniscule" when emptying the canister outside where the dust can become invisible the moment it becomes airborne but in closed spaces its easier to see the dust flying.

A full canister of dust measured at 2.5 litres in a general Dyson outweighs the small amount of lint from a tumble dryer filter. We just use our bagged vacuum to get the lint off, but some people actually damp cloth wash the lint filter and then probably flush the lint down the drain. That's the good thing about washing with water where dust filters are concerned (or even lint filters) once the lint is attracted by the water, the water keeps it all together before it is flushed away.

vacmanuk wrote:

Agree with you vacmanuk.  The design of today's washers and driers flush out/emit most of the lint during operations.  The smallish lint build up on the screen filters of today's driers coagulate into a piece of fibrous material.  A lint roller is ideal for removing all the lint in a single pass in one whole piece.  There is no airborne dust/dirt which are the triggers for asthma and allergy sufferers.  More of a danger is the emitted lint build up in the drier exhaust hoses which are vented to the outdoors.  If not cleaned/replaced regularly, the build up impedes effective drier operations and may even ignite.

Carmine D.