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Orek vacuum, has anyone used one?
QUESTION: I always see this advertisement, either on TV or in a lot
of magazines, its about an Orek Vacuum
and I wonder has anyone ever used one?
does it REALLY work better then your average vacuum?
what do you if it breaks down?
ANSWER: I bought one a few years back, and I was not impressed. Oh, it
was light, and it did pick up a fair bit of dirt, but it wasn't
fantastic. More revealing was to delve into the instructions
and look at the exploded parts diagram. Seems as though the ONLY
air-moving apparatus on the thing is the beater bar. In other
words, the beater bar spins *really* fast and that's what pushes
the air up into the bag. No impeller or other air-moving parts...
no *wonder* the thing didn't seem to have good suction!
I'd classify it as more of a turbo-charged carpet sweeper than
a vacuum cleaner...
These days I have a central vac for most stuff around the house
(allergies, y'know) and a secondhand Kirby for the occasional
deep-cleaning of the rugs...
I suggest you get a Consumer Report review of vacs. I believe any
issue has an indew to previous issues and their articles. I seem to
remember that CR found Orek wanting, to say the least
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