Oreck XL 8-Pound Upright Hotel Vacuum Cleaner

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Product Features

• At only 8 lbs., it's one of the lightest full-size vacuums available.
• Cleans over 1 million hotel rooms every day.
• Adjusts automatically to any surface - from carpet to bare floors.
• 1 year warranty on the motor, 10 year warranty on the housing.
• Factory tests indicate an average life-span of 18 years!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00119UP6S
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #137,042 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Product Description

Product Description "The XL2000 series is perfect for every commercial and industrial application. Clean under copy machines, drink dispensers, clothes racks, file cabinets, chairs, desks, up close to cabinets and baseboards. Moves easily from carpet to hard surfaces with no adjustment. The commercial and industrial vacuum cleaners used in thousands of retail stores, hotels, motels, hospitals, offices and fine institutions, including the New Orleans Museum of Art. Casual Corner, The Windsor Court (Rated the #1 hotel in the world.), Westin Innisbrook, Sheratons, Marriots, Trump Taj Majal, Diplomat, Omni Royal Orleans, Plaza, Ramada, Quality, Red Roof Inns, Ritz Carlton, and many others have switched to ORECK top-fill upright commercial vacuum cleaners because they are Light, Fast and Strong!" Oreck, 8 LB, Commercial Upright Vacuum, Red Base, Gray/Red Bag, On/Off Switch In Grip, Side Brushes, 35' Cord, 12" Wide Cleaning Head, Top Fill Bag.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing special, October 5, 2005

By	M. Freeze (Franklin, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to admit that I fell for the "if it costs more it must be better" theory when I purchased this vacuum. It does the job adequately enough, however, I find it is very hard to "push" along as you vacuum and I do not have any extra plush carpeting; just basic apartment carpeting! I have to really put my shoulders into pushing it along. I know there are less expensive vacuums out there that are much easier to use. I've already invested a lot of money into this purchase so I plan to make the best of it, however, if I had it to do over again, I would have went into a store and actually tried some vacuums first; I ordered this one online without ever trying it first and regret that now. The lesson here is do not fall victim to the hype of a product you see on tv!

71 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Loud, Underperforming, Overpriced, Overhyped, November 29, 2005

By	Sam I Am (USA) - See all my reviews

I certainly admire the pluck and salesmanship of Mr. Oreck, who's clearly energetic and is seen everywhere, e.g. QVC, newspaper inserts, even on a large billboard on Broadway.

However, I can NOT endorse his poor product, which is about 20 years behind the curve in vacuum technology. I had the Oreck vacuum for seven years. Right out of the box, the vacuum is so ear-splittingly loud that I had to wear ear-plugs when vacuuming. The suction is lousy, and you have to go over the same area a few times for it to pick up lints and fine dust. The filter bags are expensive and have to be replaced frequently, or it loses suction even more.

The only advantage is that it is light, but you will get tired from having to re-vacuum the same area multiple times. I use Dyson now, and am very happy with its suction performance, though it has its share of flaws (see my review of Dyson for details). I use Oreck only for cleaning the stairs.

It's clear that people are catching on that Oreck is now overpriced, and overmatched by its current competitions. Oreck is now resorting to giving away a free iron with a vacuum purchse, which doesn't make much sense.
I'd advise Mr. Oreck to devote his energy to improve his increasingly outdated product, which will then be promoted through good word-of-mouth.

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyers Beward!!!!, April 7, 2006

By	D. Nesbitt - See all my reviews

I can't tell you how well the vacuum works, because when I was taking my $500+ vacuum out of the box, it snapped in half. This alone tells me it is not good quality. I have spent at least 3 hours on the phone, shipping it back, getting PARTIAL credit for my return...and have never received an apology!! Is this how they do business? I am still trying to get my account resolved, but when you call customer service they seem un-interested and there is no supervisor or manager to talk to, apparently they have really good working hours!! Unless you're up for a good fight and inferior quality (total opposite of what is advertised), I don't recommend dealing with this company. All I wanted was an apology and a product that worked...I guess I was asking for too much!!