07-10-2010, 09:43 PM
I own a very nice Nilfisk Commercial vacuum but it just doesn't do dog hair very well, so I had been eyeing
the Dyson Animals for awhile. A lot of the info I turned up said that they didn't work that well, and were
prone to breakage and expensive repairs, so I passed.
I ran into a deal on an Oreck XL about a month ago at an estate sale. It was older but looked good so for
$5 I took a chance on it. Brought it home and put a clean bag and a new belt on it and led it to the living room rug
which is the toughest test in the house. I fired it up and was very impressed. It is the first vacuum that I have
had that picked up dog hair in one pass. It is also incredibly light weight.
Personally I never bough into the Oreck sales pitch and thought it was a gimmick, but this $5 vacuum
made me a convert. If I had known how good they were I would have paid full price for one years ago.
the Dyson Animals for awhile. A lot of the info I turned up said that they didn't work that well, and were
prone to breakage and expensive repairs, so I passed.
I ran into a deal on an Oreck XL about a month ago at an estate sale. It was older but looked good so for
$5 I took a chance on it. Brought it home and put a clean bag and a new belt on it and led it to the living room rug
which is the toughest test in the house. I fired it up and was very impressed. It is the first vacuum that I have
had that picked up dog hair in one pass. It is also incredibly light weight.
Personally I never bough into the Oreck sales pitch and thought it was a gimmick, but this $5 vacuum
made me a convert. If I had known how good they were I would have paid full price for one years ago.