Hello Claudia,
I have owned an Oreck unit for years at work. There construction is very
simple and straight forward. If you smelled no odors, I am suspicious that the
issue may be in the switch. I have found that most repairs can be done by the
owner, and your Oreck center will be glad to supply you with the required
parts. If you don't have a local center, I'm sure you can order them. The
first problem I had with my Oreck was with the switch. A wire broke off it.
It just required re-attaching it. I complained that there was no bracket to
prevent the cord from pulling on the switch connections, and my local center
installed a simple one. I could have just firmly attached the cord to the
handle with an electrical tie as well.
Their built too well to just throw away. Good luck.
----- Original Message -----
From: Claudia
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 10:55 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My Oreck Upright has Died!
Hi,
After 8 Years, my Oreck upright vacuum has died.
I was using it today, feeling so proud of myself because I'd been actually
moving the furniture and vacuuming behind it, and all of a sudden, it stopped.
I smelled no burning rubber, nothing felt out of the usual. I thought that
maybe, I may have inadvertently pulled the cord out of the outlet, but that
wasn't the case. I tried it in several outlets of the home, and nothing
happened.
Guess the motor went out possibly?
On another note, I ordered a new Oreck Cannister vac from QVC, and I'm not
really liking it. It doesn't seem to pick up as well, as our original cannister
vac. And, the pieces don't seem to fit tightly enough because the hose keeps
disloding from the unit, or the handle dislodges from the hose. It drives me
insane.
You may be wondering why we have two Orecks; we bought them as a set, the
upright, cannister & cordless iron, and we've liked them a great deal.
Now, I've been looking online at QVC, and there are several Oreck uprights
there, but I just can't figure out which one will be the best. I like the
lightweight feature of the Oreck upright, as I have a good deal of house to
cover!
There is an Oreck set that includes an upright, cannister vac & cordless
iron, for $549.
The premice is that this upright vac is super quiet, but that's a lot of
money. The one drawback to our current Oreck upright is that it is loud.
What to do, what to do!
Claudia
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