I have an Oric upright and can't find a reset switch. At 12:39 PM 8/22/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, > >I do think that this might be the problem. >We're not under warranty anymore, so I'll have >to call them and ask how much it may be. >Our local service center is pretty far away, >about an hour's drive in IL, and we're in IN, so >I'd have to work out the logistics of that! > >Claudia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Rick Hume >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:08 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My Oreck Upright has Died! > >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: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >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 > >Windows Messenger: ><mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net>[email protected] >Skype: claudiadr10 > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 5385 (20100821) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 5385 (20100821) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 5385 (20100821) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com
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