i've also checked, and I don't think there is one, on this particular model.
Claudia
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Doucet
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] My Oreck Upright has Died!
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>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>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>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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