myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.win
Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 PMThe oreck XL vacuum cleaner is a dead simple machine. It comes with a little replacement belt on the bottom and every single part is replaceable.
Remarkable machine. I love it.
Replies
- myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.winOct 8, 2026, 10:48 PM
It's made for hotels and professional cleaners, but it's about the same price as "dyson" and other "high end" plastic horrible breaking all the time vacuums.
The simple joy of fixing it? That it can last for decades? It's better than most of what's marketed for home cleaning.
Also it's really light.
- myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.winOct 8, 2026, 10:49 PM
Not sponsored
BUT VERY OPEN TO THE IDEA. SEND ME FREE MACHINES.
- myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.winOct 8, 2026, 10:55 PM
Just something about taking the screws out, understanding everything inside. Knowing I can get another one of all of those things easily.
I'm kind of feeling emotional, you know?
It's just ... so nice.
BlowUpRadio.comBlowUpRadio@gardenstate.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:59 PM@futurebird These are not the machines you are looking for
Tom Elliottparegorios@hcommons.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:58 PM@futurebird I know what you mean. I have an electric blower for removing dust from electronics etc that is made in New Jersey and you can buy all the parts from the manufacturer and make repairs yourself.
Bradbk1e@mastodon.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:30 AM@futurebird I recently bought a Baratza coffee grinder and was happy to see how complete their web site for ordering replacement parts is.
My old grinder had a non-replaceable bottom burr. 🙄
WearyBonnie3TomatoesShort@disabled.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:04 AM@futurebird
Yyyeessss I love this feeling. It's so good when you find a product like this 😍
Infrapink (he/his/him)Infrapink@mastodon.ieOct 9, 2026, 3:41 PM@futurebird *googles*
Also unlike Dyson, Oreck doesn't appear to be run by an aggressively rabid Brexit supporter. So it has that going for it.
Scott Miller 🇺🇦 🇺🇸scottmiller42@mstdn.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:58 PM@futurebird Interesting idea.
Hotel vacuums would have heavy use by people too rushed and underpaid to be gentle, carrying them many times farther in a day than any ordinary home owner would carry them in a month.
edsanders2edsanders2@mstdn.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:57 PM@futurebird if you have ever used a commercial vacuum you would wonder why the “home” machines are even made. It’s probably the machine with the greatest difference between the pro & home version.
Oct 9, 2026, 12:23 AM@futurebird Sounds a bit like the Henry which is popular in the vleaning trade here in the UK, which, in theory at least, can be built from spare parts, although that would be expensive.
Michelle HughesMegaMichelle@a2mi.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:26 AMOhh, those might be the ones we used in the co-op houses. Very industrial (approvingly).
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]dartigen@aus.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:29 AM@futurebird I wish I could find something comparable here. I guess Oreck doesn't sell internationally?
I've been tempted to try out some workshop vaccuums instead of another house vaccuum - they seem to generally be a bit more powerful, and they're usually quite compact (though not necessarily any easier to move around). But I don't know if it would work, or if I should just keep my eyes peeled for whenever my current vaccuum finally dies.
- myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.winOct 9, 2026, 9:09 AM
Try to find out what your local hotels use. They need to have machines that can be repaired and not tossed after being used 200 times.
