Oreck - XL Pro 5 Super Compact Canister Bagged Vacuum Cleaner

I use an Oreck XL Pro and find it works great for personal use.

Love ours. We have the Cat & Dog. There is a learning curve to all the settings but once you get that down, it's pretty painless. It's over ten pounds lighter than our old Orec canister and it fixed the traffic wear patterns in our bedroom carpet. I was going to file a complaint about the carpeting until we got the Meile. Now I know the old Orec wasn't cleaning worth a \*\*\*\*.

Scale it to your house-family and garage-shop sizes. My small-ish wet-dry shop vac with flexible hoses and Oreck XL portable vacuum are perfect for my 1000sf house+garage-shop. Supported with good brooms and dustpans of course. Shop vacs can be LOUD; they handle wet messes and bigger chunks. Interior vacs are quieter. My vote is if only one, then start with a NEW mid-size shop vac, then get an interior vac. I usually thrift, but sweeping statement: people tend to abuse shop vacs, ymmv; on interior vacs, good used can be found because people either upgrade way too often or dump them when the bag gets full (weird but true!). Congrats on new house.

Whatever you end up buying, also consider buying a small shop vac from a brand like shop vac or rigid. * Perfect backup for if the upright fails * A small one is perfect for corners and stairs. * They are also wet/dry which will come in handy when you have a spill or a flood. * They are built like tanks. Practically BIFL. * Relatively cheap. <$50 for a 1-3 gallon model * Unlimited and universal attachments and additions * Optional bag or canister (I suggest bag for dry though) * Swappable filters for different jobs, including HEPA * For a little more you can buy a battery operated one, with good swappable tool batteries instead of built in batteries that fail. ##Besides that: **Overpriced, but worth it** * Miele (if you want top of the line consumer) * Dyson (if you want more attachments and canister style. Mixed reviews, but I have had my DC 65 Animal for 11 years now and the thing is going strong, so long as you do annual maintenance. I bought it because my ex took our DC41.) **Pro Options** * Sebo (Best) * Sanitaire * Riccar * Windsor Versimatic (Best value, it's a rebranded Sebo at half the price) **Lightweight Option** * Orek XL commercial (underrated brand, easily serviceable, very lightweight, relatively quiet, built to last, cons, no hose or attachments, but that's what the shop vac is for)

Over the last 13yrs, I’ve owned FOUR Dyson Animals. I have several big dogs. My house is hardwood and new SHAG carpet in the bedrooms. (I know, I know…it came with the house!) I purchased a Shark last year, but you know what I keep coming back to? My 20yr old Oreck XL…No frills, no hose, but its a workhorse! I recently found a ‘nearly new’ Oreck Magnesium and you know what? EVERY ONE of those Dysons are going to the donate or FB Marketplace pile. Anyway…that’s my two cents. Good luck!

Check out the Oreck XL, better filtration and still in your budget. Bagless machines all leak dust and require more maintenance than bagged models.

Like someone else mentioned, vacuums like Oreck XL or Riccar Supralites are pretty much the best at fluffing up the pile and leaving vacuum lines like that. The reason (I've always assumed, anyway) is because since they're lightweight and have smaller motors, they rely more on the brush agitating the carpet rather than just having boat loads of suction. The result is they actually do a pretty killer job at erasing pet hair and they make those nice carpet lines. These days I would opt for the Riccar Supralite model R10E or R10S(if you can swing it) over the Oreck. It's going to be a lot more serviceable. The Riccar will also run circles around an Oreck if the carpet isn't super low pile. Barely anyone deals with Oreck anymore but Riccar is pretty ubiquitous at vacuum stores.

I have an Oreck XL Commericial model that I bought on Amazon a couple years ago. It’s an extremely simple design - really easy to repair/unclog, bagged, light, fairly quiet, nice long cord. It is brushroll only-no handheld tube or hard floor modes. Compared to all the bagless consumer/walmart vacuums I’ve had before (including some nicer “Pet hair” models) the Oreck cleans miles better and faster.

Oreck XL (bought 19 years ago) once a week with daily Wyze robot vacuuming.

Go on marketplace and get an Oreck for your carpet and a Dirt Devil for your car. You might spend fifty bucks.

Same, 😂. Seriously, pick up a classic used Oreck. They're #1 in hotels and dirt cheap. Bags are $2 each, and you can replace the brush roller and belts in a minute for little money. Around here in Nashville I always see a dozen or so for sale locally for $20 or less and once my Dyson finally kicks the bucket. I might get a couple of them just to have one upstairs and one downstairs.

The most common is the XL. I think all the wear parts and bags are interchangeable between models. Is it the best vacuum? No. But it's super light and cheap and easy to fix. Which is kind of very satisfying. It has a wooden roller brush that goes nice and deep into carpet.