See if you can find a Lindhaus dealer and try one of those out. They are pretty quiet as far as vacuums go. They use a bag, but I like bag over bagless anyways, a lot less messy. Michael
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew J. LaPointe Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... Hi, just read your post here. I had 2 electro luxes, an orrac, a kirby and now a dyson. If you ever have a chance to try out a dyson, do so. I think you will be pretty impressed. There is no smell and as a bagless vac, you can't go wrong. Also, the beater bar is great. The customer service is the best that I have ever worked with. They know everything about their product and have the best attitude toward the customer. Andy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Spiro Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... claudia, I know you have a household to run and a child. I definitely understand the need for speed. But if you can, sometimes take your time to go slowly with the Oreck. I find that slow even changes the feel of the carpet back to a nice fluffier state. Almost that of the Electrolux. And, for hardly any money that canister side kick is nice. It, haha uses electrolux bags; I swap them. I don't really like the blet mechanism of the Oreck. I'd rather a gear drive with a slip, and an switch for neutral. The smell of burning belts when it eats a sock is nasty. heehee BTW stick with the oreck bags, they are a tighter weave than the off brand which breathe too much and start to stink (dog hair and dander) before they are filled. Then ya have to change the bag and wash the cloth outer bag. Oh and lastly, watch out for fibers or strings getting between the roller and the housing underneath. It will start to make a higher pitched sound, and then start to smell of belt as if you ate a sock. But no sock. Taking off the roller and unwrapping strings or carpet fibers is the only answer. P.I.A. if you ask me. On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > Thanks Spiro, > > I appreciate that. > > You would think that, as much as we pay for these vacuums, they could > make them a little less noisy? > > I have the Oreck Cannister vac too, and I used to hate those things, > but it also picks up quite well; just can't get the job done as fast. > > > I'm off to take my tired self to sleep, in a few minutes, as I have to work in the morning! > Claudia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > what's extreme about headphones that let in all but the first 80db of > sound? Heehee You're a very sweet woman and I'm sure yur ears are > precious to more than just the general me. > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > Okay Spiro, > > > > I think not. > > LOL! > > That sounds like I'd be taking things way to the extreme, so I'll > just deal with the noise, I suppose, but I won't like it! > > Chuckle! > > > > Claudia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Spiro > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:21 PM > Subject: Re: > [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > > > do you have a shooting shop near you? Yeah, I mean a gun shop. > > I suggest that you go in, and ask for the cheapest shooting > headphones you > > can get. I don't find the Oreck louder than all, a bit louder than > the > ElectroLux. But when I'm running my router, i am happy happy > happy to have > > an extra set of > > *noise *cancelling *ear *protection! > > I can't run the router for more than 5 mins without wanting to jump > out of > > my skin. I do audio for a living. Also when i was into shooting > sports, > nothing bigger than a .32 or it would shorten the fun. > > I think that *that will do you better than ear plugs. > > There are even expensive Noise Cancelling Cans that allow a great > bit of > > sound through. but they are cancelling "rapid rise audio" like a > sudden > sound level rise (as ehn you fire a gun) and will eventually > flatten out > > on a vac; which may bring through more than you want and spend more than > > you want on it. > > Being blind, you'll have to do the vacuuming with no one around as > it will > > mess with your spacial a tiny bit and your "startle component" will > go way > > up. > > The cheapest might do you quite well. > > The other answer would be "cancellation headphones" like used in > mix down > > studios; (where they have to study sounds) which block out a great > bit of > > outside sound. > > But the shooting headphones do well limit noise and let some > through, > where as the studio related ones will block all outside > sound and raise > your"startle factor" even more. > > Best of luck > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I have an Oreck upright vacuum, and I love the thing because you > can vacuum > > > with it, very fast, and it's very lightweight. > > > However, the darned noise from the vacuum is so loud that it > tends to give > > > me a headache, at times. > > > Are they all pretty noisy? > > > > > > Nothing has changed with it; I didn't inadvertently vacuum up anything I > > > wasn't supposed to; guess I was just really bothered by the noise today! > > > > > > > > > Claudia > > > > > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired > women, while > > > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > > > [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! 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