Well I can speak from experience in that most things sucked up by the machine will typically appear in the collection bin undamaged.
Scott Howell [email protected] On Jan 15, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > I have heard that one big benifit for a blind person with the Dyson > is that > it can suck up some pretty sizable materials without damaging or > clogging > the machine. What is your experience with this? Ever since Leggos > have > come into the house, I have been leaving most of the vacuuming to the > sighted members of the household. > > > Jennifer > > > Jennifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew J. LaPointe" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:59 AM > 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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