This was a great unbiased review. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

My 22 year Oreck XL just died, so I’m glad to hear the Elevate is so much like the XL because it was a great vacuum.

Nice review! I just purchased the Oreck Elevate Conquer.

My friend is a very petite woman. She needed a new - light weight - vacuum so I got her an Elevate Command as a wedding gift with the purple dust bags for $299 brand new directly from Oreck tonight. The filtration, light weight, simplicity and longevity were important factors. She has a Rainbow if she wants to use tools. I think its the best option I could have chosen for the price and criteria. They can last a long time with annual tune-ups, so I will be sure to notify her to do that. Maybe she can ship it to an Oreck service center.

These are very nice machines. Honestly I’ve always had a soft spot for oreck Vacs. Even the basic xl I just love how serviceable they are. Just can’t justify the price tags on them. I picked up a fully loaded riccar r10p not long ago. It’s a vac I can’t believe cost $700 new but it’s nice as hell. I got it for 40 bucks but had to buy that new body duct and couplers for it. I want to get one of these orecks the same way in the future lol.

Very nice video, thanks.

Could you do a sebo felix vid? Love your vids man 😎

Orecks are tough, some dude stuck it in a tub of gasoline then turned it on and lit it on fire and it lived lol...

I a thallus just looked at an Oreck. Opted for the Sebo instead bc of suction and versatility. I agree with you, I didn’t see anything worth $699 in the Oreck Elevate.

How different is the Riccar with the wooden brushroll (R10E and RSL1AC) compared to the metal one? I hear so many people going on about how the metal one can agitate so much better and get so much more sand out of carpet, but next to nothing about the wooden one. Is it really that much better?

TIP: shit-can the Channellocks, and get yourself a pair of KNIPEX Cobra's. Thank me later.

Have you ever serviced a kirby classic 1cr

What is the best tool not damge the collars? Channel locks?

I really like that TTI for the most part has left Oreck alone They butchered dirt devil and royal but for the most part they’ve kept Oreck the same. Sure they’re a little cheaper made but they’re still pretty good in my opinion. David Oreck shall live on forever!!!

I can definitely see some of the changes are not ideal. I imagine the use of the extra plastic, serial location is due to the new(er) owners of Oreck Corp. They were so easy to work on when I ran an Oreck store

I need a motor for my oreck touch and can't find one anywhere!!

Central vacs are nice but sadly I live in a apartment .

What's the lifespan of the motor? Will it last? Or is it just a throw-away.

Looks like Carpet freshener or pet...stuff

Truly US made vacuums?? Ha! I know of only 3!