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When we got this set, I loved it, and while it worked, it worked great. Both my son and I have horrible allergies and this kept us from suffering. HOWEVER!! About 1 year after I dished out the $175 I paid for these units, one stopped working. I called customer support, who told me a replacement would be no problem, but tech support would have to call me back. Tech Support called a few hours later and was very heavily Indian accented, I had a hard time understanding, but after doing what he suggested, the unit still wasn't working so I called the direct number he gave me. He told me I needed to buy the extended warranty (2 more years) for $30. At first I thought this was great, until he told me then it would be $30 for them to send the unit back to me, after I paid to ship the unit to them... That means I would spend $90 on one unit to get it "fixed"! It was insane to me. The other unit followed suit and died a few months later. Please save your money and don't get this unit. It won't last.

We live in an older building, which means we have mold. After the air conditioning system clogged and spilled water down the walls, we ordered this set. The package arrived withing four days of ordering. I think that is very prompt service. The Ionic Pro Air Purifiers have reduced the dust, lint (in the sewing room) and odor in the apartment. The units are easy to clean, though we will be buying spare fins before Winter. They are so quiet, and do not interfere with sleep, conversations, or listening to TV or radio. The nicest asset is the lack of the musty, mildewed "aroma" we smelled every time we came in from the outdoors. The bonus car ionizers do work, but we drive with windows down, so can't give an accurate assessment of their abilities. I would (and have) recommended this product to friends and family who have allergy-related problems. Cordially, Nehmah

Having NICE clean air in my room.. My daughter sleeps better, and WOW!!! I can't remember the last time I have slept so good in my room. Im Impressed!!! However.. DO NOT LET THE "free car ionizers" sell you on this. They DO NOT WORK at ALL!!!!! Ohh sure its a very pretty blue light in your vehicle, but there is NOTHING that comes out of the car version is worth it... I've yet to smell ANY difference at ALL in either of my vehicles.. NOT WORTH IT!!

One of the air purifiers did not work. I had to send them back. Do NOT buy this product. Buy the Sharper Image brand. Now, that's quality!

I originally purchased this product 3 years ago from WalMart. I loved the product and had no problems with it. I had a problem with pet odors in my home and after using the product the odors were gone! It was easy to use and easy to clean. After about 3 years of continuous use, the product broke down. I recently purchased the product from Amazon in this 2 pack. I read some customer reviews that were unhappy with the customer service, but since I hadn't had any problems with the product, I ignored them. When I received the product I opened it immediately and plugged them both in. One worked perfrectly, the other was defective. By the time I went to return the product, it was too late to return to Amazon, so I needed to contact the manufacturer. I called them and they said they would call me back. They never did. A few weeks later, I tried again. Then said they would call be back, but again 2 days later I had not heard from them. I called a third time and spoke with a woman that did not speak very good english. She informed me that I would have to mail it to them at my cost and keep track of the shipping number. When the product arrived there I was to call them back and let them know that THEY had received it. Then I would be charged $29.95 to send me a new unit. So, I spent approximately $100 for a defective unit and would have to pay around $60 to get a new one sent to me. Needless to say, I am not returning the product and I will not be purchasing a replacement from this company. Buyer beware!

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I had an air purifier by a company called EnviroResearch several years ago that was almost identical to this model and with the same specs (sans the remote), and it was also electrostatic with permanent, washable filter. It worked amazingly! Within 15 minutes closed in a room with it I could feel my allergy symptoms alleviate. That model cost under $80. How does Oreck justify what THEY'RE charging for the same machine? Don't be sucked in by the money-grubbers.

This is the best air purifier I've ever owned. Mr Oreck is a genius. Easy to clean and so on. Buy it and enjoy it.

I recently purchased one of these for our house. Our family suffers from allergies which result many times in sinus infections, as well as colds. I was tired of our two young kids constantly being medicated for their runny noses and I thought this would help. My wife was a bit skeptical, but within the first 2 days of installing this air purifier in the family room the stuffy noses went away and we have not had a sinus infection (or really even a runny nose) since. I have purchased 3 more - one for each bedroom - and am very pleased with the performance. The unit is barely noticeable on the "silent" mode (I have to put my hand over it to know it is on). The kids like the "medium" setting for bedtime because it provides some "white" noise. I typically leave them on medium when we are not home. I have cleaned all of the units and it was very easy. All you do is use the brush attachment on the vacuum and clean up the front, top and inside of it. I did use the Assail a Cell cleaner on the Truman Cell - simply spray it on, wash it off and let it dry overnight. Some people have complained of the snapping or popping noise that the Oreck's occasionally make but I have only heard it a couple times and it let me know it is doing it's job. I have had overall excellent results with this air purifier and highly recommend it. The remote control is very handy. The air in our home feels and smells clean and fresh.

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The Oreck XL Air Purifer Tower is great for removing dust, pollen and smells from your house. It has done wonders for me. I do less dusting and my allergies are almost nil in the house. I highly recommend it. Nancy Bastida, Boise,Idaho

I purchased this product (Oreck XL professional air purifier from Oreck website). I have to admit, I had a very small "Ionic Breez"Air-purifier and it work fine. But This product is worth EVERY Penny of it! So easy to set up and boy I breath so well at night. I had a bad cold just last week, I feel that this air-purifier really helped me to over come my flu faster! I got one for my living room and one for my bedroom! What I love about it: 1. Has 4 seeped (Quiet, Med. High,and Turbo). I used Turbo during my cooking and it really works fast to get rid of the onion and garlic smell in the house! Please note that Turbo is loud so if you set on turbo make sure you are not watching anything on TV. Quiet mode is really quiet. 2. BREEZE to clean! NOTE: during the use you will hear "sparky" noise, please don't be scare, this is normal and it means some of the dusts got into the machine and it is working. It is not a noise that you hear on a regular bases. I noticed it last night and remembered that I have not vacuum my house for now a week! You will notice amazingly LESS dust around the house! 3. Its Stand alone and you can put it anywhere! Some air-purifier should not be close to TV or other electronic equipment, but not this one. I have it set not that far from my TV and it works perfect :-) 4. The quality of AIR is so amazing, I have neighbors that smoke and unfortunately the smell comes to my house sometimes, but since I set this in my living room, i don't have any issues with smell! 5. The filter is so easy to clean and you don't have to buy anything if you don't want to. They offer the odder remover filter (which you do have to replace once a year). But note that it works without it and the main filter is a permanent one. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT : The only thing that I really was uncomfortable with at first, was its PRICE. Yes, it is very pricey but keep that in mind you are paying for a very high quality item. But I really LOVE this air-purifier! It is THE BEST Purchase that I have ever made! If you can BUY it! You all know that AMAZON.COM are awesome to back their items up. If you buy it from Oreck website, they give you 30 days timeline to return it! But believe me You won't! I hope my experience helps you. Thanks, G.O

This is a great unit. Very well made. The low mode is very quiet. Even the medium is tolerable. The turbo mode is very effective for a quick clean (but loud). The maintenance is so quick and easy; push a button, pull out the components. Excellent unit. Worth every penny. (The SurroundAir we had before was a very poor design and terrible to clean. It didn't last long. This one is MUCH better.)

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The Oreck Restaurateur sweeper is almost perfect. It works great and I have had it for a little longer then 1 year, I think. It uses rubber rollers, instead of roller brushes, which picks up dirt much better, and unlike other sweepers who's pole sometimes falls apart on you because they rely on pressure to hold the different parts of the rod together ,instead of screwing them together, like the Oreck does. My only beef is, the pole is beginning to bend a little bit, I do push down hard on it to pick up cat hair, etc. It says its under warranty for 10 years, but I'll never find my receipt, I call Oreck and find out what happens and let you know.

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I bought this for my wife for her birthday. Stop laughing, she asked for one of these things. I looked at Bissell, Fuller Brush, Oreck/Hoky, Ewbank and some of the battery powered units. My wife specifically did not want to deal with remembering to charge and battery life issues. I found that everything I looked at was using older NiCad technology rather than Li Ion or Polymer Li Ion meaning they would all suffer from memory effect and degraded performance. Scratch those. So, it came down to the 125 year old technology invented by Mr. Bissell circa 1875. Bissell and Fuller have stuck with the tried and true roller with bristles like a hair brush. Hoky, now owned by Oreck has innovated with a roller that uses a series of plastic blades to replace the bristles. It's supposed to allow the unit to deal with wet stuff as well as dry stuff. Also, the rubber squeegee blades allow for easier removal of hair and other long fibers that can get embedded in bristles. Does it work? Yeah, amazingly well. But let me be perfectly clear. This thing produces zero suction. It is not a vacuum cleaner. It works purely by mechanical action provided by.....you. Some reviews of the Bissell unit appeared to reflect the buyers belief that somehow this sort of device will replace a vacuum with suction and a powered beater bar. It won't! But for a quick cleanup of surface litter after mealtime prep and eating with 2 - 3 kids at the table, it's fantastic. And once again, it's powered by you and it relies on mechanical action. You need to give it a brisk push. More brisk = more results. You can't just slowly move it over the offending material and expect good things to happen. Grab that sucker and get aggressive with those crumbs. So far, we've used it on hardwood floors and an persian wool carpet in the kitchen. It does well on both. I'm surprised that another reviewer found that it didn't pick up hair. I sprinkled a bunch of Cheerios on the persian rug to test it and ended up with carpet fibers, hair, and a bunch of other stuff I hadn't even seen on the carpet. So why only four stars? The price. I think [...]is a little steep considering the basic technology is more than 100 years old and the materials are basically plastic and a little steel. The Bissell can be bought for less than a third of this price. But, for the extra money you get an easy to clean roller that also deals with wet sloppy stuff. Highly recommended.

I had seen the 12.5" Oreck Restaurateur described as picking up, among other things, HAIR. I purchased this carpet sweeper for the express purpose of picking up pet hair (1 dog and 2 cats) between vacuumings. But it does NOT pick up pet hairs from carpet. It sort of pushes the hair around on the carpet but never picks it up- no matter how many times you push it back and forth.

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For those of you who are pondering purchasing this based on the Oreck commercial you've seen on TV, beware. I have a sailboat that is very dusty, and thought this would clear out the dust. In the sunlight, you can actually see the dust floating in the air. I placed this contraption in the middle of the space, turned it on, and watched as the dust was blown around, and hardly any clearing of the space took place. The dust that was floating around continued to float around, with the machine running at high speed for nearly an hour. I am a USN Supply Officer, and am typically very cynical about spending my money. This was a complete waste of my $$.

My wife has terrible allergies and this seems to be helping, especially as I keep it in my bedroom and it makes sleeping so much better.