While summer is certainly the prime time to travel, the flip-side is that guests may be on your doorstep through the summer as well! In my household the common joke is that when I’m frantically cleaning, they ask, “are we having company?” They know me well.
Recently, we received the new Oreck Venture Pro Bagged Canister Vacuum (priced at $349.99 at Canadian Tire) to review this summer, and it’s been in heavy use with all our visitors! It was super easy to put together right out of the box, and I set to work right away to test it out – funny how a new shiny appliance will actually encourage me to clean the house!
Thankfully, it’s been performing wonderfully and hasn’t let me down. Here’s why:
1) Direct suction and roller brush rotation of 7,000 RPM means that nothing gets left behind. The vacuum actually has settings so you can determine how strong the suction is, and we keep it on “2” instead of full force at “5”! Think about that, a lower setting on this vacuum provides the same suction as the standard amount on other vacuum cleaners.
2) It’s perfect for hardwood and carpet because you can turn off the brush rotation yet still have that incredible suction to get all those cookie crumbs and dirt on your hardwood. It also has little side brushes to get right beside baseboards (it makes me crazy when you can see a trail of dust beside the baseboards that the vacuum has missed).
3) It sits pretty on my stairs. No worry about it tipping and falling down when it’s sleek design makes it easy to set on a stair and get to work. The long 22ft cord with auto-cord rewind means I’m not constantly having to re-position it.
4) On-board attachments make it easy to clean things like curtains and sofa cushions (that adjustable suction is super-helpful for things like that too!)
5) A HEPA Media Filter that traps 99.97% of dust, dirt and pollens down to 0.3 microns means I’m helping to keep allergens out of my carpet (all our bedrooms upstairs are carpeted). It’s important to me that our vacuum be my extra help to keep our household clear from these asthma triggers.
Also worth noting – a bagged canister vacuum isn’t actually the pain that I thought it would be. We’ve been using bagless vacuums for years, and while it’s nice not having to replace a bag, pulling out hair and dust and everything else that doesn’t easily fall into the garbage was gross. I’m super impressed in the capacity of the bags too, and have only replaced mine once since we received the vacuum months ago – there’s an indicator letting you know when it’s time, taking out any guess work or paranoia that the bag is going to overflow on you.
Look for the Oreck Venture Bagged Canister Vacuum at Canadian Tire for a suggested retail price of $399.99.
holy now that is a vacuum! and reasonable priced as well. I like that it comes with different attachments to suit and clean anything in your home
Ooooooo I would love to have this vacuum, sounds like a great machine, I didn’t know they made vacuums too!!
Wow! Love the sleek design because I want to look good when I vacuum my hardwood and carpet!
My cheap doesn’t work very well vacuum cost me 40 dollars at CT. This one would be a dream
Sounds great! I’m sorta in love with my Dyson but this looks like a good option too 🙂
This vacuum is impressive!
I really enjoyed reading your detailed review, I love that it comes with different attachments to suit my cleaning needs.
I need a good vaccuum!
Sounds like a great vacuum. I have a bagless right now and sometimes I think a bagged one would be better. Always find the bagless to be a mess when you have to dump them.
Seems as if it is a very effective vacuum. I like the look of it.
It sounds like an awesome vacuum with a decent price. I especially like the attachments
I have gone through three vacuums in the past five years. I need to head to Canadian Tire and check this one out. Sounds like a great vacuum!!
Amazing Vaccum. It would be perfect for my house. And it’s so reasonably priced. Thank you for this great review.
I love that you can control the suction that’s awesome .
The little brushes on the side sound great.
Looks like a great vacuum it’s similar to my Miele and half the price!
i am shopping arund for a new vacuum right now.. thanks for the review! Will check one out!
cool! sound awesome I think this would be a great machine.
I got cheap with the vacuum I purchased for the large of amount of stairs we have and it is so crappy. Would love something like this.
it has settings! awesome! Love the look, seem fairly simple!
Thanks for the review – I am currently researching new vacuums so always happy to hear what others think!
This sounds like a great vacuum that everyone can afford!
I only have carpet on my stairs but i want to get a vaccuum other than the shop vac for them. I like that this vacuum is also good for hard wood!
This looks like a great vacuum. It is reasonably priced, great review!
This looks so easy to move around and use!