Oreck is one of the early vacuum cleaner manufacturers and for that reason, we’ve come to expect that their products are going to meet a particular standard. The company makes more than just vacuum cleaners, having diversified into the production of floor cleaners and air purifiers. However, a significant portion of their product line is still comprised of vacuum cleaners and their accessories.
In this article, we are going to look at three vacuum cleaners from this company. They are all handheld vacuums hence they are compact and very portable devices that you can easily move with from one part of your home to the other as you clean.
These vacuums are quite different from many of the other handheld vacuums in the market. Most vacuum manufacturers make their handheld vacuums in a 2-in-1 design that combines a stick vacuum with a handheld vacuum. When designing these vacuums, Oreck engineers opted for a canister vacuum design where the main unit is separate and joined to the cleaning using hoses.
The handheld vacuums we are going to compare in this article are the Oreck Commercial BB900DGR also referred to as the Pro 5 Super Compact Canister Vacuum, the BB1200 and the BB880-AD that’s also known as the Super Deluxe Handheld Vacuum. Let’s jump in and find out how each of these vacuums performs.
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Suction and Cleaning Performance
The most important aspect of any handheld vacuum cleaner is its ability to clean your different surfaces. To a great extent, this ability is determined by the amount of suction that the vacuum can develop. Let’s start this comparison by looking at how these vacuums perform from this perspective.
Oreck Commercial BB900DGR
This vacuum comes with a powerful 2-stage vortex motor that does a great job of generating strong suction for your various surfaces. This motor will ensure that you get enough suction for any job that you are faced with.
It also comes with a full set of detailing tools to ensure that you are not only armed with enough suction for the job, but also the tools that direct this suction accordingly to get the dirt out.
Orek Commercial BB1200
This is another handheld canister vacuum that delivers amazing results on a wide range of surfaces. Whether you are cleaning carpets, hard floors or above-floor areas, this vacuum has what it takes to produce amazing results.
This vacuum comes with a powerful motor that will build enough suction to pick up dirt even if it is embedded deep within carpet fibers. You also get a wide selection of tools for vacuuming and detailing so that you’ll have no problem reaching and working on the difficult spots in your home.
In addition to all these abilities, this vacuum comes with one extra tool up its sleeve. Whenever you need to blow away some leaves or debris into a pile for easy collection, you won’t need to purchase a separate blower for this purpose. This vacuum doubles up as a blower that you can access by fitting the hose on the vacuum’s air outlet.
Oreck Commercial BB880-AD
This vacuum also comes with enough suction power for most cleaning tasks hence you have no reason to worry about its abilities. Like the other two, it also comes armed with several accessories for handling special cleaning requirements and a flexible hose for your comfort.
This vacuum also comes with a clever 2-in1 design that you can use to get a vacuum and a blower from the same device. Attaching the hose to one side of the vacuum gives you suction for picking up dirt and debris from different surfaces, but you can get a blower from the same device by attaching the hose to the exhaust end.
Portability
Next, we’ll think about portability because handheld vacuums are supposed to be compact, lightweight and easy to use. These three vacuums generally perform exceptionally when it comes to portability because they are compact and lightweight. However, does one of them stand out from the other two? Let’s find out.
Oreck Commercial BB900DGR
This vacuum won’t disappoint when it comes to portability because it only weighs 5 pounds and everything fits in a compact and easy to carry package. It has a 4-foot hose that you can use with any of the attachments to get to whichever surface that needs cleaning in your home.
This hose is flexible so you won’t have to keep moving the canister with every pass. When it comes to handling the heavier main unit, you get two options. You can either use the integrated handle above this vacuum or you can use the provided shoulder strap. Thanks to the 4-foot flexible hose, this adjustable strap can stay on your shoulder the entire time as you clean the floor and different above-floor surfaces.
You also get an adjustable extension wand that you can customize to fit the current task so that you won’t have to work in uncomfortable positions regardless of whether you are vacuuming the floor or high areas like overhead vents or ceiling fans.
The power cord on this vacuum is another significant improvement to portability. It’s a 30-foot cord that gives you the freedom to vacuum large areas without constantly changing power outlets. No matter how big your rooms are, you should be able to freely move about without having to unplug.
Oreck Commercial BB1200
This vacuum also does not disappoint when it comes to portability. Like the Pro 5, this vacuum also comes with an on-board handle and a shoulder strap to ensure that you have all the options that you need for carrying the vacuum around as you clean.
It weighs less than 5.5 pounds so you can rest assured that weight will never be a problem with this vacuum. It also comes with a 4-foot flexible hose and an adjustable telescopic wand to ensure that you never have to work in uncomfortable positions no matter where you are vacuuming.
At 20 feet, the power cord is also long enough to allow you to clean a large area before you have to switch to a closer power outlet, but it is still 10 feet shorter than that in the Pro 5.
Oreck Commercial BB880
This vacuum also delivers exceptionally when it comes to portability. It also weighs around 5 pounds and it comes with a handle and shoulder strap for ensuring an easy time as you carry the vacuum. It also comes with a flexible hose to improve reach and an extension wand. However, this wand is not telescopic like the ones in the other two vacuums, but it comes in two pieces that give you two options for controlling the length.
This vacuum also comes with a generous power cord that will give you the freedom to vacuum large areas without having to change to a closer power outlet every time you move a few feet.
Filtration
Let’s now take a look at the performance of these vacuums when it comes to the quality of filtration that the air gets before it is released back into your home.
Oreck Commercial BB900DGR
This vacuum comes with a disposable bag for holding the collected dirt and debris and a pre-motor filter that ensures that none of the fine particles that make it past the bag get to the motor. Unfortunately, this vacuum does not have HEPA filtration hence if someone in your family is allergic to some of the fine particles like dust, pollen or pet dander, this is not the best option for you.
Oreck Commercial BB1200
The Oreck Commercial BB1200 is the solution to the filtration problems that couldn’t be solved by the Pro 5. This vacuum comes with HEPA filtration that ensures that even the small particles are filtered out from the air before it is released back into your home. This is done using a HEPA bag and an AirClean filter.
Oreck Commercial BB880-AD
This vacuum is very similar to the Oreck Pro 5 in that its filtration system is comprised of a disposable bag and a pre-motor filter. It also lacks HEPA filtration so people with allergies might experience some issues when using this vacuum.
Accessories
Handheld vacuums are all about cleaning multiple above-ground surfaces so let’s finish by taking a look at the accessories available with these three compact handheld vacuum cleaners.
Oreck Commercial BB900DGR
Whether you are cleaning floors, upholstery or other above-floor areas, this vacuum comes with a wide selection of tools that ensure that you get all the options that you need. These accessories include a floor tool that has a switch for moving back and forth between hard floors and carpets, an upholstery tool, a crevice tool, a dusting brush, an adapter for attaching the accessories directly to the vacuum if you don’t want to use the hose, and a plastic holder that gives you onboard storage for the accessories.
Oreck Commercial BB1200
The accessories that come with this vacuum are very similar to those in the Pro 5. Apart from the floor tool that doesn’t come with the switch for moving from hard floors to carpets, the other accessories are all the same in these two vacuums. The floor tool on this vacuum has bristles around it with a section on the front side of the tool having shorter bristles that allow the dirt to be sucked in easily.
Oreck Commercial BB880-AD
When it comes to accessories, this vacuum is the least endowed when compared to the other two but it still comes with all the necessary vacuuming tools. You get an upholstery tool, a floor tool with the switch for moving from carpets to hard floors and vice versa, a dusting brush, and a crevice tool. It doesn’t come with the onboard storage for the accessories or the adapter for bypassing the hose and connecting the accessories directly to the vacuum.
Conclusion
Although these three handheld vacuums look very similar, they have some very significant differences that you should keep in mind when choosing the model to go for. The BB1200 is a great choice if you suffer from allergies because of HEPA filtration but you will have to pay more for it. The BB900DGR is the affordable choice that produces equally good results but it doesn’t come with HEPA filtration. When compared to the other two, the BB880-AD is outshined in features, performance, and affordability.
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