Oreck XL Professional Air Purifier (Product Review)
November 26th, 2008 by admin
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This is a product review for the Oreck XL Professional Air Purifier seen and sold via informercials late at night and other mediums.
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This video was Very helpful, i bought 2 Ionic Pro Turbo’s. Which work very well and is very similar to the Ionic Breeze. They are extremely silent and get the job done. Not the best in Air Purification, but it’s effective and alot cheaper.
Isn’t it a good thing that you have to clean it often (collects lots of dust and cat hairs)? You will get a lot of cat hairs in your purifier so it doesn’t surprise me. You should also vacuum frequently if you have cats.
The Ionic Breeze Hybrid you mention…….any additional charcoal or other costly filters that need frequent replacement? I too have several cats & a family member has asthma & allergies so I’m looking for a product that may alleviate some of the allergens in the air in my home.
I’m actually looking at this right now and thought it sounded great ’till I saw your video. I have a few questions. First off, this must be an older model as it is selling right now for $179 and looks a little different. Second, do you think with “a few cats” maybe it needed to be cleaned so quickly for the first few times, as it was cleaning the backlog of dirty air (if you know what I mean) or R U still having to do that? @$179 it seems like a great deal. What R your thoughts?
thanks for the important information I’m going to sharper image!
I was very close to buying this filter until I watched this review. Thank you.
I am looking at this Blue Air filter right now.
rbunns: prices have changed since the making of this video. Are still high. It’s not a matter of being dumb with regards to the electric cell - it’s that the advertising is misleading. For uninterrupted air purification, you’d have to buy a seperate cell. They NEVER mention that. My household is average. I have a few cats. If this product can’t handle that, why on Earth would anybody have any need for it? If I had a perfectly clean home and air quality, I would not have purchased it.
First of all the filter costs 49.99. You would have to be pretty dumb to think that the cell would not need to be dry before puting it in. It is an electric cell (Water and electricity do not mix) If you have to clean yours every 3 days, you must live in a nasty house. And Price? I guess Orecks not for poor people!?
Wow, 2 posts and 2 videos watched? Lmao, Oreck rep eh?
Awesome, I live in hawaii so the air isn’t so bad but my grandparents room is pretty dusty so we just hot an ionic breeze hybrid and it is totally awesome. We have 4 ionic breeze pro GPs and 2 hybrids and like you said here, they are WAY BETTER than this like u said.
The guy spoke too highly of this piece of crap. I had to clean the one I received after just 3 hours. Even after cleaning it, it still zapped about every minute. Returned. Take a look at RabbitAir. I’m looking at that next. I expected Oreck’s aircleaner to be an awesome product. It was a POS!
thx for that comment, i was almost about to get one. ya i ended up getting the ionicpro with the blade easy to clean. i think they all work the same, i just **** to buy filters
I got mine for $199 (refurbished but good as new) and it works great. The lid slides on and off easily. I clean the filter about every two weeks (I don’t have pets). The filter only takes a few hours to dry in a warm house. The odor absorber does not need to be replaced ever 3 months as indicated in the video (at least on my unit). A nice purifier at a great price.
the “odor absorber plus” filter is $49 for the xl pro table top unit. the 3 in 1 “pdpr absorber” for the xl pro purifier costs $45. the xl tabletop purifier costs $350, with a get the 2nd one half off deal. also, i have read many complaints on the xl air purifier.
wow im so glad i didnt buy this! I was going too because the commericial looked really good but never mind!
I’ve been suckered into just about everything Oreck and it’s all cheap junk. Dave O has made a fortune marketing.. if you pay more it must be good. Had the XL Pro and the zapping and cleaning wore me out. Cleaning the grid is a nightmare being careful not to break the wires. Used the dishwasher but the black gunk still sticks. You can buy a special cleaner for it of course. CR rates it very poorly as do all the sites reviewing air purifiers. Hepa and charcoal seem to be the best way to go.
I have the Oreck XL Pro. Got this same model reviewed. After three weeks I am doing no dusting and the air is noticeably fresher. There is no popping or zapping as described, before or after my first cleaning. Happy with the XL myself. Respectful, but skeptical about this review.
Why dont u build an Professional Air Purifier mask fir the troops that are breathing in dust everday?????????
Hi, I just want to know, what is the best, Ultimate purificator if the Oreck one is not?
Is the Sharper Image Hybrid is just a contentment?
Thanks for posting, bdenise710. I vacuum and clean on a weekly basis. I have to because I have 4 cats. However, this product is marketed for this type of environment and simply does not deliver. Oreck does make good products. Vacuum cleaners. That’s about it. And even they, in my opinion, are overpriced. Also, I paid close to $500 for my unit at the time I purchased it. It’s been reduced in price now - by quite a bit. Makes you wonder how they can do that?
The odor asorber has to be changed once a year. The unit cost $349 and buy one get one half off. I love mine I clean it about every three weeks. Hardly ever zaps. If your house is dirty then it zaps alot. Oreck sells quality product and I support them cause it is made in Cookeville, TN. They are not taking our jobs over seas. My air cleaner helped my allergies ALOT!! I dont agree totally with what you said. Is your house clean of dust? Or do you let it just sit on your tables?
This is so rigt!!!. I have two and I have to clean them to much. The zapping sound are terrible!! I even have put a washable filter in front Hoping the would help to catch the big paricle and that would help with the zapping. Has worked longer on one but the other one starts to zap in two days. Should of check things out before. I got ****** in.
Electro-static air purifiers ****. Put a particle scanner to the output of the Oreck filter and it would fail miserably. Hyper hepa is the ONLY WAY. Search on YouTube; IQAir. Watch the particle scanner video and the results speak for themselves.
We also purchased the Oreck and it zapps all the time and drives you crazy. I’ve cleaned it and cleaned it and still zaps. Also beware of the electrik broom (free gift). I told my husband if I ever buy anything off an info commercial again, just hit me over the head. Good bye Oreck…
I’m sorry. I can’t say that I have ever heard of the Fresh Air Machine.