Vacmaster UB0402 Commercial Vacuum Cleaner Ultra-Lightweight 14L Capacity Bagged Upright Vac with LED Headlight and 2-Speed Setting Powerful Suction for Pets, Carpets & Hard Floor by Vacmaster

It’s great has power for carpets and it’s light and easy to assemble

Basically this is an Oreck clone, at a much better price. Unlike most Oreck clones, it’s a copy of modern high power Orecks, not the old fashioned Classic Orecks that just pickup surface dirt.

Our house has a good variety of flooring, flat commercial carpet in the hall, low pile in one bedroom, soft plush in another bedroom, medium pile in the last bedroom, medium-high in the living room, and loose laid sheet vinyl in the kitchen. The living room and soft plush in one bedroom can be problem carpets for some vacuums, stalling brushrolls and/or making a vacuum nearly impossible to push.

The Vacmaster did well in every room, I used high speed on every carpet and it never stalled, wasn’t difficult to push, and the reverse chevron brushroll did a surprisingly good job digging out pet hair and dirt, and fluffing/grooming the carpets. The edge cleaning was adequate, but not amazing, I’ve seen better and I’ve seen worse. Low speed did well on the sheet vinyl. The squeegee kept anything from kicking back at my feet, and the pickup was good without the suction being high enough to “grab” the vinyl, which has been a problem in the past.

It’s no Kirby, but it’s no old fashioned Classic Oreck either. Classic Orecks absolutely lock to our problem carpets, the Vacmaster practically glided over them. The grooming and pickup is impressive, especially for something so cheap and so lightweight. It’s not all roses, the plastics used are obviously on the cheaper side, the cord is cheap and stiff, and the headlight could be brighter, but for the price, those things aren’t really surprising.

End of the day, it’s a lightweight, well performing, basic bagged upright, with no hose or attachments, at a bargain price. That’s a rarity these days. Add a Dustbuster or cheap canister vacuum for furniture and above floor cleaning, and you are set for years of easy quick easy cleaning.

My inherited 30+ y.o. Oreck stopped sucking, so I replaced it with this Vacmaster. This “Oreck knockoff” is a pretty strong sucker. Assembly is easy. I tested it on my carpeted steps. The Oreck could never get into the 90 degree corner of the steps head on, but this Vacmaster can. Good headlight. Not a great transitioner from throw carpets to bare floor. The throws want to come with the machine so you have to turn it off to leave the throws in place. My next test will be the kitchen floor. The Oreck could never fit under the base of the cabinets which always irritated me. I gave it 4 stars because of the sucking capability, however the cord, and the way the cord attaches to the unit is sub par. The cord is not unpluggable from the unit as the Oreck’s cord is. For the price point it’s the purchase. Sound is not too loud. I say buy it!
UPDATE: This vacuum leaves stripes of dirt (see photo) after you pull it toward you and then push it away from you. I call it “the backwash”. I’ve never had a vacuum do this before. I use both the roller brush action, and just suction mode on my area rugs and this is what happens. This is irritating.

This vacuum works amazing and it has two speeds high and low and is very powerful on both for my commercial cleaning business