Oreck Commercial Orbiter Hard Floor Cleaner Machine, Multi-Purpose Floor Cleaning, Random Orbital Drive, Wide Cleaning Path, 50-Foot Long Cord, ORB550MC, Gray/Red

Dear Oreck - Where have you been our entire homeowning life? Lets just say if you have vinyl, tile, concrete or wood floors, this is your guy. No more scrubbing or punnihsing workouts with the mop to get the floor clean. 1. Out of the box - you don't have to put anything together. And do not be weirded out because it seems heavy - it won't feel like that to use! I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to use it 30 seconds out of the box (after doing some research online on pads and bonnets and watching youtube videos on how to use it) 2. Pads, and Scrub rings - this is where Oreck is a little short on info: what do I use? Pretty much the things you think you may want to use on a softer floor like vinyl and wood be careful of scratching. This puppy is a buffer and he likes to buff and strip (yes that sounds, ironically, dirty). For vinyl floors that are very filtrhy, I used the green scrub rind then followed immediately up with the terrycloth bonnet to buff. It works BEAUTIFULLY. For tile, either the green brush or the blue one again following with the terry bonnet. Dont forget you have to either wetmop the floor first, or even easier spray it with cleaner but you don't need to use that much! For wood floors, we have oiled floors and I got this for those, but I have not yet tried that out - I willl update when I do. For concrete (garage floors, porches that aren't painted, sidewalks, etc. You can go to town using the orange scrubber or one of the stripping polypropylene pads that feel like scotchbrite. Do your YouTube homework tho. 3. Carpet cleaning - I have no carpets but everyone says black scrub ring and the bonnet ()separately). 4. Switching out scrubber rings and bonnets and pads. EASY PEASY. Pads and bonnets get affixed to the black drive pad holder. That slips on the bottom. For scrub brushes yuou don't use the black drive pad. It COULD NOT BE EASIER. 5. Long cord, quiet operation that doesn't freak out my cat, beautiful floors without scrubbing on my hands and knees. I accidentally bought two and was going to return one, but now I am perhaps leaving #2 upstairs. . . . . I have not loved a household appliance like this since I first got a dishwasher (and a housekeeper). Seriously - worth it. Every penny. Every pain of doing your own research on the pads. Even hefting that puppy up the stairs. Going to admire my kitchen vinyl floor now. IT EVEN BUFFED OUT MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who just want a quick read for basic info, I will start with the breakdown, but if you want to know all about my experience with this floor cleaner please read on. BREAKDOWN: Excellent floor cleaner - definitely worth the time and expense! Easy to operate Use the Blue brush for deep grout - it works easiest and best Large spaces with deep grout may need to use more than one brush to finish the job (order extra) Only one issue - if you are puny and have small hands removing the brush is very difficult - you will need help I have the most beautiful and horrible Travertine floors and was looking for something to help clean the canyons of grout filled with dirt. If you are thinking about getting floors like mine, DON'T! They are the worst to keep clean with their rustic looking huge grout channels. But thanks to this Oreck floor cleaner, months of debris nearly floated away! (check out the pictures of my floor, cleaned areas versus the dirty bits - which I added) The Oreck Commercial Orbiter Floor Machine worked wonders on the massive crevices in my flooring. If you have floors with deep, wide grout spaces and never seem to get the dirt up no matter how much you mop, then this floor cleaner is what you need. I ordered the orange brush thinking I needed something rugged and heavy duty but the blue brush was actually the best, as it was softer and able to get deep in the cracks. When I first used the orange brush I felt the need to twist the Orbiter to get the brush into the cracks because it was so stiff, it was basically passing over them. Just so you know, bending the machine to get in the cracks actually makes it harder on your arms and wrists, and beats the crap out of the brush. So about half a floor later (several hours), I had to switch the orange brush out because it became matted and compressed and no longer worked well (picture included of the abused orange brush). I then used the blue brush and immediately noticed a huge difference! It was softer so it got in the cracks easily and I no longer had to twist the machine to get the same results. Of course I ended up having to switch out the blue brush to another blue brush because I could tell when it was getting worn and not working as well. I seriously did almost 5,000 square feet of flooring and used 3 brushes, so I guess that's not too bad. It would have been great to only used one, but I wasn't complaining since my floor was looking amazing. It took many, many hours and a few days to get it all done, but it looks like new and I am now forcing everyone to comply to my no shoes in the house policy to help maintain the floors cleanliness, so that I, hopefully, won't have to do this again for another 6-8 months or longer. The only downside of this machine is that I find it too difficult to get the brushes off to replace them after using them for the day and need the assistance of someone much stronger with larger hands than mine. Too bad they don't have a tool to help get the brush off, for people with small hands that are on the puny side. Overall, totally worth the money and time spent making my floors new again!!

Heavy-Duty Floor Cleaner That’s Built to Last The Oreck Commercial Orbiter is one of those machines that makes you wonder why you didn’t get it sooner. It’s sturdy, easy to maneuver, and powerful enough to handle a wide range of cleaning tasks—whether it’s scrubbing tile grout, deep cleaning carpets, polishing hardwood, or stripping wax from floors. The random orbital drive design means it doesn’t gouge or swirl, and it’s surprisingly user-friendly even if you’ve never used a floor machine before. The wide cleaning path and long 50-foot cord are a big plus. You can cover large areas without constantly searching for outlets, which makes cleaning faster and less of a hassle. I also like that it’s versatile—you just swap out pads or brushes depending on the job. Despite its commercial rating, it works just as well in a home setting if you have large floor areas or tough cleaning needs. One thing to keep in mind: it is heavy, which helps with cleaning power but can make it a bit awkward to carry up and down stairs. You’ll also need to buy the pads and brushes separately, so factor that into the cost. Bottom line: A professional-grade, long-lasting cleaning machine that delivers excellent results across multiple surfaces. If you want one tool that can handle just about any floor-cleaning job, this is a worthwhile investment.

100% worth the price. The cleaning power and durability are spectacular. It’s not super heavy like I originally thought and came fully assembled. Perfect size to carry around the house or shop & works great! Highly recommend. I’ve spent hours mopping and steam cleaning tile floors…look at the difference.

I have never been a fan of the Oreck Brand. So far this floor cleaner/polisher works well. Considering the number of reviews regarding the unit burning out very early I decided to give it a quick test as soon as I received it. It ran fine. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. The unit is much heavier then I thought it might be (and that is a good thing). You need heft for these machines to work properly. I set it up with a medium scrubber pad and tested it in a 4' X 6' area on a hard surface floor. It did a good job of scrubbing out the North Carolina red clay that gets everywhere. I am used to larger commercial floor cleaners/polishers. I'll do some major projects with it shortly and will update this review accordingly and add some pictures.

I year ago I hired a popular floor cleaning company to professionally clean the tile and grout on my kitchen floor. They did a fantastic job - but it cost $240! They used a round floor scrubber. I set out to find a round floor scrubber to purchase, and found this one. I purchased the all-purpose cleaning kit that comes with all the brushes, the terry bonnet, and thevtile/carpet/wood cleaners. I have carpet, floor tile, and hardwood in my house. I used the machine on the carpet and tile, but not the hardwood yet. This machine is amazing and delivers versatile floor cleaning. All you will ever need is this machine and a vacuum cleaner. I will be giving away my steam mop and steam carpet cleaner. They cannot compete with the Oreck at all! The Orbiter uses a dry shampoo technique for carpet cleaning. The scrubbing power is awesome. The stains and darkened traffic areas on my white berber carpet came right up! My husband commented that it looked better than after the professional steam cleaning we had done. In 30 minutes, you vacuum up the dry powder and you're done. Kids and pets can walk around while the powder works - it is safe. Why steam clean carpets anymore, waiting for the rug to dry overnight? I cleaned all of the tile floors - 3 bathrooms and the kitchen floor. The Kitchen floor looked the same as after the professional tile and grout cleaning I had done last year. The white grout lines in the bathrooms reappeared with only 1 application! See my before and after photos in the product photo gallery. The Orbiter is not light to carry around. But once you turn it on, it practically skates on top of the floor being cleaned and is very easy to maneuver and balanced. It takes a little more strength to maneuver on carpet for obvious reasons. The brushes that come in the kit sold separately are very easy to put on and remove and are very solidly built. I highly recommend this floor machine and look forward to years of good use. With just one pass on my carpet and tile floors, I have recouped the money I would have spent on professional cleaning.

After my latest rug shampooer broke down I was really really motivated to find something that would do the job. This led into a long and arduous search. Finally ended up on You Tube looking at video reviews. It was at this point that I accidentally stumbled on videos of professional carpet cleaners using various pieces of equipment and chemicals. Obviously I couldn't afford their equipment and just when I was ready to give up I started to see other professionals who were using the affordable Oreck Orbitor with great visible results. They called their method of carpet cleanig---VLM (very low moisture) As I continued to watch I learned how to use this machine-- what accessories and cleaning products to use with it and under what circumstances. Some of these pros have used this machine almost exclusively in their business for years. Intrigued I decided to buy one and try it for myself. Following their example I used Green Dragon powder (encap store) mixed with water and applied with a pump sprayer on my thirty year old carpet. Next I went over the carpet with the Oreck black brush to work the cleaner into the carpet--loosen the dirt and lift the pile of the carpet. Finally I switched to the microfiber pad (called a bonnet) and went over the carpet again to absorb the dirt and moisture in the carpet which works very well. (NOTE: Any small amount of dirt still left in the carpet is encapsulated by the moist green Dragon as it drys into crystals that you can vacuum out the next day.) I was soo pleased at the difference in my carpet. Clean and fluffy and completely dry in less than 2 hours. Then I used the Oreck on my tile floor with the green brush-- Fabuloso and water (no residue) and finished up with microfiber pad to clean and dry everything off the floor. Again a beautiful clean floor. The pads/bonnets are easy to use and clean. When you are done with them either throw them in the washer or rinse them out first and then throw them in the washer and then in the dryer. The brush can also be rinsed out with a hose or in a sink--shake excess water off and air dry. I think that the reason it works so well is the agitation that it gives the floor. This is a great little machine that does a great job---- if it were not why would the professionals keep using it year after year

We have a 30-year-old breakroom at Costco Warehouse #314 in Colchester, Vermont, that has 30 years of ground-in dirt on the floor. I was unable to do much about the ground-in dirt with our $ 9,600 Tenant T300 Walk-Behind Floor Scrubber. Our General Manager, Jason, suggested I try buying the machine, try it out. If it works, Costco can cut me a check for the scrubber. If it doesn’t work, you can return it. I expected it to work, because I tried doing it on my hands and knees with a drill and green scrubby, which is hard on the knees, calves, and my back. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it out one evening and found that the 12-inch green pad scrubbed up most of the ground-in dirt, making the floor look almost new. The best example is the second photo, where the left side shows what the whole floor looked like before I used this scrubber. The right side shows what the floor looked like after I used the scrubber in that section. On the first night, I spent two hours experimenting with the corner near the sink. On the second night, I did the back left corner. On the third night, I did the last third of the floor. The most interesting part of using the machine was noticing that the machine did all the work. It weighs around 30 pounds, and all I found myself doing was guiding the machine to the next location. I really hope Costco decides to buy the machine.