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

In Feb. 2021 I saw an advertisement for the Oreck Cleaning/Polishing Machine on the internet. The ad focused on how this unit could be used to clean hardwood floors prior to resealing them for protection.I was interested because our house was built in the 1980’s and we have the original hardwood floors. We’ve lived here since 2002.The previous owner raised German Shepherds and told us he always allowed his dogs inside the house. Our floors were pretty beat up when we moved in and we contributed to this process by having our own assortment of canines running in and out through their pet door for the last two decades.Not too long after moving in we hired a professional contractor to clean and seal the wood to protect it. Two men worked together for a couple of days and it was fairly expensive.I could see now that we could probably use another treatment and I was thinking of doing it myself. That’s why I was interested in the Oreck orbiter.While doing my research for this project, I learned there’s a term for the kind of floor we’ve created: “Distressed Hardwood Flooring.”Here’s a definition from the internet:“Distressed hardwood flooring is one way to capture the look of a worn and antiqued floor, without needing to do any of the wearing down yourself. Distressed floors have all the character and charm of a floor that's been in one place for years, but with a finish that will let them hold up to today's modern lifestyle.”Well, I’d never looked at it that way and didn’t realize anyone else did either. Why would you intentionally wound and mar your brand-new hardwood floors?I still can’t think of a very good reason for doing this—on purpose—but allowing a bunch of dogs to roam your abode for a prolonged period of time appears to accomplish a suitable “distressing” effect.I just did an internet search on “how to distress a hardwood floor,” and there are many articles and videos available to verify this is actually “A Thing.”Anyway, I figured with the right tools and supplies, I should be able to handle the job of cleaning and restoring our floors myself.So, I ordered an orbiter—along with an “Oreck carpet brush” and the “Oreck polishing bonnet”—to thoroughly clean and prepare the floors for the next steps in the process.I’d also been researching the “Rejuvenate” floor cleaning products on Amazon and decided to use them for this undertaking. I plan to review these items here as well.I used Rejuvenate floor cleaner and the orbiter with the brush to scrub the floors. The brush gets into all the nooks and crannies. Then I used the bonnet attachment to wipe up any released dirt.Here’s a quick review of the Oreck Orbiter:This is an excellent product. It’s heavy duty and really puts some muscle into the cleaning job. If you plan to restore your hardwood floors, I recommend using a similar machine if available.I’ve also used the Oreck orbiter to clean the carpet in my bedroom. I used “Capture” carpet cleaning powder and the “pre-spray” as well.I used the Oreck carpet brush and the Capture powder as directed. The orbiter allows you to really scrub into the carpet and fluff it up. Next, you need to use a vacuum with a “sealed filtration system” to suck up the residue.If it’s not sealed some of the powder will likely blow out into the room like it did with my Bissell vacuum—making a white cloud around the vacuum and settling on me and the furniture.I’d been happy with the Bissell for many years, but never realized it released a lot of minute particles into the air. It was making such a mess—right away—that I stopped using it.I’d watched several instruction videos online and no one else seemed to have a problem with their vacuums spewing out a white mist while performing this task.Fortunately, my wife has a Shark Navigator vacuum she prefers to the Bissell. So, I tried that and it contained all the powder with no problem. I’d advise anyone cleaning a carpet this way to try it out on a small section first to see if your vacuum is up to the job.By the way—after watching many online reviews on Shark vacuums—I ended up ordering a new Shark “Vertex” vacuum as a result of this incident. I’m very impressed with it and wrote a review giving it “5 stars.”I’ve cleaned this bedroom twice now with the orbiter and powder and I think it does a good job of “freshening up” the carpet.I also used the Oreck orbiter and a stiffer Oreck scrubbing brush to clean our deck (along with an electric pressure washer), and also to clean the front walkway.Back to the hardwood floor: Using “Rejuvenate Wood Floor Restorer” and “Rejuvenate Shine Refresher.”After thoroughly cleaning the floor, I used three coats of the “Rejuvenate Wood Floor Restorer.” I figure I get a little more protection with each coat. I also set-up fans to help dry everything faster.Our hardwood floor now looks like it’s been professionally distressed, cleaned and restored. It’s a lot of work to move your furniture around and perform all these actions, but the results are well worth it.In addition, I started using “Rejuvenate Shine Refresher,” occasionally, after vacuuming and mopping.This adds another layer of protection and shine and doesn’t need to be done every week, because it lasts.I use this most frequently in the kitchen and high traffic areas.I think as long as I continue to use the shine refresher, I probably won’t need to do the heavy cleaning job and “restorer coating” again, because the refresher protects it from getting eroded.So, if you’re interested in restoring your distressed hardwood floors to a protected and shiny finish—then you might consider following these steps with these particular products.

Oh my goodness ,does this work! I used it to refresh our wood floors and they turned out clean and shiny. This is a heavy machine to lift, but it is a breeze to use on the floors.

Fantastic cleaner to clean grout! I used this with zep and the blue brush. Ill be using zep grout cleaner on the stubborn areas. Nice mild clean scent, super effective. Amazing results!!!

Floor cleaner/polisher has served us well for years.

We bought this to redo our wood floors. It didn't do a good job because there was a layer of paint on top of our wood floors. So we ended up renting a sander. It does a fantastic job of scrubbing and polishing tile and wood floors. I'm glad I bought it even though it didn't save us from renting a sander.

I bought this to clean my tile and grout. I have light colored tile with white grout, and it is a nightmare to keep clean. The only thing I have found to work is a grout brush, Soft Scrub with bleach and days of physical labor scrubbing by hand. I needed to find something easier and better so I bought this unit. It is absolutely wonderful. This scrubber with the blue bristle brush cleaned my tile and turned my grout white again. It took about 6 hours to clean my entire downstairs (about 1,000 sq ft). That used to take several days by hand. My floors look amazing and I'm so happy I bit the bullet and bought this Oreck scrubber. 100% satisfied. I cannot recommend it enough. If you have tile, you really need this scrubber. AMAZING!

I don’t write reviews but credit is due to This little machine made me 10k in 3 days do not sleep on this machine will be buying 2 more .I am still in shock how light weight it is my other machines hurts my back and sometimes spins out of control and heavy . With the right chemistry and pads this machine is a BEAST ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Based on Oreck's claims that this machine will polish marble floors, in addition to tile and carpeted floors, I bought the machine and Oreck's lamb's wool polishing pad and their beige marble pads. After reading the instructions and using a marble polishing powder, I see zero difference before and after polishing. So I called Oreck to ask them what would be the most aggressive pad they recommend I use on marble floors. After an extended wait time, the call was answered by a rude person named Erica who sounded very young and inexperienced and who seemed completely stumped by the question and acted as if I was trying to use the machine for a purpose different from its intended use. So I asked her, if this machine is not for polishing marble floors (although Oreck advertises that this is one of the uses of the machine), what IS the machine intended for? Her reply was "carpet and tile." She put me on hold for awhile to ask someone else and came back with a non-answer, "We recommend you get in touch with the manufacturer of your marble floor and get their advice." She just tried to pass the buck. I explained to her that the "manufacturer" was the previous owner of the house, who was a stone mason and who is dead, so I have no way of getting any information there. She basically just shrugged and tried to bring the call to closure without answering my question. So I got more specific and asked, "Do you recommend your red pad for marble?" She answered, "We don't make a red pad, sir." I told her that I'm on Amazon's website looking at a page of Oreck pads (made by Oreck!) that include red, green, blue, and black pads. She replied, "Those products aren't on Oreck's website, so I can't comment on them." It was insanely frustrating. Again, she tried to terminate the call without answering my question, so I explained that I spent a lot of money on their machine and pads and would like her to please escalate the call to someone at Oreck who could answer my question. She heaved a heavy irritated sigh and told me she'd have to open a case file in order to escalate the call, and I told her that was fine. In order to open the case file, she required my first and last name and full mailing address, which seemed a bit overkill. Eventually, she returned with a phone number and a case number and explained that she couldn't transfer me and that I'd have to call this other number. So I called that number and was on hold and eventually that call was answered by someone who insisted on knowing:1) My case number2) My first and last name3) My full address including zip codeThis level of security authentication seems ridiculous considering there is no kind of fraud a caller could commit by just asking a question about which pad to use for marble floors. In the end, the escalation department passed the buck and told me to call Home Depot and ask them. I'm not kidding. I will will never purchase another Oreck product again. The Oreck Orbiter 550 did NOTHING to polish my marble floors, Erica was rude and unhelpful, Oreck won't answer questions about THEIR OWN pads that are sold here on Amazon, and even their escalation department passed the buck and wouldn't answer my question, and yet Oreck advertises that their product can be used on Marble floors. AVOID.