Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Is NOT worth the $ cuz it is a terrible cleaner; nowhere near the power of older Kirbys.  I saw a demo of the Sentria & it didn't touch any dirt from the carpets; couldn't even pick up anything.  Then I went over the same area with my Classic Omega & the 30+ yr old Kirby pulled out MILLENIUMS of dirt even thru the floorboard.  Why is the Sentria only 1/1000 as powerful as the pre-G Series Kirbys?  I don't think trading an old Kirby is worth anything; I think customers are fooled when they trade their older, more powerful Kirby for the worthless Sentria.  I've owned that Omega & no dirt can hide from a 30+ yr old Kirby!

hooverman wrote:

LOL, you're 70's Kirby IS NOT MORE POWERFUL! Get it through your head already!!

i dont like Kirbys; I prefer the Sanitaire SC888, it outcleans ANY Kirby.

when I said I don't like Kirbys, I meant using them cuz they're too beautiful to get scratched/dented.

btw I got TWO Ultimate G Kirbys today (both trash finds, one has a hose only; neither have any other tools; both VG shape & work good)

hooverman wrote:
Ha, hahahahaha.  What's wrong with you man?  Point is, you're acting ridiculous.  You state you prefer you're other Kirby's, then say you don't like them, and now say a Sanitaire will out clean.  That statement is false, at least when it comes to the newer G series Kirby's - G4 (with Sentria brushroll) all the way to the Sentria.  They all will either match or beat the Sanitaire, and my money's on the Kirby's beating it.

hooverman wrote:
Are you serious?!

Haha, I think you might have OCD man, you need to NOT worry about scratching your Kirby; just be careful and all will be well :]

Hertz wrote:

FYI.

The Kirby generation series machines  use different brush rollors, You CAN NOT interchange rollors from a g6 up into a G5 or G4. Nor can you interchange a G5 into a G3 or G4.

\Yes you can turn the bearing caps around and it will fit, Just watch the rotation of the brush rollor, [HINT] it turns backwards.


Many suppose  Kirby repair experts do this and are sabotaging the machines by accident.

I should be charging for this information.............


Venson you still got the G5............

regards

MOLE

mole wrote:

Heck yeah MOLE.  It's not going anywhere.

Venson

mole wrote:
No, you should be doing your research and realize that a Sentria brushroll CAN fit into a G5 and/pr G4!!!  My friend DID IT BUD!  0_o.   All he did was simply switch it around and remove one or two bristle sets and BAM, just like as if it were in a Sentria.

I should be charging for this information.

Never said it does not fit , I said it does run in the right direction. Pay attention............

MOLE

mole wrote:
Ahhh, haha, my bad.  How does this affect the cleaning performance?


Also, is it possible to retro-fit a Sentria head and nozzle onto a G4?