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hooverman


Joined: Jan 10, 2010
Points: 251
Kirby Sentria
Original Message   Feb 2, 2010 1:34 pm
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!
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Hertz


Joined: Jan 31, 2010
Points: 199
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #24   Apr 11, 2010 2:21 pm
procare wrote:
Hertz, 

      Any  honest repairman will tell you the only difference between Sentria and any other G series is not the suction but trim , bags, electronic switch for attachments and LED circuit board for headlight and brushrolls. The belt for power drive changed in 2005.

The armature and fiield coils, and everything else in the motor is the same. No change in perfornance.  I have worked on and checked all the G series and found no difference in suction.

                                                                                                                                                                                             Procare

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            



Read through the link I sent you; the Sentria has more suction and airflow than any previous iteration. Marginally, but it's there.
mole


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Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #25   Apr 11, 2010 2:42 pm
Seems that KIRBY makes very  small changes that can only be caught by the trained eye. The generation 3 with the transmission was the best move they ever made.

It was a big change at the right time to save the company,

Have you seen the renditions on the NEW kirby.
procare


Joined: Jul 16, 2009
Points: 192
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #26   Apr 11, 2010 3:50 pm
Hertz,

  I still disagree with what you read. The cleaning performance proclaimed by  GreatVac about Kirby,  is not a  better performing motor which is the same on all Generations but the brushroll. Kirby changed on the G-5 on to Sentria the brushroll . Instead four 6" rows they went to eight  6" rows. The bristles are thinner and stiffer. They give a little better performance than previous brushrolls in cleaning and this is the only change made to enhance performance. According to an old  Kirby Distributor.
Hertz


Joined: Jan 31, 2010
Points: 199
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #27   Apr 12, 2010 10:19 pm
procare wrote:
Hertz,

  I still disagree with what you read. The cleaning performance proclaimed by  GreatVac about Kirby,  is not a  better performing motor which is the same on all Generations but the brushroll. Kirby changed on the G-5 on to Sentria the brushroll . Instead four 6" rows they went to eight  6" rows. The bristles are thinner and stiffer. They give a little better performance than previous brushrolls in cleaning and this is the only change made to enhance performance. According to an old  Kirby Distributor.



This isn't the case; the airflow is better on the G6-Diamond edition from previous iterations, and the Sentria has even BETTER airflow thus improving performance over even the Diamon edition. If you read through the numbers on that link I sent you, it will show you that the Sentria is slightly more powerful.
procare


Joined: Jul 16, 2009
Points: 192
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #28   Apr 13, 2010 1:41 am
Hretz,

  Today I had a Kirby Salesman I know and he brought by his meter he shows people the performance of the motor. In my shop today I had a G-3, a G-6 and my friend brought a Sentria. In testing the three, they all checked the same. The meter is the same meter I was shown by a salesman that demoed at my house when the G-3 came out. I have been servicing and keeping up on Kirby's performance since 1956. I read what was said by  a man that I don't know his repair history. There are people out there that sell used vacuums that have to rely on someone else and hope they are telling the truth. I check with my suppliers and the manufacturers to try and get correct data.
Hertz


Joined: Jan 31, 2010
Points: 199
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #29   Apr 13, 2010 12:36 pm
What were the results? Just because they all max'd out doesn't mean the Sentria was still pulling more air in at a greater force than the others.
retardturtle1


Joined: May 16, 2009
Points: 358
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #30   Apr 13, 2010 2:02 pm
procare wrote:
Hertz,

  I still disagree with what you read. The cleaning performance proclaimed by  GreatVac about Kirby,  is not a  better performing motor which is the same on all Generations but the brushroll. Kirby changed on the G-5 on to Sentria the brushroll . Instead four 6" rows they went to eight  6" rows. The bristles are thinner and stiffer. They give a little better performance than previous brushrolls in cleaning and this is the only change made to enhance performance. According to an old  Kirby Distributor.


procare

You nailed it......once you put a sentria brushroll on any g series....they all perform the same...no diff whatsoever ... thats been my findings also

 in side by side testing and actual use at the shop and at home.....none of us at the shop are  seeing any increase in performance after the br upgrade.

Gotta say your dead on procare.

turtle
hooverman


Joined: Jan 10, 2010
Points: 251
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #31   Apr 14, 2010 7:54 pm
Is the new style brush roller available for older pre-G Series Kirbys?  I prefer my old 70s Kirby better than the Sentria (more powerful)
Hertz


Joined: Jan 31, 2010
Points: 199
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #32   Apr 17, 2010 4:41 pm
hooverman wrote:
Is the new style brush roller available for older pre-G Series Kirbys?  I prefer my old 70s Kirby better than the Sentria (more powerful)


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


Joined: Jan 10, 2010
Points: 251
Re: Kirby Sentria
Reply #33   Apr 17, 2010 8:16 pm
i dont like Kirbys; I prefer the Sanitaire SC888, it outcleans ANY Kirby.
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