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!

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?

I can't speak in any expert fashion, as I don't know about the Sentrina.  I do, however have an Omega and a UG.    In comparison side by side I would say that the UG will groom the carpet quicker, but the Omega appears to fluff the carpet more, but it does take a slower pass.    I think this is because the nozzle design on the Omega pulls the carpeting up more in the "Tripple Cushion Vibration" action than the UG. 

Another experience is the Omega's brushroll tends to be more gentler on the carpeting.  There is an appearance of less fuzzing than with the UG.  I have a thick plush as well as Berber in the bedrooms.  The Berber especially shows more abuse with the UG. 

These are just my personal observations and as I stated I have no scientific backing. 

Off topic of Kirby, but another observation.  My little Riccar Supralite appears to do much better on surface litter than either Kirby.  My daughter likes to empty the school playground on my carpet.  The Kirbys will kind of plow and push the sand, whereas the Riccar gets right to sucking it up.

Just wrote:

First of all, what's a "UG"?? :P Second of all, not only is the Omega probably less powerful than the Supralite, but the Kirby's have such a strong nozzle suction - INCREDIBLE strong - that they SEAL themselves to the carpet, thus any larger particles like sand or litter will be "snow plowed" by the metal head, but not because of lack of suction, but instead that is the reason. That's a theory for your case, however I'm sure it does apply in other situations.