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Message started by john ross on 02/14/01 at 5:42am

Title: vaccum
Post by john ross on 02/14/01 at 5:42am

the kirby vaccum seams to be the best of the best i have tryed many in the business im in and noyhing has come close to its power or versatility

Title: Kirby not so good
Post by Bruce on 02/14/01 at 6:08am

The Kirby is extremely over-priced for what you get. It only has 109 CFM air flow on low speed (Carpet cleaning) and a small 84.5 CFM when using high speed (hose attachment). The Kirby also does not filter the carbon from the motor cooling exhaust air. I just received these ratings directly from Kirby. As far a versatility, the Kirby is at the low end. Versatility to me means being able to perform many types of cleaning tasks with high CFM performance and ease of changing between attachments. All the attachments that come with a Kirby are gimicks. The carpet shampooer in particular is poor and over wets the carpet. And there's no extraction of the solution you just applied. You have to wait and wait for the carpet to dry. And when you want to use the Kirby as a canister... you have to fight to remove the brush/belt head assembly and then fumble connecting the hose onto the power head. Lets face it... the Kirby is early 1900's technology with an over-inflated price tag.

Title: Re:Kirby not so good
Post by CHARLOTTE on 02/15/01 at 11:17pm

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE PERSON WHO LEFT HIS MESSAGE ABOUT THE NEW G6 KIRBY.THE KIRBY HAS A HELPA FILTER 4 DIFFERANT VACUUM SYSTEMS 2 SHAMPOOERS IT DOES 82 THINGS IN THE HOME INSIDE AND OUT.NO OTHER SYSTEM CAN DO THAT.IT HAS THE BEST SUCTION POWER ON THE MARKET I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT HIS DIRT PADS LOOKED LIKE GROSS!!!!!!!!!! THE KIRBY USES DRY FOAM EXTRACTIONS SHAMPOO WITH A SCOTCH GUARD TO PROTECT YOUR CARPET FOR YEARS.IT TAKES AT MOST 45 MINS TO DRY IT DOES NOT SOAK YOUR PAD AND FLOOR UNDERNEATH WHY WOULD YOU AND ALL OTHER CLEANERS DO.YOU ARE ABLE TO CLEAN YOUR MATTRESS 18 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE IT DOES GET RID OF THE DUSTMITES LIVING IN THERE.I BET YOU WAKE UP WITH A DRY SCRATCHEY THROAT AND CLOGGED NOSE EVRY MORINING.THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH A 800 # AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU ON OPERATIONS IF YOU CANT FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF. IT COMES WITH A VIDEO AND FULL ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO CANT READ IT HAS A LIFETIME GUARANTEE NO OTHER CO. PROVIDES THAT.IT HAS A LEAF BLOWER SNOW BLOWER A PAINTING SYSTEM PLUNGING SYSTEM IT IS SO VERSITILE TO ANY JOB YOU NEED TO DO I CANT IMAGINE USING ANY OTHER SYSTEM IN MY HOME. LETS FACE IT IF YOUR NOT USING A KIRBY IN YOUR HOME YOU HAVE A VERY DIRTY HOUSE.WHY WOULD YOU USE ANYTHING ELSE.I CANT IMAGINE WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND BETWEEN TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW.CALL YOUR REP THEY CAN HELP YOU GOOD LUCK.

Title: Re:Kirby not so good
Post by Bruce on 02/16/01 at 5:30am

Hi Charlotte. Boy... don't we like defending our Kirby. Your statements are extremely "overexaggerated" and false. It may do 82 different things for you, but it can't do even one of these things exceptionally well. As far as the "HELPA" filter you discribed, that's news to me. Never heard of it. Kirby claims their micro-magic bag is HEPA rated. The truth is, there is no such thing as a H.E.P.A. vacuum bag.

Everything I previously said is true about the Kirby. It's early 1900's technology that hasn't changed much with the times. The machine is fine if you only do wide open area carpet cleaning, very difficult to maneuver in tighter situations and impossible to get under a bed, not to mention a nightmare if you want to do anything else with the canister setup.

The CFM rating is only 109 for rug cleaning and a low 84.5 CFM for "canister" use. I think most people believe it's powerful because of the noise it produces. I contacted Kirby by Email and was informed these facts. In addition, they told me the motor exhaust is not filtered. This exhaust has carbon brush and fan blow-by particulates being directly released into the air. If you don't believe me, contact the main Kirby office yourself.

And last but not least, your statement about anyone not using a Kirby, has a dirty house, is totally rediculous. I can see Kirby has another one of their followers brainwashed into believing these things. I have a friend that use to sell Kirby's. He told me when they got together for their weekly recruiting meetings, they actually chanted a "Kirby" song. Sounds like a cult or something to me. He promptly left and never returned thinking to himself how crazy can a company get.

The fact is, there are many other machines on the market that will outperform the Kirby at a fraction of the cost. It amazes me why people would want to spend so much money on this machine.

I recently surfed E-Bay the other night under vacuums. The number one machine people are getting rid of seems to be Kirby's and then Rainbows. I guess if one has to have a Kirby, they should shop on E-Bay. The selection of even the newest models are great. Prices are around $650.00 or better for the gereration 6 machine.