Kirby - Sentria

Just a waning - I have a Kirby Sentria and it is HEAVY. Like pull you down the steps if you move wrong heavy. The attachments are difficult to get on and off on the first try. And its biggest selling point ended up being the worse thing. It literally sucked up and dislodged my carpeting. No one in my family wants it and I can't seem to offload it even for a few hundred. It now resides in my basement and I have a much more maneuverable and light Bissel.

I can never get the brush to "engage" right the first...or second or usually third time around. Maybe it's a "me" thing.

I can never get the brush to "engage" right the first...or second or usually third time around. The green light mocks me. Maybe it's a "me" thing.

Tenho um sentria. Resolve o problema dos pelos na roupa que é uma maravilha

Your Kirby will last through the apocalypse.

Find a used Kirby Sentria. We’ve been using ours for 15 years. It’s a beast of a machine

They definitely aren’t the most nimble machines. But they’re great at what they do and add in the benefits of the 1000 adding run by the propeller. I do get what you’re saying for sure. We use robots and run the Kirby weekly for corners.

Been using a Kirby for 15 years. Have 4 cats. This machine is no joke. Loud as fuck tho. Cleans literally everything. Has an attachment for so many different household items. Think a tractor PTO but on a vacuum.

Thought this would be a fun discussion. My favorite is currently my Kirby Senria for a really good clean. Quick pick ups.... Shark Vertex pro Favorite mop Tineco 5 breeze Things I hated... Titan T9500 Every other shark I've owned Bissel crosswave

I’m wondering if it’s high pile carpet that’s causing it. I have carpet in one room that most machines don’t do well on. I didn’t realize it was high pile, I thought that was only shag carpeting.  My Kirby is the only thing that really clean it.

Sentria. I bought one in eBay and got a second at an estate sale. Learning curve but great machine if you can get a good deal.  I’m not sure if it’s the carpet or the thick padding, but the Kirby is the only thing that works 

I absolutely love my Kirby, but I just got a Riccar and it so much smoother and easier to use. But I still love my Kirby and I feel like it cleans better.

We had a Kirby salesman stop by our house when we were growing up. My father let him in and allowed his pitch. Now, my parents loved wine, specifically my dad, and the salesman seemed to notice this and capitalized on it. He told my dad that the Kirby can pull wine stains out of a carpet, my father being him, called his bluff. Bout an hour later he cut the check and had a brand new vacuum with the carpet shampoo system attachment. Guy sold about $3k worth of product in the first 5 minutes. Kirby vacuums are truly some of the best, if not the best (they still have it and use it regularly, and this happened 20 years ago)

Kirby upstairs and a Shop-Vac downstairs. The Kirby is an absolute beast, worth every penny.

Kirbys are great because they're so easy to fix. Every single part is user-replaceable

My first choice is Kirby. I don't understand others' posts implying they aren't reliable. Mine is 40 years old and probably has another 60 years left. Plastic crap, Dyson and Shark, is just that. Crap. Panasonic commercial vacuums have been a standard for many years.

If you're looking for a vacuum cleaner that will last several decades, Kirby is the solution. My Kirby is over 40 years old and will probably be going strong 40 years from now.

As well, a Kirby is probably the best carpet cleaning Vacuum made. It’s just antiquated.