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Thread Number: 14550
Royal wide path or kirby generation? |
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| Post# 154025 , Reply# 2 10/3/2011 at 05:39 (4,581 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Wellllll
Hi. Well personally I'd go for a G series Kirby. G5 Gsix onwards. Esp with you already having a Kirby Omega...
I do like the Royal Everlast series vacs. Of which I own the Royal Everlast 8300 Which I would go for over the 18inch royal. Why not try to test one of each in person and see which one you like. What's right for one person isn't for someone else. I'm sure you will hear lots of opinions but trying a vac in person is the best way to go. Hope this helps. James:o) | ||
Post# 154029 , Reply# 3 10/3/2011 at 06:43 (4,581 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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The 18" Royals work fine for me-better than other 18" vacuums.However Kirby is still better. | ||
| Post# 154051 , Reply# 5 10/3/2011 at 13:21 (4,581 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
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| Post# 154055 , Reply# 6 10/3/2011 at 14:11 (4,581 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
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Oh
Oh but just remember people in vac shops can be hit and miss. Some know what there talking about some talk out of there....Or only want to sell you what they stock. I know from past experience.Esp when I was younger. I'm sure by now you know who you can trust in your area. Just remember opinions are only opinions once you try each vac for yourself then go on from there..
Then look out for what you want at the right price for you...:o) Let use know what you go for. Ohhh and take a pic of it. James:o) | ||
| Post# 154056 , Reply# 7 10/3/2011 at 14:15 (4,581 days old) by Trebor () | ||
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The Royal handle... with its three locking positions makes it easy to use it to vacuum couch cushions and arms, stair treads, and mattresses without hooking up a hose or getting out a canister. It is much lighter than the Kirby. | ||
| Post# 154064 , Reply# 8 10/3/2011 at 15:33 (4,581 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
 Will seen you collect vacuums hy not buy all three??? and use one for each part of the house, personally I do not like g series Kirby's , I have two sentria's I am trying to get rid of , I prefer a legend or heritage 11, I would take either a royal 18" or a sanitaire over a G series but that's just my feelings, best to go to a vac shop you can trust and try out all three, That's what I tell my customers , try it out then you will know if you like it, You wouldn't buy a new car before you tried it out would you. Gareth | ||
| Post# 154087 , Reply# 10 10/3/2011 at 19:12 (4,580 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
Kirby G series...
...is most likely the best way to go, especially since you are already on the Kirby bandwagon.
The Royals slightly out clean the Kirbys, but the Kirbys are all around more user friendly, have more options and good attachments (unlike Royal), and have better filtration. Not to mention the fact the tech drive is AWESOME! New Royals are hideously loud anyways. As for Sanitaires, I recommend you get anything without a shake out bag or a dirt cup (ESPECIALLY THE DIRT CUP ONES! They leak dust like a SIEVE!) All the other Sanitaires are great for allergy-free filtration, and on good days, can out clean either the Kirby or the Royal. | ||
| Post# 154088 , Reply# 11 10/3/2011 at 19:16 (4,580 days old) by thissucks () | ||
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anyone have any vacs mentioned willing to sell? | ||
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Post# 154524 , Reply# 13 10/8/2011 at 08:41 (4,576 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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thissucks
A Royal model 2000 upright would be made between 1995-2001. Prior to that there was the 5.0 amp model 882, produced from 1991-95, with the same green bag and green/grey trim.
Do you really think that a 6.0 amp model 618 or 680 series, in the 18" wide-track category, would perform well (the 618 was made from 1985-87, and the 680 series from 1987-90, except for 681 and 683 from 1989-90)? The same would go for the 7.0 amp 690 series (and the 6.0 amp 380 series) produced between 1990-95. ~Ben | ||
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Post# 154608 , Reply# 15 10/9/2011 at 02:38 (4,575 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Both of my 18" Royals work GREAT-better than the Sanitaire wide sweeps I have.but not quite as good as my 24" Powerflite. | ||
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Post# 154629 , Reply# 16 10/9/2011 at 06:58 (4,575 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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All of the 6.0A 18" wide-track Royals, with the exception of the 380 series (as these were made after 1990), used a 6-bladed fan (the 680 series was, as I already mentioned, produced from 1987-90; Royal first used 9-bladed fans on their metal products beginning April 1990).
So that brings me to ask you: what would the performance of any of the 1985-90 Royal 18" wide-track models be (with the 6-blade impeller fan), compared to all those 9-bladed fan-equipped wide-track Royals made since April 1990? ~Ben | ||
| Post# 154919 , Reply# 17 10/10/2011 at 21:45 (4,573 days old) by thissucks () | ||
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im unfamiliar with 6 bladed royals ben. i know that number of blades isnt everything, alot is pitch, engineering and RPM. i also know amps are not everything also. in short i dont know, but i would think 6 amps and 6 blades is enough to work well enough. | ||
| Post# 155005 , Reply# 18 10/11/2011 at 11:42 (4,573 days old) by Sablekid () | ||
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I have a Royal widepath, a standard Everlast, and a G5
Hands down G5....but the standard Royal comes pretty darn close, but the widepath is a no go.....Great for sort pile commercial carpets, but not for the standard household. | ||
| Post# 155129 , Reply# 19 10/12/2011 at 11:21 (4,572 days old) by thissucks () | ||
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the wide track works great in my house, its dense carpet though, wouldnt want to use it on shag. pulls up the nap nicley. i still want a G3 | ||
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