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Thread Number: 28264
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Has Kirby Significantly Improved Since the G3? |
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Post# 315798 2/17/2015 at 16:32 (3,348 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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 I think I've contacted the Kirby fever. After a few hours of searching eBay, I'm considering buying a G6. I did have a Heritage II and a Tradition at one time, but the brush rolls were very disappointing. I'm pretty set on a G series.
The latest Kirby I've used personally was the G3. It was impressive no doubt, but it didn't blow me away. I found the techdrive to be a bit jumpy, and the brush roll wasn't thrilling. However, I've heard that even by the G4 the techdrive was improved, and G5+ models can be upgraded to redesigned brush rolls. How significant of an improvement could I expect from a later model?
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| Post# 315800 , Reply# 1 2/17/2015 at 16:38 (3,348 days old) by scooby214 (Oklahoma City, OK) | ||
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The newer Tech Drives are much smoother than what's found on most G3s. My G4 has a very smooth Tech Drive. It never feels jumpy. | ||
| Post# 315803 , Reply# 3 2/17/2015 at 17:03 (3,348 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan ) | ||
Nathaniel | ||
| Post# 315837 , Reply# 4 2/17/2015 at 23:46 (3,348 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 315911 , Reply# 6 2/18/2015 at 09:39 (3,347 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
The smoothest Tech Drive....
I have a G5, G6. Ultimate G with a diamond power plant, and a Sentria II. The smoothest tech drive I have is in my G5, which I bought off Ebay and sent directly to Kirby for a rebuild. I didn't use it before the rebuild, so I don't know how it sounded, but every time I use it, I am amazed at the smoothness of it's tech drive.
I like the tech drive power assist regardless of the noise it makes. I also have a Kirby Classic, Kirby 505 and Kirby D80, that do not obviously have tech drive. In my opinion, the Kirby Classic, which was the first wider nozzle, needed tech drive, depending on the type carpet you had at the time. Shag carpet was a real bear to push and pull the cleaner on.... PR-21 | ||
| Post# 315981 , Reply# 8 2/18/2015 at 14:04 (3,347 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Have they been improved
Yes they have. As mentioned above the fan was changed from lexan (i think) to amodel which is supposed to be stronger and more shatter resistant.
The mini emptor was changed at the G6 and it does provide a little improvement in the airflow of the machine, when i switched our G3 to the new style emptor (G6-early sentria) it provided a boost of about .5 on the baird meter, at the end of the hose, vs the old one so about a 5 cfm difference. The G3 was also said to have problems with it's tech drive i've been told all models since have been a lot less troublesome. Then we have the brushrolls and magnets (for the brushroll indicator light) on the G3 and G4 the magnet was on the side opposite of the emptor which meants you have a larger gap between the brushes and the edge of the nozzle. I don't know about most people but i do not like this as i do not want to put the emptor against/by the wall i've seen a few of them that were broken and i'm guessing that it's due to this. So with the G5 on up they put the magnet on the same side as the emptor that way the "clear" side has better edge cleaning. They also produce a stiffer brush for the G5 on up. | ||
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Post# 316001 , Reply# 9 2/18/2015 at 18:37 (3,347 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Thanks everyone. You've provided excellent information. I'm going to keep an eye out for any good deals on a G6 or Ultimate G.
Miskini: I hadn't thought about looking on Craigslist, so thank you for suggesting that. It looks like the Ultimate G you are referring to is down in the Phoenix valley. That's a bit of a drive from Flagstaff. Maybe one will pop up locally. | ||
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Post# 316865 , Reply# 11 2/26/2015 at 13:01 (3,339 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO) |
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