Thread Number: 36896
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Need something to keep Kirby from picking up runner. |
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Post# 394506   7/8/2018 at 10:08 (2,090 days old) by mariotron (Texas )   |   | |
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Post# 394507 , Reply# 1   7/8/2018 at 10:50 (2,090 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 394513 , Reply# 2   7/8/2018 at 12:31 (2,090 days old) by mariotron (Texas )   |   | |
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Post# 394514 , Reply# 3   7/8/2018 at 12:35 (2,090 days old) by mariotron (Texas )   |   | |
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Post# 394523 , Reply# 4   7/8/2018 at 13:57 (2,090 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 394525 , Reply# 5   7/8/2018 at 14:34 (2,090 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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All Kirbys will eat throw rugs and any rug weighing less than 100 lbs. Hold the end of the rug down with your feet as you vacuum, that's what I've done all my life. I have the normal Ultimate G and it nearly sucked my entire bath mat into the bag one time! It just grabbed the middle of the rug and sucked it into the nozzle like nothing. Gotta be careful with high power vacuums.
I think what you could do is use the hard floor attachment for the brushroll and vacuum small rugs with that. I never used mine I don't think, but it might work out. Could also put the Kirby in handheld mode and go over it that way too. I have a Eureka Optima though that I use for my hall runner and bedroom rugs as they do not have deep fibers and the Optima doesn't have such a huge amount of suction, so it works out great. |
Post# 394528 , Reply# 6   7/8/2018 at 14:56 (2,090 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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My solution to that problem would be to use a different vacuum cleaner for that job. I do lightweight throw rugs with an Electrolux Discovery II upright. I leave the brush roll turned off until it's on top of the rug. Use the right tool for the job, I always say. The Kirby's a beast and is best used for beastly jobs.
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Post# 394529 , Reply# 7   7/8/2018 at 15:04 (2,090 days old) by Rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Post# 394635 , Reply# 8   7/10/2018 at 14:33 (2,088 days old) by mariotron (Texas )   |   | |
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Post# 394700 , Reply# 9   7/11/2018 at 17:47 (2,087 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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@mariotron do you own any vacuums besides the Kirby that you could use? personally I would prefer a canister or central vacuum with a straight suction nozzle. Even a stick vacuum might lend itself better for that job.
Why Kirby's are excellent quality and excellent Vacuums in general I personally don't find that they lend themselves to doing a multitude of flooring. Have you considered keeping a compact canister for jobs like this? Anytime that I would sell a Royal,santaire,Oreck I would always pair with a compact canister. A good example of this is a Miele C1 . |
Post# 394812 , Reply# 10   7/13/2018 at 12:08 (2,085 days old) by relhall ()   |   | |
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Double-sided tape, under the rug of course |
Post# 394813 , Reply# 11   7/13/2018 at 12:26 (2,085 days old) by Vacfan1982 (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 394817 , Reply# 12   7/13/2018 at 13:55 (2,085 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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mariotron wrote: Man, even when 3/4 full of cat litter and on low Its a beast.
I reply: Absolutely! I became an instant Kirby fan the evening I rescued my first Gsix from the dumpster. Running it with a completely full bag that must have weighed about five pounds and a belt that was about to break, it was still hungry for more. There's just nothing quite like a Kirby. |