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Latest Kirby Sentria - Notable Changes |
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Post# 154004   10/2/2011 at 21:49 (4,561 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Here is a video I found noting some of the new changes to the Sentria which are different from mine that was made in 11/2009.
At 6:00 min, you'll see a shot where it shows 4 holes in the kick plate. Not sure why they added that. At 12:30 min, you'll see the changes to the emtor. Andrew CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacfanatic's LINK |
Post# 154005 , Reply# 1   10/2/2011 at 21:50 (4,561 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Post# 154006 , Reply# 2   10/2/2011 at 21:52 (4,561 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Post# 154027 , Reply# 4   10/3/2011 at 06:42 (4,560 days old) by redgeminipa (Altoona, PA)   |   | |
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The emptor hasn't been a debris catcher for quite a while. I kinda like the idea that you aren't faced with the nearly impossible task of cleaning it out. |
Post# 154030 , Reply# 5   10/3/2011 at 06:45 (4,560 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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The Mini Emptor doesn't do much good anyway-feel it should be AHEAD of the fan-that way it could catch heavy,hard items BEFORE they go thru the fan-like the scrap trap "snout" on the NSS Pig. |
Post# 154066 , Reply# 6   10/3/2011 at 15:54 (4,560 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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From my opinion , I can't wait till they replace the G series completely, every new Kirby that is Launched is just a more rounded and different color to the last one, I think they are getting worse to , I've had a few of the sentria's in with broken handles and broken belt lifters, I have also had two completely stripped gear boxes which I will admit is unusual, those things normally last a long time. |
Post# 154113 , Reply# 9   10/3/2011 at 21:09 (4,560 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Here was the inside of a G3 transmission I tore apart as it was non-working a few years ago. The internal cogged belt had broken, which they are reinforced with some fibers of some fashion. Was suprised it had broken. It's all worn down where the break was from rubbing on the gears inside the transmission.
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Post# 154159 , Reply# 11   10/4/2011 at 11:45 (4,559 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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I'm sure you can't buy the internal belt seperately either. I'd looked around everywhere back when I tore this apart to see if I could find one, ended up buying a used transmission to put it back in service with.
I was actually shocked to find a cogged belt inside the transmission when I tore it apart - I'd never taken one apart before. |
Post# 154165 , Reply# 12   10/4/2011 at 13:51 (4,559 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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You can buy it but not from Kirby, Just go to an industrial belt supplier , all these toothed belts are standard sizes, Its just the width that differs, they manufacture these belts in long tubes and cut them to the size you require, The same with all the belts that are used in sebo x1,2,3&4 and the belt used in any 340 350 360 model .
Its just a matter of going to get them but yo need a sample, they are also dirt cheep to and generally a goodyear brand, |
Post# 154173 , Reply# 14   10/4/2011 at 17:04 (4,559 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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As said before I really don't like G series Kirby's we see so many in our shop and considering that here in SA they cost 5x the price of the most expensive dyson or 3 times the price of the really good vorwerk vk140( even been the soul agent for vorwerk in the whole of Cape Town estimated vorwerk's in Cape Town 50 000, we only see 3 or so a week and then they are old 80's ones) For that kind of money they are over priced. I expect more for a vacuum costing that much , I think its like getting a Toyota corrola for Mercedes s class money I hope Kirby designs something better in 2014.
Even a friend who works for Kirby in SA said to me they have far more comebacks the current models than on any legend and heritage models. |
Post# 154688 , Reply# 16   10/9/2011 at 14:29 (4,554 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Are my eyes deceiving me? If it is true, this cannot be stock, but rather a seller Kirby MOD.
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Post# 154910 , Reply# 19   10/10/2011 at 19:58 (4,553 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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