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Berber carpet with Kirby brush rolls |
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Post# 257503 , Reply# 2   11/24/2013 at 20:33 (3,806 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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We have berber carpet in two bedrooms downstairs, very cheap berber at that, and I haven't had a problem using any of my Kirbys on it. I have 4, (517, Classic, Classic III, Heritage), and The 517 actually does a nice job and is easy to push, while the other 3 are hard to push and don't do as well, however none of them have caused any damage to the carpet.
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Post# 257931 , Reply# 6   11/29/2013 at 20:53 (3,800 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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with the older kirby's the brush rolls are made with softer bristles while the newer ones are stiff & not forgiving on berber carpet hense the skipping, hopping, snow plowing and other things that will not efectively deep clean the carpet.
I had bought a new Sentria years, used it twice & thought I was going crazy because it was not cleaning right, went to return it & they wouldn't hear of it so it sat in the closet for 2 years.I thought this is stupid because I wasted all this money on something i'm not going to use...there has to be some secret to why this is happening. LOL I drove by a different Kirby store by my parents house & popped in to tell my story then the guy says "They didn't tell you about the different brush rolls we have out?" I told them no so I saw the one for the delicate carpets, felt the brushes & said to myself this is what I need. Bought it, installed it and OMG!!! it worked & quite well too. It did a great job on the berber, the plush, shag upstairs & even the grass outdoor carpet on the veranda. Now this Sentria works like a Kirby should, nice & smooth across all the different surfaces without no hopping, skipping & the bag is actually getting full! |