Thread Number: 38537
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
New to me Sentria 2 - is this acting "right"? |
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Post# 409828 , Reply# 1   5/27/2019 at 11:24 (1,767 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Hello!
The line in the carpet is perfectly normal. There are no bristles on the roller where the belt rides, and this leaves the line. By design, the base of the handle can slide forward and back with respect to the body of the vacuum. It’s this feature that tells the vacuum how strong, and in which direction, it should self propel. Is this the play you ask about? Congrats on the Kirby! |
Post# 409829 , Reply# 2   5/27/2019 at 11:36 (1,767 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Congratulations on your Sentria acquisition. Kirbys are great machines. It will give you years, yea even decades of faithful service. Without getting hands on your machine, I can't give you specific information but chances are everything's fine with yours. The line in the carpet sounds fairly normal. Just back off a notch or two on the nozzle height adjustment and it'll be less apparent. The handles on Kirby vacuums are a bit loose by design and unlike other upright cleaners, the handle is held upright by spring tension alone with no latch to release.
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Post# 409830 , Reply# 3   5/27/2019 at 11:55 (1,767 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Laura, That center divide on the bottom of the floor nozzle is the Belt Guard. It prevents the spinning belt from coming into contact with your carpet.
The handle does have a spring in it which will cause the handle to return to vertical position if you should let go of it.
That loose feeling you describe is most likely caused by the "Tech Drive" automatic transmission in your Sentria II. This is normal when you depress "D" for drive and will take a little getting used to. Make sure you always depress "N" for neutral when you turn your machine off,or you will not be able to push your Sentria II to the next room or to it's storage location.
I have included a link to part One of the Kirby Sentria II Video Owner's manual below. You can go to Youtube to view the remaining 5 parts of the video. I hope this helps you with any further questions you may have.
~Stan
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Post# 409840 , Reply# 5   5/27/2019 at 15:50 (1,767 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 409873 , Reply# 7   5/28/2019 at 08:28 (1,767 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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