Kirbys seem particularly reliant on sealing to the rug being vacuumed. If anything breaks that seal like something that overlaps a rug or any part of the nozzle overhangs the edge of a big area rug they just seem to stop cleaning. Kirbys excel on nice unobstructed wall to wall carpet. Not so good when you have close furnishing and an odd assortment of area rugs and hallway runners.
No. I have at least one rug that if I set the Kirby too low the belt will squeal and you will soon smell burned rubber.
If the Kirby sales person ever comes around again I am going to make them go first then see what is left with one of my small but insanely powerful Japanese vacuums. The Panasonic even has a dirt sensor light so we can embarrass the Kirby person with a little light show, lol. Then I can show him what is in the bag.
This is because the Generation series Kirbys did away with the suction relief valve on the nozzle that the Classic series had. There's no way for the air to escape. When using the Kirby to vacuum area rugs, if the rug is lightweight, the Kirby WILL eat the rug. This is why for people that have area rugs, the Kirby Diamond Edition with its dual speed switch is so critical to own.
I will research this. Thanks.
This is the best explanation I have heard so far. But because it hurts my head just for the sake of it let's say you had a Brand new carpet and kept it vacuumed everyday for hours changing out bags. Keeping the entire air way clean potentially changing out the brush keeping everything 100 percent efficiency. Is there a point where it would be close to nothing picked up or would it continue to leave behind or drop out dirt? I know it's not super practical in a demo situation but what if a person was super OCD about it possible?
