"Well Mr TwoCv you have never tried a Sentria...;o)"
Well, no, but I'm not letting a Kirby salesman over the doorstep, nor have I actually got the money to buy one (had I known about the one at a local auction not too long ago though, I could have had one!!!)...
I did have a G5 though, and upgraded it multiple times with later parts, never did the brushroll though, and it was still out-done by my Sanitaire, but then we do have commercial carpet here, well, for the moment, we're moving soon...
Well if a vacuum can deep clean a carpet it can deep clean a carpet.
Its just that some do it more agressive than others. Its not that it cleans better...
I found the UK Electrolux rebranded sanis over here to be a poorer copy of the USAs original Eurekas sanis. Hence I sold mine on. I like the look of some of the older Eureka's
Oh well it could be worse they could be made of cardboard;o)
The UK Sanitaires are the same as the US Sanitaires, the only difference is the wiring (Euro standard colours aswell as noise suppressors) and the field coil in the motor, the rest is as per what is sold over there across the pond, seeing how they were made in the USA as per the ID labels...
I've got three of the things now, so can compare them, all built over in the US (well, the S663 was made in Mexico, but, at least it wasn't china!!!), and they're about the same, so, yeah....
If the "Cardboard" vacuum can get real HEPA certification--can see that being used as a "Disposable" vacuum for certain Hazmat cleanup jobs-such as toxic and infectous materials.the whole vac can then be disposed of or even incinerated.Just a thought.with the proper seals and cardboard-might be able to get HEPA certification-at least good enough for one time disposable usage.and of course the bag would be sealed in the machine.