am I just paranoid?

[thunderhexed]

ok, so I've noticed a difference between my older Kirby's and my G-5. When using the Sanitronic, Classic or Heritage, I can see the nozzle lifiting the carpet up off of the padding, which is telling me that there is ample suction. These machines even pull in debris from the sides of the nozzle of its close enough, but not my G-5. Is it just my imagination, or could there be a problem? In hose mode the G5 seems to perform perfectly, but for some reason I just don't feel as if it's cleaning my carpet as it should. Am I just being paranoid? Doesn't seem to be any blockages anyhere, changed the bag, changed the belt, adjusted brushroll - heck, it was even in for service not too long ago.

Cory OKC.

 

[vacman117]

Maybe it has something to do with the Tech Drive? Just a thought.
~Chase

 

[sanimatic]

I would ask a novice user if they had the nozzle lowered too close to the floor, but that clearly isn't the case for such a Kirby enthusiast.

 

[joe22]

base is heaver due to tec drive so it stays on the carpet

 

[sanimatic]

base is heavier due to tec drive so it stays on the carpet

That makes sense and it must be about comparing the older Kirby's to post Tech Drive.

My Diamond Edition most definitely visibly lifts the carpet. The reason I notice is that for years I insisted on lowering the nozzle to the sound change plus one click lower. I didn't see the lifted nap. But when I realized that suction wasn't broken at the sound change, I found the lifting effect and better cleaning.

On a couple heavy traffic areas, I do lower the one click and then back when I am done in that area. In general, I am appalled that for years I insisted on lowering it too much.

 

[bimmer740]

Nozzle Adjustment

There was some recent talk about MicroMatic and how to properly adjust the nozzle height on another thread. I was always under the impression that you lower the machine until the sound changes and then one additional click or notch. This is how it says to adjust the nozzle in my Diamond Edition manual and its how I have always adjusted any Kirby I've owned prior to my Diamond Edition.

What is the true correct way to adjust the nozzle? Do you stop when the sound changes or are you supposed to go the extra one click lower?

 

[joe22]

just a thought, are you using it on commercial glued down carpeting. it will not lift as it is glued to the subfloor

 

[kirbfan94]

On the generation series you sometimes have to lower it one more notch because the RWD tech drive
tends to lift the front of the machine up just enough for it to detach itself from the carpet.
Are you missing any seals?
my Legend II was missing the nozle seal ring and that caused a huge performance lose, also the rug plate seal would cause a performance lose too.
If the brushroll is adjusted too low that could also cause it to not lock down to the carpet.

 

[a007kirbyman]

Nozzle adjustment...

Correct nozzle height adjustment of a Kirby is, a click at a time until you hear the motor change sound, then down one (1) more click. (Unless as mentioned above, it is a glued-down carpeting.)

Cheers & hagd all,

Bill

 

[gottahaveahoove]

or.... maybe you just ARE

paranoid!! But, in the good way olololol