[USER=5384]@rob[/USER] Reply #74
Rob,
I'm afraid that you're the one who doesn't know what he's talking about.
How many Direct Air vacuums do you know of that have a filter specifically for capturing Carbon dust emitted from the motor brushes? Sebo and Miele don't count because they are not Direct Air machines. So all of the following Direct Air vacuums Do Not have any type of filter for Carbon Dust emissions: Royal Metal Upright, Kirby, Sanitaire, Hoover, etc. Riccar Tandem Air doesn't count because the Direct Air motor Carbon emissions are captured by the Bypass Air motor and sent into the bag.
I don't see Kirby spending any effort on trying to design a filter to capture motor emissions for the following reasons:
1. The Carbon dust expelled by the Kirby's motor cooling fan is so Minute that it is totally harmless to anyone. Carbon is harmless! Think about the Miele Bypass Air upright which has a Charcoal filter. What is Charcoal made of? Carbon!!! If Charcoal is harmless to Humans, so Carbon dust is also harmless to Humans!!!!!
2. CRI Labs has awarded the Kirby Avalir the Gold seal of approval for it's cleaning ability and also the Green environmental seal of approval for emissions. CRI doesn't bother to measure emissions from the Kirby's cooling fan exhaust because of reason #1 above.
3. Kirby is not bothered by the EU's "F" rating for emissions. Kirby's sales in the EU are less than 1% of overall sales worldwide. IMHO The EU's testing laboratories seems to have a stick up their butt when it comes to testing American made appliances.