Kirby shampoo system review (with pics)

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Now that I have my shiny new Sentria2 I figured I'd do a little review of the Kirby shampoo system.
When I was thinking about buying the machine I couldn't find an in depth review with pictures so I hope this may be of use to some people.

Anyway, most of the carpet in our house is less than 3 months old, so I've had to be creative with my test samples.

Firstly I've got the rug from my grans patio door as can be seen here.

It is 80% wool carpet. As you can see it has discoloured with surface soiling from them trampling in and out of the garden and is looking quite grubby...

 

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Secondly I have the carpet mats from the front of my car

 

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The passenger side mat has a greasy mark left by a bottle of car trim dressing

 

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The drivers mat is generally filthy and worn from the rubbing of heels in the pedal area. I AM NOT EXPECTING THIS AT TO CLEAN UP A GREAT DEAL. NOT LONG AGO I SPENT SOME TIME CLEANING IT WITH A DEDICATED EXTRACTION MACHINE USING A PREMIUM SHAMPOO AND IT DIDNT LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT ONCE IT WAS DRY

 

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So firstly we give everything a good vacuum with the Kirby.
Note that I've also got a second rug from another doorway from my grandparents

 

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The machine is easy to set up for carpet shampooing

 

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I'll be using the sample Kirby shampoo that came with the machine. It is Lavender scented and smells very nice, although once the wool carpet is damp from the foam all you can smell is damp wool. This is normal with any machine and any product

 

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So first we apply the foam.

Two passes, let it sit for a few minutes and then pass over again to really work it in and groom the pile of the carpet

 

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Car mats too. I could of probably turned the shampoo flow down slightly, although this is my first attempt at using the Kirby shampoo system

 

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The foam is very thick and not overly wet or drippy

 

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So... Results....

Before...

 

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After...

 

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Before...

 

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After...

This is genuinely the best that this mat has ever cleaned up and I think the most impressive result. I think that this is due to the Kirby cleaning from the top downwards, where as an extraction machine pulls the dirt from the bottom to the top.

OH AND ALSO NOTE THAT ONCE DRY THE CARPETS HAVE HAD A GOOD VACUUM WITH THE KIRBY IN DRY MODE TO REMOVE THE POWDERED SHAMPOO AND DIRT

 

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Both together...

 

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Back in the car and looking great

 

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OOPS! Wrong pic in last post!

 

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Before...