In a past thread, it was mentioned that kirby was going to introduce a new model with a different style emtor. I found this youtube video, uploaded last month, with what appears to be a sentria complete with a totally different emtor. Maybe it's a trick of the eyes, but I think it is different. I also believe it looks similar to a picture uploaded in that last new kirby thread. See for yourself.
New Sentria update???
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vacfanatic
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Emtor is different
I paused the video and took a snipping of it - it is different on the bottom for sure.
I paused the video and took a snipping of it - it is different on the bottom for sure.
vacfanatic
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Here is what the emtor looks like on my Fall 2009 Sentria
djtaylor
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OMG... shut up and show it to us!
OMG, does this guy blather on and on or what? Someone love the sound of his own voice. For someone who sold Kirby Diamonds he seems to have forgotten how they are put together. He keeps calling it 'the Sentra', he does not know that there is an 'I' between the 'R' and the 'A'. Hay, it's pronounced Sen-Tree-a. I'm sorry, but this was PAINFUL to watch.
OMG, does this guy blather on and on or what? Someone love the sound of his own voice. For someone who sold Kirby Diamonds he seems to have forgotten how they are put together. He keeps calling it 'the Sentra', he does not know that there is an 'I' between the 'R' and the 'A'. Hay, it's pronounced Sen-Tree-a. I'm sorry, but this was PAINFUL to watch.
Maybe
I was just thinking, since they used the new emtor at the end of the sentria run, does that mean the new kirby will in fact be totally redesigned? Will they make a new "G" machine with the new emtor and other updates perhaps? Guess I'll just have to wait and see.
I was just thinking, since they used the new emtor at the end of the sentria run, does that mean the new kirby will in fact be totally redesigned? Will they make a new "G" machine with the new emtor and other updates perhaps? Guess I'll just have to wait and see.
vacfanatic
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Zip Brush Redesigned Also
This is from goodvac.com - they restyled the Zip Brush also...
This is from goodvac.com - they restyled the Zip Brush also...
pr-21
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Emptor change
This is just my own thought. I don't see why they would change the emptor if a total model change is coming out. Why not leave it alone for the rest of the Sentria run. Now if their is going to be another g series model, than I could understand the emptor change, since Kirby is always trying to improve their machines. This would be the 3rd emptor change in the G series.
This is just my own thought. I don't see why they would change the emptor if a total model change is coming out. Why not leave it alone for the rest of the Sentria run. Now if their is going to be another g series model, than I could understand the emptor change, since Kirby is always trying to improve their machines. This would be the 3rd emptor change in the G series.
bimmer740
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I have to agree that this was very painful to watch! This guy just doesnt shut up, and his amazement by the "CD" blows my mind. This shmuck said he sold the Diamond Edition, well my Diamond Edition came with a DVD, welcome to the 21st century where we have DVDs and BluRays, and the DVD was unchanged between the Ultimate G and the Diamond Edition. I thought the G6 even came with a DVD too. I did get a good laugh out of the comments that were left on his page and I can only guess by their content that they were from fellow forum members. Plus, he couldn't even attached the handle assembly correctly, how difficult is it to just pop it into place?! There is no need to depress the button, thats only to release the handle. He must not have been that successful as a salesman. hah
I will give him credit that at least he has the knowledge and abilty to appriciate a well made high performace machine, and he is right that it could possibly last him close to a lifetime. Now if only someone here could teach him how to make a proper YouTube video to proudly display his new vac. This guy made me laugh out loud a few times so I guess he gets a few extra points for that too.
I will give him credit that at least he has the knowledge and abilty to appriciate a well made high performace machine, and he is right that it could possibly last him close to a lifetime. Now if only someone here could teach him how to make a proper YouTube video to proudly display his new vac. This guy made me laugh out loud a few times so I guess he gets a few extra points for that too.
bimmer740
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Did anyone else notice that the zipper on the bag seems to run perfectly straight down the middle of the bag, like the the G3-G6 models? I havent used a Sentria yet but the ones I have seen online have the same style, almost half moon like zipper, that the Ultimate G and Diamond Edition had. The zipper set up on my Diamond works just fine, but I think the traditional vertical zipper right down the center of the bag may be easier for installing the new cloth HEPA bags. Im always neverous that the zipper will catch the edge of the bag no matter how careful I am while zipping it up.
vac_whisperer
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@bimmer740:
There were 4 sentrias at a local pawnshop a while ago- two of them had the zipper going straight down the bag.
VW
There were 4 sentrias at a local pawnshop a while ago- two of them had the zipper going straight down the bag.
VW
I think the view of the Kirby "Sentria" that man was uncrating-was a trick of the eye-if you keep watching you see a full view of the bag and emptor as he passes it by the camera.Same one as always.That Man showing his new machine----WHAT A KLUTZ!!If he was a dealer bet he didn't sell many machines-"oh its only picking up dirt in the carpet--not on top-because the nozzle is sealed"But YOU KLUTZ-you didn't activate the roller brush!!!I don't hear it turning-no wonder why his Kirby isn't picking up good.this film clip is an Embarrasement!!esp to that man.He needs to delete that one and redo it.and according to the Kirby salesbook I have you can sell the Kirby for whatever price you want-just so long its not more than what is marked on the package!If you sell it for more-Kirby can drop your franchise.Surprized he couldn't order the machine from Kirby since he was a dealer-know of a few former Kirby dealers that do it.Don't think he was really a Kirby dealer.
eurekastar
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Zipper
The new Sentrias do have a straight zipper. The curved zipper was introduced to give fuller access to the bag because of the twisting motion required when installing a dust bag. However, when Kirby introduced the F-Style bag, the twisting motion was eliminated so they went back to a straight zipper. Plus, I'm sure it's easier to produce!
The new Sentrias do have a straight zipper. The curved zipper was introduced to give fuller access to the bag because of the twisting motion required when installing a dust bag. However, when Kirby introduced the F-Style bag, the twisting motion was eliminated so they went back to a straight zipper. Plus, I'm sure it's easier to produce!
vacfanatic
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F Style - Zipper
I don't know if this helps but my Sentria came with the F Style adapter and it has the curved zipper in it, not the straight zipper. I got my Sentria in 11/2009.
Andrew
I don't know if this helps but my Sentria came with the F Style adapter and it has the curved zipper in it, not the straight zipper. I got my Sentria in 11/2009.
Andrew
scvacuumguy
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What a joke. If everyone really wants to know, the wholesale price of a Kirby is somewhere between $385 and $425. I have heard both figures- I know for sure that the G5 was $385 because I bought a good many new old stock ones back in the early 2000's. You can usually squeeze a Kirby dealer down to $600 on a really slow month.
The sad part of the folks who pay an arm and a leg and finance are those who can't afford bags/belts. We recently had a woman bring in a Sentria with a broken fan that Kirby refused to fix under warranty. She paid for the fan replacement and labor and mentioned she had 4 more payments before the machine was paid off...its a sad feeling to think that she likely financed the thing for 48-60 months.
The sad part of the folks who pay an arm and a leg and finance are those who can't afford bags/belts. We recently had a woman bring in a Sentria with a broken fan that Kirby refused to fix under warranty. She paid for the fan replacement and labor and mentioned she had 4 more payments before the machine was paid off...its a sad feeling to think that she likely financed the thing for 48-60 months.
kirbymodel2c
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Well...
Hi, Well A kirby don't wholesale over here for anywhere near as low as that price.
Also I'm not suprised Kirby refused to replace the fan on her Kirby Sentria. Picking up things she should not have been is what would of broke it.
No vac under gaurantee covers user error. Even if they choose to pay for it in instalments.Even tells you in the DVD not to pick up large objects
James
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Hi, Well A kirby don't wholesale over here for anywhere near as low as that price.
Also I'm not suprised Kirby refused to replace the fan on her Kirby Sentria. Picking up things she should not have been is what would of broke it.
No vac under gaurantee covers user error. Even if they choose to pay for it in instalments.Even tells you in the DVD not to pick up large objects
James
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djtaylor
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Wholesale price...
In 1997 I was working for a Kirby distributor running the shop. One of our neighbors came in one morning and handed me some mail that he received by mistake. He thought it was a bill, opened it and gagged at the 'amount due'. After rereading it, saw it was ours and brought it over. After he left I looked at it, the boss would have had a fit if he knew. He was paying $329 per unit for the first shipment of G5s. I would really like to get a new Sentria, but I'd never pay the full asking price. I don't think I'd be willing to pay much more than $600 or $700.
Justin
In 1997 I was working for a Kirby distributor running the shop. One of our neighbors came in one morning and handed me some mail that he received by mistake. He thought it was a bill, opened it and gagged at the 'amount due'. After rereading it, saw it was ours and brought it over. After he left I looked at it, the boss would have had a fit if he knew. He was paying $329 per unit for the first shipment of G5s. I would really like to get a new Sentria, but I'd never pay the full asking price. I don't think I'd be willing to pay much more than $600 or $700.
Justin
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