Shark Rotator vs Kirby Gsix What went wrong?

[ralph123]

I'm debating whether it is fair to use the Shark to "determine" the winner in the end, given that the Shark was also being tested.

 

[mike811]

I think that the Kirby dirt meter would be the best for testing what each vacuum left behind.

 

[mike811]

broomvac

I will definitely get the 152505 at some point. It would be nice to see how much better it works.

 

[mike811]

Agitation

So I couldn't help myself and I tested the agitation. Not the best carpet for that. Height adjustment can't be too low or it will cut the airflow down. I think it worked quite well.

 

[sptyks]

Great video Mike.


 


Just a note: I always set my brushroll to #2 or approx. 1/8 inch past the rugplate. This works best on my medium pile carpet.


 


Note #2: I own a Kirby Dirtmeter and I have found it to be a wonderful tool to help determine how much dirt is left behind by any vacuum cleaner. Here is a link to the same company you got your Baird meter from:


 


https://www.goodvac.com/Kirby_Demo_Tool_p/k-acc-drt.htm

 


When I got mine they threw in a pack of 50 black and 50 white test pads. You can also use coffee filters but they clog up faster than the actual test pads do.


 


This ebay site has a better deal on test pads:


 


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Facto...4b053c9&pid=100623&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=171399899272

 


 


 

 

[mike811]

Those dirt meters aren't too expensive at all. More reliable way to tell how much dirt there still is. My current way with the bagless vacuum isn't the best. Problem is that the dirt gets jammed in different places in the bin. Also static charge makes the dirt to get caught in the bin.