Why Kirby plastic fans are superior...

[gottahaveahoove]

Y'all are dangerous vacuumers...............

screws, coins, bullets, oh my!
I avise that you replace your bulbs, too, lol
You Kirby might not 'beat as it sweeps as it cleans", but, it anhialates. Better get a bullet-proof vest before you vacuum.. Maybe the new model has a "bullet emtor". (you KNOW I'm being silly.... right? One must be careful.

 

[kirbyg6]

This might sound weird but I love that sound that Kirby's make when they suck something hard up

 

[tolivac]

I like the sounds of direct air vacuums,too picking up stuff.Immediate feedback of stuff picked up!The plastic fans-clicking and clacking,metal fans-DING!The vac place here is in between Kirbys needing fans-Saniaires,too.The most frequent killer-Coins such as nickels and quarters.Pebbles come next and nails and screws.One time it was several Barbie shoes.So far NO Royal metal uprights coming in for fan replacements-and LOTS of those were sold here-including to the local school systems.Like how that Hoover fan was impaled by a nail!!Never seen that.

 

[marcusprit]

I have to say I'm not convinced the Kirby plastic fan is tougher than the metal fan on the Royal. To me the Royal looks the more solid machine.

 

[tolivac]

A former dealer here sold most of the Royals used in my area.They were still built in the US then.Was at his shop when the Royal factory rep showed up with his machines.The man showed us a neat demo of the Royal and its metal fan.He put the hose adaptor on a machine-then started it.Next he fed a small handful of pennies to the adaptor and let them get sucked out of his fan into the Royal-Loud dings and bangs---Me and the vac shop owner commented that would have destroyed a Kirby or Sanitaire fan.Then the Royal man opened the fancase of the machine-one fan blade was slightly nicked-another just very slightly bent.The vacuum performed just fine.The pennies were bent from the ordeal.the Royal vacuum was equipped with the cloth dump bag.And there were loud "thoops" as the coins were thrown into the bag.The fancase was not damaged in any way.

 

[marcusprit]

I did use a Royal about 15 years ago my relatives over there had one. But my memory of it is vague.

I've seen videos of it and it looks a beast but extremely loud! I doubt you would find a deeper cleaner on carpet. The agitation looks very aggressive and I'd be a bit worried that it would wear my carpets prematurely.

Looks a very impressive machine. Pity they aren't available over here as I'd like to try one out.

 

[tolivac]

The Royals sold in the US with 10A motors are the loud ones.The Royals with the 6 and 7A motors aren't any louder than a Kirby.The Royal brushrolls have plastic brush stiffners on them.I don't think they cause any more wear on carpets than other vacuums.They do something I found amazing-Track any mud on your carpet?Let it dry and the Royal will get it up-Haven't tried this with a Kirby.Bet the Kirby could do the same.The mud is gone-but a slight stain remains-a wet carpet cleaner will get the stain up.

 

[marcusprit]

That is good to know. Thank you Rex.

 

[tolivac]

You are welcome.As a matter of fact think the heavy thumper-vibrating brushroll vacuums may cause LESS carpet wear by shaking out more of the dirt and removing it with their powerful airflows.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I dated someone years ago who had one

along with a Eureka upright and a Miele canister.  I had to run that Broomvac.  I didn't care for it.  There WAS a HOOVER Celebrity pn at the "house in Massachusettes".  Thank goodness.  I was given one of those cleaners.  I gifted it to someone.