Does a great job
I bought a new Kirby last year and it does a great job. It has such powerful suction, you can see it almost lift the carpet off the floor. With the auto drive, it is very easy to push on the carpet. You can do it with one finger. It has an attachment for just about any cleaning job you want, including shampooing your carpets.
I guess my biggest complaint is that you need to take off the front part to attach and use the hose. That is really inconvenient when wanting to get at baseboards. You either finish up vacuuming, then change the hose attachment and go around to each room again and do the baseboards. Or you have to change it while in each room and back again.
My second complaint is the weight of the machine. It's heavy for a woman to carry up and down stairs, or to use cleaning the mattress.
If you don't mind the draw backs, this machine will clean like no other and should last a lifetime with few repairs.
Best sucktion out there and they last and last and last
Had Kirby G4 for over 20 years and did nothing to it besides changing the bags. Couple of years after I got the G4 I purchased a G5 as well just because they are so heavy I hate taking the think up and down the stairs - so I figured each floor has its own vacuum.
Pros-
- They last forever so even if these things are very expensive if you get 20 years of good service out of them they are worth it. There is no other vacuum out there that would go 20 years no hassle.
- THESE THINGS CLEAN!! - In terms of suction power they must be number 1!
Cons -
- Very expensive. Must order bags from Kirby and these are quite expensive to.
- Very heavy - That is a big drawback but maybe they are so heavy because they are not made of plastic so they will lasts forever.
- Do nor reach well around the baseboards. Hard to handle around corners
- Stupid system to change accessories. To complicated and time consuming.
I got mine with all the...
Best Vacuum Available - Good Value As Well
Kirby vacuums are by far the best available. Dyson, and other designer vacuums, only remove a small fraction of the filth that the Kirby vacuum does. The other brands do cost less, but they do not clean much. We own a Kirby and we are glad we do. If you buy one new, do not pay more that about $1250 for it. The starting price will be much higher... about $2,400. Eventually, you can talk them down to the $1,200 range. Used Kirby vacuums are a tremendous value, though. Most older owners have experienced 25+ years of reliable use with their original vacuum. Some, even longer. We vacuum at least weekly and had never experienced a brand that survived past three years, until the Kirby. But really, the other vacuums didn't do anything but provide cosmetic improvement to the surface appearance of the carpet...very little cleaning actually took place. The Kirby vacuum cleans down to the carpet pad.
A plus is that the Kirby is 100% made in the good old U.S.A. It is made...
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