Thank you for the tutorials! My salesperson did it so fast and once it’s sold, I never heard from him or the company again. RU-vid is the best source to help me learn how to actually use this machine.
yeah that's why I never bothered allowing a salesperson to enter my home... I didn't want to deal with them. They are only there for you until you buy one and they move on, you're dead to them. So I watched videos on RU-vid on the Avilar II, and bought one on Ebay, brand new, at a bargain price, and I was golden. Then watched this video for the shampoo part. I love RU-vid. Salesmen are so 1987 LOL
I used to sell kirby vacuums and I loved it. But we had one thing drummed into us about what to do before you switch the machine off. Before switching off always raise the head then put it in neutral then switch off. Raising the head before switch off protects the belt the pully and brushroll as raising the head releases the pressure. If you don’t release the pressure you can damage your machine and your carpet. The brushroll stops too suddenly and puts immense stress on the moving parts almost like breaking suddenly in the car
Wow thankyou soooo much, I tried my Kirby multi shampoo system last year and did what everyone else did, let the foam sit on the carpet and soak in. I have now followed what you said exactly "work the foam in and do not let it dry on the surface so you can not see any foam left" My carpets are now like brand new and so soft. I have deep pile white carpets and two dogs and was wet shampooing the carpets every two weeks and the carpets would be wet for days after giving off a musty smell. I now did the whole thing and the carpets were clean and dry in three hours, I'm chuffed to bits!!!!!!!!!
Had to let you know I love your comment. It absolutely transforms your carpets and *all* that money saved calling a cleaner. Just that alone will pay for the Kirby. Win-win
My brother used to sell kirbys he sold them to a lot of my family I moved away for ten years and my brother has since passed . He taught me everything he knew about Kirby . Most of my family didn’t even know how to operate the shampooer thanks to my brother practicing his demo over n over when I was younger I’ve brought back the long abandoned Kirby AMAZING RESULTS ESPECIALLY FOR VEHICLES UPHOLSTERY LIKE NEW RESULTS
Kirby vacuums are ideally the best I’ve ever owned. This thing pulled thumb tacks out of a supposed “new rug” in an apartment I moved into. Literally the best multi purpose machine anyone could buy. 1 and done.
This video was extremely helpful . The salesman's demonstration was extremely quick however my husband & I were quickly persuaded!!! I love my Kirby , I just wished I had more knowledge but then I watched this video & my hope has been restored! We purchased our Kirby 4 years ago & this is our first time cleaning the carpet!!! Thank you 👏🏽
I truly appreciate the very detailed information. I bought a Kirby last month and its an amazing investment. When I have kids one day, it’ll actually have the longevity to last for them to use it.
1st time using my Kirby Sentria 11 shampooer...this video was of great help! Thanks so much. Upon first using it, I felt like I was at a 'Foam Party' at a disco. FOAM was everywhere! It was on the wallboards, piled up on the carpeting, and all over the machine. But after I got the hang of it, it was actually FUN! And my carpets look so amazing. It took out old stains I was unsure would come out, thinking I may have to replace the carpeting. In addition, my carpets smell fresh and clean, NO harmful chemical smells or fragrances that make my nose go crazy for weeks afterward.
This is what I wanted to know if it's worth me buying the suds.. I have a heritage 2 and didnt know whether to try use it for shampoo cleaning or hire a professional which is expensive. I'm not even sure I've got all parts but suppose to have. The carpet he used here was already clean so there was no difference in before and after. But good tutorial
@@rochellealexander8271 Exactly the way I feel, BEST shampooer ever! I do have to look at this video to remind myself how to attach the shampoo unit each time which is why I am so thankful it's available!
I watched a couple of other videos, but yours is the best. Thank you so much for taking your time to do a great job explaining each step on how to use the machine. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. I've been too afraid in the past to try to shampoo with my Kirby. I have saved a ton of money without hiring someone to come clean and since I already bought the vacuum I am not wasting money renting a carpet shampooer. Yes, you have to wait, but gee.... really? I went about my day doing other things. Came back in three hours and vacuumed the carpet. I should have taken before and after pictures. What a difference! Again, thank you!
Best thing to do is vacuuming you carpet, you really only need to shampoo once every 1-3 months but the kirby will pull all the heavier particles (sand and grit etc.) and allow the carpet to breath and restore matted down high traffic areas. Once the carpet fibers are free moving you can vacuum and really target all the carpet fiber angles.
Unfortunately for me I have to do it like once a month because I foster dogs and I do not have grass in my back yard due to where I live. So, with the rain lately, they go out, run in the mud, and then trample it all over my carpets. And that does not count the accidents in the house or when I had Giardia run through ALL my dogs. Yup! I’m consistently having to shampoo the freaking carpets in my home. That includes area rugs.
Anyone familiar with the Kirby set-up will know this tutorial applies to all Kirby models. The set up is basically the same. I have a Sentria 2 and despite some cosmetic upgrades they operate the same.
Make no mistakez this thing is expensive as hell. Think I paid north of 2-3k. But, it works, and if you wanted to start a business with cleaning, this'll do the job
I'd hate for a Beautiful Woman like you not knowing how it's properly done. So watch this video and you'll be satisfied. :) m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-goFqhJcu-34.html
Please HEEEELP I'm this close to give up on this kirby, i tried it after one year trying to figure the shampoo feature (your video helped a lot) but now i found another obstacle which is the foam is not happening it pours the whole water tank within 2 minutes, what am i doing wrong? The filter is clean and the sponge is in perfect condition too
Nooooo! Don't give up! LoL. If you haven't solved your problem yet and if you left this part out, did you attach the little wedge shaped spray attachment that has the screen on it? I'm currently cleaning my sectional and left off that attachment basically *soaking* half my sectional. Thought my sprayer was fubar'd and this video showed me I didn't attach that piece. Now it works properly.
Hi thanks for your reply i haven't tried again but i did find out when i was more calmer that i happened to use the wrong chemical bottle, when u first purchase the vacuum they give in the bundle a floor care and the shampoo for carpets so i kept on putting in the floor care instead and never realized it was the wrong one since i misplaced somewhere else the other one so i thought that was the only liquid i had received, i will give it a try maybe next month as I'm already on a garden project for now
Pro tip: Use only a THIRD of the recommended amount of detergent in these home machines. The fact they lack the power of truck mounted suction they will leave behind a lot of residual soap on a traditional one or two pass application. Rinse, rinse, rinse with warm water.. Why? Detergents ATTRACT dirt like iron to a magnet. So, ironically the more you soap used the cleaner the carpet is for the moment. However, the more detergent that's left behind in a carpet makes the carpet get dirtier quicker. So use a 1/3 soap then rinse, rinse, rinse with warm water then immediately put a fan on it. Let dry and see where it goes from there. Might have to do it again but better than leaving too much soap behind.
With hot water extraction chemicals there is the risk of leaving surfactants in the carpets and causing rapid resoiling but with the dry foam and encapsulation chemicals, the products dry brittle not sticky so those problems don't happen with this type of chemistry.
WRONG, WRONG, and WRONG!! You do NOT understand how the Kirby carpet shampoo system works, nor do you understand the composition of Kirby carpet shampoo and how IT is designed to work. ALWAYS use the correct, recommended amount of shampoo concentrate, NOT LESS, and the Kirby brand of shampoo works the BEST, so pay the extra cash and use it! Do not make and/or use your own homemade stuff, either; ALL of those recipes call for dish soap or laundry detergent, which WILL cause rapid resoiling, and that's just the beginning; over time, it WILL destroy the carpet as well as your Kirby shampoo system, so don't do it! Failure to use the proper amount of shampoo concentrate WILL result in not getting enough foam, and therefore it cannot clean anywhere near as good as it is intended! Second, with Kirby dry foam shampoo, you NEVER, EVER, rinse the shampoo out with a wet extractor or anything else...do NOT rinse Kirby dry foam shampoo from your carpet! Doing so defeats the purpose of the shampoo; Kirby shampoo is designed to be worked into the carpet thoroughly so the foam can surround the dirt, encapsulate it as it dries into a stiff crystalline powder, so it can then be vacuumed away in the final step, when you vacuum it all once it is dry. This is called "Dry extraction," and this is the step where the dirt is actually removed! Kirby is a low-moisture method that contains NO SOAP, no sticky detergents, only enzymes, fragrance, and surfactants. Because it is not soap or laundry detergent, like "steam" cleaners use (along with copious amounts of hot water that over wets the carpet and leaves sticky residue behind) it does not resoil quickly and it actually contains a dirt repellent to keep it cleaner, longer. Imagine if you washed your laundry and didn't rinse it before drying it....THIS is what "steam" or wet extraction cleaners do, so even if you do rinse and rinse and rinse, you still NEVER get it all out. I cannot believe some of the completely ignorant and flat-out STUPID things some people post online and tell other people to do; their hillbilly ignorance and cheapskate stupidity have no bounds.
Thank you ama try it out.the sales person I bought it from didnt not say to vacuum after....maybe I'll see a big difference now!!!!! Thanks.......can you do one on how to clean the grout.please and thank you!!!!
How does the Kirby compare to the shark? I have a shark vacuum and shark sonic duo pro and wish that shark would make one like Kirby, but with their stuff.
It's a lot better than a shark they have way more airflow and they agitate really good and last you a lifetime just never buy them from sales people as they will try to upcharge you
This is cool and all I’m just realizing now that I got mine it kinda sucks if you want to use it to clean customers sofas or Carpets you have to sit around for 3 hours to wait to vacuum it. Why would I would to spend that long at someone’s house that kinda sucks
I watched this video and tried this last night. I used the kirby shampoo and I didn't get nearly as many suds as shown here. The only suds I saw was as wide as the small hole that it came out of. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I also had the vacuum in neutral, not drive. I'm not sure if that makes a difference as I just thought about that right now.
You never wanna use the power head while the carpet is still wet , the shampooer works like a vaccum when you turn it off. If there’s a lot of moisture when your using the main power head, your power head will be covered with sand . And the shampoo is dry foam so it takes 15-30 minutes to dry. Use your 4 in 1 to scrub it in there .
You said you'd explain later as to why you aren't supposed to do large areas all at once??? You never explained. I feel like if I wanted to shampoo my living room acording to these instructions it would be 6 days until I was finished.....
Go back to 3:10 on the video. It's cuz you don't want the foam to dry up before you switch it from foaming to working the foam into the carpet. So you work in smaller sections of laying down the foam and working it in. Once it's worked into your entire carpet, you then let it dry for several hours and then vacuum the carpet. Sure it would take days if you had to wait hours between each smaller section, but that's not what's done. Let it completely dry after you've done the whole carpet, then vacuum as usual to lift the dried shampoo and dirt.
NO! You use the vacuum (in shampoo mode) or just a regular cloth and rub in the foam. Then wait until its completely dry THEN change the vacuum back to regular mode and vacuum the DRY foam particles.
Got a Gen3 and a Sentria here. The Gen3 came with a fluffer bar, the Sentria didn't. Is there a difference in quality of the job they do? Never used either for shampooing, but in case I do, what's my best bet? Fluffer bar? No fluffing required?
I have a fluffer bar too but could not find where on the device to attach it. I feel like mine is missing the front lid for the tray too but don't see where I'd attach that either. Mine's like an open faced sandwich.
@@bubbahotep7682 the shampoo system appears to be gen 1 when I compare my box to the ones in videos and I'd have to check my vacuum for that model. I bought it over 10 years ago and it was the "older model"
@@raemoore658 is the Kirby name in red and in cursive on the front of the machine? Lol, sorry, I'm in detective mode here waiting on the laundry to finish.
As the other person said, the N is for Neutral. Use this to push it around when it's not in use. The D is for Drive - this actually helps pull the vacuum along when you are running it and vacuuming.
Hmm, the cheapest vacuum I can recommend is a Shark NV352, NV351, NV360, NV355 You can sometimes find deals on the "other options" on Amazon, or on Ebay.
So it seems to me that Kirby's are great vacuums, yet terrible solutions for carpet washing/wetvacing. I mean think about how much disgusting water a crappy hoover steamvac sucks up. Kirby expects you to wait for that wet mess to dry back into the carpet and suddenly the particles havent reintegrated back into the fibers? come the hell on.
No idea how I ended in here and dedicated myself looking into this, simply first I thought, this gotta be loud, its heavy, lot of lifting interaction on floors. Simply gross and expensive useless machine. What is the dB rating in comparison to other units? Jokingly I looked it up on amazon expecting price tag of 500 at most, well, comes out theres not even Avalir 2 and the first version goes for twelve friggin' hundred bucks! 1200!!! Immediately I thought id opt for anything Oreck for the price and get a separate specialized unit for wet mopping. This unit is useless and guess what? Theres a video of this propagated pos vacuum with title words why not to buy it and Im insanely pissed that this video doesnt mention what other possibly simple person with more in-depth knowledge and insight shows that wasnt mentioned a little bit over in here. Definitely oreck. Who needs canister vacuum? And if they do, they'd pick ultra quiet models for the money and still have 1000 left in their pockets. Insane!
There's a leaning curve to the machine, but I have family with Dyson and Oreck and I wouldn't trade this in for those. I'm about to clean an old upholstered toy chest for my son to use and am glad I don't have to have another separate machine taking up space for it, just a small box.
I have a Kirby Sentria 2 and have owned older models in the past. My Sentria 2 isn't very loud. The versatility and cleaning ability of Kirby is hands down superior. Not to mention the lifespan. I prefer Kirby's MicronMagic bags to the canister as I don't have to deal with dust mushrooming out of the trashcan. Yes, they are expensive and you can get one at estate sales, online yard sales for a reasonable price. I bought mine second had, with all attachments, the attachment case, plus the shampoo kit for $75. It is in pristine condition.
In my opinion, Kirby's are a terrible vacuum. My Dad SO regretted his purchase he hated the machine and So did A good friend. It's great they are made to supposedly be more durable but they are just so very heavy and terrible tools attachments and the foaming is terrible compared to an extraction machine. Old technology in important ways, such as debris has to pass through the motor to get to the bag. And the Kirby has a good amount of plastics. If only the store vacuums plastics were a bit thicker in all right places yet they are still the best way to go, I mean $100 vrs $1000 and some of the new non Kirby's are so very light weight. KIRBY RIP OFF, SO MANY PURCHASE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, BEWARE!: Only 3 day return policy after purchase!, too many steps to transform machine into different functions, company doesn't even color paint and label levers and things you need to know, high pressure salesman. Take care
What I’ve actually learned is that normal carpet cleaners saturate the carpet. That’s why it starts to smell and you have to do it more often because there’s mold growing and it’s just plain gross from the saturated carpet. What’s great and different about Kirby is they have the foam that lightly soaks but doesn’t saturate. In my opinion, Kirby does it the “right” way lol! It’s a pain, but more worth it in the long run.
Just to update, tried to carpet clean a rug four times and I even bought Kirby's special enzyme killer and I still can't get the dog pee out of my rug.... not my favorite vacuum.
Thank you for the refresher...I've had my Kirby since '07 but haven't used the shampooer since '19. I watched your video and got to work immediately. Easy peasy. Thank you!
OK, so at 1:04 the belt should be in the "off" position, meaning the belt does not cross or overlap, it's just like it's shown at 1:04 in the freeze frame? Is that right? And then it will lock when you turn the brush roll on after it's locked on...... got it. Thanks
Thank you! This cleared things up for me! No other videos talk about what the heck you do once the foam is laid down. I'm going to give this a whirl! I've had my Kirby for almost 20 years and have yet to try the shampooer!
This seems like quite a Chore and Complicated. I can't imagine this being better than any of the High End Carpet Cleaners from Bissell (Evo 2X) and Hoover (Elite or Smart wash)...
Are you not supposed to use your zipper tool on the stairs or sofas once dry? Reason being is your soleplate on the head gets dirty and also the brush and you’re also at risk of getting the material ( dependent of the materials) caught in the belt in turn burning it.
I just looked at one that has shampoo parts, but you cant use water. Which model do you have? Cant find any info about what the names and model numbers they are to compare them. Are all spare parts available, in case something breaks.? Does this one come with Hepa filters? Does it collect dust on top? Pls help, I'm without a vacuum and i have OCD
