For many years now, Kirby vacuum cleaners have been the leading vacuum cleaner brand in the market. The man behind the success of Kirby products is Jim Kirby. An inventor, whose goal in life was to reduce hard work wherever it is present. Through the years, Kirby Company continues to improve their products in terms of design and functions to make cleaning easier for their consumers. They not only develop durable and efficient vacuum cleaners but they also introduce Kirby home care system which has given rated no.1 in reliability by a well-known consumer products magazine.
The Kirby vacuums have proven its worth as one of the most long-lasting and reliable vacuum cleaners amidst the growing competition among vacuum cleaner providers. In fact, the average life span of Kirby vacuum cleaners is more or less 25 years. When packing and shipping Kirby vacuum, it will only consume half an inch of bubble wrap, with no breakage compared to other products that need around 3 inches bubble wraps just to make sure the parts won’t break during the shipment or storage.
Kirby vacuum cleaners have bigger suction tube which make it less likely to clog compared to other vacuum cleaners. Some vacuum cleaner products with smaller suction tube tend to clog easily by merely absorbing excessive animal hairs. No vacuum cleaner is invincible to clogging, however, Kirby vacuum cleaners do not clog under normal vacuum activities. In other words, there were Kirby vacuums that clogged because of cloth, toothbrush and rope but never with animal hair. Their products also have self propelled features that allow patrons to use one hand while on vacuum duty. This feature makes cleaning easier and at the same time, provides satisfying cleaning results. Kirby vacuum fastens itself to carpet for better performance that can result to inconvenience if not for the self propelled feature.
The best thing about Kirby vacuum cleaners are the useful standard tools that come with it and are proven efficient on cleaning.
• The two extension wands for better functionality
• The tool caddy that can be hang on the wall
• Air intake guard
• Portable Shampooer
• Crevice Tool with scrubber
• Inflator tool
• The pet grooming tool or usually called a Massage Cup. It can also be used to take out light bulbs
• Wall and Ceiling Brush
• Portable Handle
• Upholstery Tool and Duster Brush
• Portable Spayer or commonly referred to as hand held shampooer
• Floor Tool
There are also several accessories than can be used with Kirby vacuums. These accessories include, Kirby carpet shampoo system, Floor Care system, Turbo Accessory System and Zipp Brush.
Kirby products are not available in stores or retail. There are authorized Kirby dealers that sell the products. They come to potential customer’s house to demonstrate Kirby vacuum products. There are some dealers who try to sell the products on line or on ebay. However, Kirby Company is very proactive in eliminating such activities because it is against their rules. In order to get the Kirby vacuum cleaners warranty, buy directly to a Kirby salesperson.