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Anonymous Posted on May 28, 2014

There isNo suction on Kirby sentria

There is hardly any suction on my Kirby Sentria

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  1. Put the hose and see if suction is good. If it is - you may have had nozzle installed wrong or brush roll may be worn out (bristles must be sticking out of the nozzle by about 1/8 of an inch).
  2. If there is no suction with the hose either - check if bag is not overfilled to the point where dirt is blocking the fill tube hole.
  3. If two above are fine - something must be blocking the air passage from the fan to the bag. Check for clogs in the fill tube (tube inside the cloth bag) and mini emptor (bag bottom plastic part) and also see if there is something blocking the exhaust on the vacuum. You may not even see it so use a piece of wire. Once I found a sock there and it was so close to the fan that I could not see it in the hole and was only able to get it out using a homemade hook made from a coat hanger.
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  • Posted on Aug 28, 2008

SOURCE: putting a new belt on

Please check out my step by step instructions.....

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  • Posted on Jun 28, 2009

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Hello,
Here is a link to available owners manuals...

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Hope this helps,
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 06, 2010

SOURCE: Kirby Sentria vacuum -- can't figure out how to hook up main hose to vacuum floors

First you need to press the foot pedal for the height adjustment all the way down to lift the front of the vacuum off the floor. On the front top of the vacuum where the LED lights are is a cover. That section will lift up by lifting just below the LED's. Once it's lifted up there are some visual instructions, but here's what they are saying. The little circle on the front divided with the word KIRBY is the belt release. The section of the circle with the word on it will pull out. Like a wind-up flashlight it will turn from lining up with the green arrow counter clockwise 360 degrees and lining up with the red arrow. This takes a little pressure to turn it. Now just above this circle, under the LED bonnet, there is a lever that holds this whole front end on. It must be turned also counter clockwise to remove and front then slips off. The reverse would be used to put the beater roller portion back on. Also this would be the way to slip on the hose attachment to **** through it instead. I hope this is a little clearer.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 15, 2010

SOURCE: i am trying to assemble the shampooer part of my

Hi There,

Here's a link to a very helpful video that will walk you through step by step on how to attach the carpet shampoo attachment to your Kirby Sentria.

If you ever need to purchase some Kirby Carpet Shampoo, please visit the link below to our website. You may use coupon code GVC5 to save $5:
Kirby Cleaning Supplies, Including Shampoo, Stain Removers, and more.

Here's the link to the video instructions on how to convert into a carpet shampooer:
Video Instructions On How To Convert the Kirby Sentria Into a Carpet Shampooer

If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to use the comment field to ask, I'm always happy to answer any and all follow up questions.

If this was helpful to you, please be so kind and rate my repair helpful, or leave some feedback for me, this is greatly appreciated by the Fixya Community Experts when they're able to help you solve your problems.

Thanks again,

Chris Jones
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Roger Potts

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  • Posted on Nov 14, 2010

SOURCE: What year was the Kirby vacuum sentria G10D made

Check the serial number. Teh second and third numbers are the year it was manufactured. The first number is the quarter of that year.
Use bags for made for the G10.

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