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Thread Number: 11191
New Kirby or Rebuild any suggestions? |
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| Post# 120844 , Reply# 3 1/10/2011 at 14:17 (4,848 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
The Kirby Distributor who works my area lives 250 miles away. In fact, I know he drives at least another 60 miles beyond where I live to call on customers. So I can't imagine why a distributor wouldn't drive 70 miles to make a sale. Also, the Kirby rebuild depart will rebuild your machine even if you're not the original owner. BUT it will be more pricey. I checked on a G4 last year and I vaguely recall that it was either $275 or $350. But I'm not positive about that price.
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| Post# 120845 , Reply# 4 1/10/2011 at 14:49 (4,848 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK) | ||
rebuild for non-owner
I emailed Kirby a few months ago asking for a rebuild quote for a non-original owner of a G-5. The response I got back was $350.00 plus shipping to and from. Seems reasonable to me. Beats dropping anywhere from $60.00 to $300.00 on some plasti-vac in a big box store that is possibly prone to wearing out more quickly unless you were buying it strictly for collection purposes of course ;).
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| Post# 120872 , Reply# 6 1/10/2011 at 19:45 (4,847 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Rebuild
Just mark your form that you are not the original owner. The $350 plus shipping to and from is your expense. You don't need to send the handle or any part that doesn't need rebuilt. You can send in worn attachments. When your machine is rebuilt you will receive a letter giving you options for paying for the rebuild. You may phone the rebuild dept to pay by credit card and get it a little sooner. This is at least a 2 to 3 week process, but when it comes back it will look brand new.
Bud | ||
| Post# 120901 , Reply# 7 1/10/2011 at 21:49 (4,847 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
Michael
Are you able to do any of the repairs to your G4 yourself? If you can, I suggest buying the replacement parts from one of the guys on this forum who sell or service Kirbys. I have had some really great prices from our friends here that I can't get locally. There really isn't anything on a G series Kirby that can't be fixed or replaced fairly cheep. Just ask the shop owners or Kirby Servicepersons on this forum to email you privately and tell them what needs to be fixed/replaced. This is a great resource for parts and knowledge, don't be afraid to ask. I worked in two Kirby offices for a total of 5 years, if I can help I would love to. Just email me. And if all else fails and you want to replace the G4 you can get a Sentria or older model on ebay for a fair price. I hope I helped. Good luck. Justin djustintaylor@gmail.com | ||
| Post# 120952 , Reply# 8 1/11/2011 at 11:57 (4,847 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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worth evry penny Michel Go for the factory rebuild. Your Kirby will come back looking and runing like new . I had my dual 80 rebuild wonderful job Doug | ||
Post# 120964 , Reply# 9 1/11/2011 at 14:37 (4,847 days old) by a007kirbyman  (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Michael, rebuild & email...
Hello Michael.
I attempted emailing you regarding & it came back with mailbox unavailable (see below): "...The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- wantobefree2@hotmail.com (reason: 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to mx3.hotmail.com.: >>> DATA <<< 550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable 550 5.1.1 wantobefree2@hotmail.com... User unknown <<< 503 Need Rcpt command..." If you want me to attempt again, plz provide or verify address. Cheers & hagd all, Bill | ||
| Post# 121041 , Reply# 10 1/12/2011 at 09:27 (4,846 days old) by hoover28 (Oneida N.Y.) | ||
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kirby rebiuld I can help if you are not to far from my vac shop. Chris | ||
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