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Post# 143055 7/13/2011 at 15:23 (4,664 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Our living room has white shutters installed on the sliding glass door. I normally have to dust them every month or so when they look dirty. Anyway, I have been using my newly restored Kirby Tradition with the regular Style 1 bags for three weeks now. The first week I started using it, I dusted the shutters with my Miracle Mate.
So I go outside to mow the lawn early this morning, and I see the shutters are covered in dust! It hasn't gotten this dirty before in only 2 weeks. Considering this Kirby has quite poor filtration compared to today's vacs, do you think the Kirby might have contributed to all this dust? Seeing this dust and reading carbon dust is toxic (which I hadn't known before) is worrying me. Any other experiences with using vintage cleaners and having to dust more often? | ||
| Post# 143062 , Reply# 2 7/13/2011 at 16:04 (4,664 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi
Umm, Why your kirby might be adding some dust to the air I doubt its that much. Esp if the outer bag has been washed and your using genuine Kirby style one bags.
The ammount of carbon dust being blown out of any vac yet alone your kirby tradition is so small its not worth thinking about. Using any old/vintage vac will blow more dust out than its modern conterparts as long as the bag etc is in good condition (eg no holes.) I would not let it stop you/us from using our vintage/classic vacs around the house:o) James:o) | ||
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Post# 143067 , Reply# 6 7/13/2011 at 16:48 (4,664 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Thanks to everyone who responded. I'm not as concerned now, but I still think the Kirby is making the house dusty. Glad to hear about carbon dust, I will forget about that now.
I would upgrade to the newer Kirby HEPA bags, but I'm trying to keep the machine as original as possible, so it will be worth more when I sell it. :) I did not wash the bag, but I did thoroughly vacuum it with my handy-dandy Miracle Mate, which seems to clean everything but the carpets these days. kirby519: We did have a dust storm on 5th, which is normal for this time of year. You can see brown dirt by some windows, but the dust on the shutters are gray with dog hair, which always lands on them. akabent: I know what Electrolux filters you are talking about, but I only own an XXX, which is too weak to use in my house. Thanks for the suggestion! | ||
| Post# 143069 , Reply# 8 7/13/2011 at 17:01 (4,664 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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The upgrade is reversible, you just remove the metal sani-emtor & filltube and store that somewhere safe, then fit the Mini-emtor & filltube, and if you want to sell it as original as you can, then just refit the original parts, easy as pie... :) | ||
| Post# 143075 , Reply# 9 7/13/2011 at 18:09 (4,664 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Model 260 | ||
| Post# 143086 , Reply# 11 7/13/2011 at 19:13 (4,664 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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I am an extreme neat freak, I vacuum two times a day and dust two times a week. | ||
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Post# 143175 , Reply# 13 7/14/2011 at 09:00 (4,663 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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kirby519
This is Arizona, we have to keep the AC on most of the day! And it has been running at the same times for a least 2 months now. But yes, the AC filters are still clean and are TOL Filtrete. House traffic is normal. It's just in two weeks with one vintage vacuum, I see as much dust in a month as when using a modern vacuum.
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| Post# 143195 , Reply# 14 7/14/2011 at 14:59 (4,663 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast) | ||
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a case of killing the patient Depends if you want a clean patient Please know I am saying this in jest or 'tongue-N-cheek', being an avowed Hoover and Electrolux fan. I did have a Kirby once.... | ||
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