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Best Craigslist Trade EVER (Sentria II)
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Post# 252888   10/14/2013 at 00:03 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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So a few nights ago I was thinking, "Hey... I've got a Kindle Fire that's been unused for 7 months... Let's see if I can get something out of it."

Being a Kirby guy, I decided to see if someone would take my measly tablet for a Kirby. Needing a Kirby to give my mom's boyfriend, I decided it was worth a shot.

I posted in the wanted section, and within 10 minutes someone replied with, "I hate my Kirby, I want a tablet. Here's my number, let's chat." So I did and I visited her house... Definitely did not expect to get a June 2012 Kirby out of the deal...

What I got with the vacuum: (Hose is hidden in the background)


Post# 252889 , Reply# 1   10/14/2013 at 00:04 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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The bag was filled to the brim... I'm surprised it didn't explode everywhere when an atom touched it.

Post# 252890 , Reply# 2   10/14/2013 at 00:05 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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The front was so dirty. I'm glad I cleaned it up in the end:

Post# 252891 , Reply# 3   10/14/2013 at 00:06 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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The inside was very clean. I was actually very surprised it was that clean.

Post# 252893 , Reply# 4   10/14/2013 at 00:07 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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After 20 minutes I finally got it stripped down to just the tech drive mechanism and the motor.

Post# 252895 , Reply# 5   10/14/2013 at 00:08 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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This is when I got the motor out. Note there was Kirby crap all over my room at that point.

Post# 252896 , Reply# 6   10/14/2013 at 00:09 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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After a good cleaning, I reassembled the Kirby. It needed a good polish, but that will come later

Post# 252897 , Reply# 7   10/14/2013 at 00:10 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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Surprisingly, this is the second worst power nozzle I've worked on. My Kirby Sentria was like this but mixed with cat litter. Gross.

Post# 252898 , Reply# 8   10/14/2013 at 00:11 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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Silly Kirby owner who didn't use an OEM belt.

Post# 252900 , Reply# 9   10/14/2013 at 00:12 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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Down the drain the hairball goes...

Post# 252901 , Reply# 10   10/14/2013 at 00:14 (3,847 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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The Sentria II next to it's older brother, the original Sentria.

Future plans for the Sentria II:

Old style bag connector (I don't feel like purchasing the new bags when I have 40 of the old style bags)

New cord (Current one has electrical tape all over it)

Replace the front and back motor bearings (Dried up or something like that. They sound terrible)

New back wheel hub cap (Left one missing)

A good polishing


Post# 252908 , Reply# 11   10/14/2013 at 07:52 (3,847 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI)        

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It's just disgusting how someone can do so much damage to a $1000+ vacuum that is barely a year old!

Post# 252910 , Reply# 12   10/14/2013 at 08:07 (3,847 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)        
Wow...

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that's crazy considering it's a pretty recent vac

Post# 252925 , Reply# 13   10/14/2013 at 10:23 (3,846 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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Hey, if it weren't damaged I wouldn't have gotten it. A nice project for an excellent and new machine


Post# 252942 , Reply# 14   10/14/2013 at 13:19 (3,846 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)        
New Kirby

Hi WillYou can sure take that Kirby apart. i dont think i would try that Good job.It gets me sick to see how some people trear very good vacuums like that like crap i just dont understand.Doug

Post# 252954 , Reply# 15   10/14/2013 at 15:12 (3,846 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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Being as young as I am, and knowing how it was treated, I thought tearing it apart would be a better idea to attempt it. Luckily, I've had plenty time doing this on my G3, dad's girlfriend's G5, my G6, and Sentria so I wasn't too worried while doing the repair.

Post# 253030 , Reply# 16   10/15/2013 at 18:02 (3,845 days old) by TASE (Colorado)        

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So I was curious to see how the Sentria II would polish up. So I took some Mother's and did the top of the headlight a bit, and it cleaned up almost instantly.

I have a feeling that with a new cord, wheel cover, and fixed motor it should look brand new!



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