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Thread Number: 28898
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Kirby G6 Scuff Plate Screw |
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| Post# 323058 , Reply# 1 4/23/2015 at 13:40 (3,288 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I recently bought two of them on eBay from a seller called kirbyfans for $1.35 plus $2.63 shipping for a total of $3.98 USD. I have no idea what he would charge for overseas shipping, but he was a pretty reasonable individual to deal with. That said, I also found a cheaper alternative.
I don't know anything about the structure of UK light switches and electrical outlets, but I discovered that an anchor screw (the one that holds a wire in place) from the U.S. version of either of those things is a perfect replacement for the lower scuff plate screw—the right length, threads and everything except it has a brass finish. I discovered this quite by accident when I was cleaning out the mini emptor on one of my G6's and one of those screws fell out. How it got there, I haven't a clue but it turned out to be a godsend when it fit like the proverbial glove. So my G5 has that screw and the G6's both have the OEM screws I had bought previously. I just love that I found the screw inside a Kirby G6, of all places. I hope my ramblings were helpful. | ||
| Post# 323158 , Reply# 3 4/24/2015 at 10:53 (3,287 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I don't know whether there are big hardware/home improvement stores in the UK like Lowe's and Home Depot here in the U.S., but it might be that you can go and look at their display of screws, buy a few likely candidates, and return the ones that don't work.
I actually did this last evening. I replaced the brush roll in the power nozzle for my Electrolux 1205 and found that one of the bottom plate screws was missing. I took one of the remaining screws to Home Depot and got the closest thing they had. Even though the OEM screw has some unique characteristics like a little point at the bottom to help center it up in the hole and threads only a third of the way up the shaft, the generic machine screws I bought (4-pack for $1.25) worked perfectly. | ||
| Post# 323728 , Reply# 5 4/30/2015 at 20:34 (3,281 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 323755 , Reply# 6 5/1/2015 at 08:28 (3,280 days old) by waynec () | ||
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Many thanks BikerRay.. | ||
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