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Thread Number: 36970
/ Tag: Vintage Floor Polishers/Floor Care Products
My 1st Rug Renovator! |
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| Post# 395158 7/17/2018 at 18:46 (2,108 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
Hi everybody so I brought a nice conditioned Kirby Rug Renovator Kit on eBay and I brought this particular one for my Classic Omega (hopefully get it working again), and my Classic III. This one has 3 hooks on the back and it looks the same as the Classic Omega and III so I would love to give this attachment a try and I also used the carpet fluffer/floor polisher on the Classic III and it was amazing! I do have a lil problem, I’m trying to place in a new belt for the shampoo nozzle and I’m having bit of a trouble removing the brushroll off. The screw is supposed to come off along with the rubber piece so if anyone knows about removing the brushroll off the Rug Renovator I would love to use the shampoo part for the first time. Thank u!
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| Post# 395180 , Reply# 1 7/18/2018 at 00:43 (2,107 days old) by TheSpiritOf76 () | ||
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This set is for a... Heritage II, Legend, or Legend II. Will not fit the Omega or Classic III. Go to Kirby's webpage and look up the owners manuals on how to change the belt. | ||
Post# 395181 , Reply# 2 7/18/2018 at 01:24 (2,107 days old) by rivstg1  (colorado springs) |
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you may have to
put screw drivers in both ends of the brushroll....and one of the screws will release faster than than the other. Remove one, pull away the brushroll from the shampooer, and put the new belt on. Reverse the process to put together, you may have to use a toothpic or pick to align the shafter that runs thru the brushroll ( looking at it from the end piece) so that you can screw the screw/rubber guard back in.
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Post# 395217 , Reply# 3 7/18/2018 at 13:16 (2,107 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Jason, Gabriel & HII RR as shown... | ||
| Post# 395236 , Reply# 5 7/18/2018 at 18:53 (2,107 days old) by TheSpiritOf76 () | ||
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1st off...My name is Jae.... 2nd off. The safety switch on a Classic omega and on a Heritage II are in two totally different configurations. So thus, this Rug renovator set is not suitable for a Classic Omega. | ||
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Post# 395245 , Reply# 7 7/18/2018 at 23:30 (2,106 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Gj3476 Gabriel, | ||
| Post# 395251 , Reply# 8 7/19/2018 at 06:24 (2,106 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
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| Post# 395252 , Reply# 9 7/19/2018 at 06:25 (2,106 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
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Post# 395288 , Reply# 10 7/19/2018 at 16:20 (2,106 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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My Kirby Classic III with Heritage Renovation Group Casting Set up in "Miracle Head" (floor polisher) mode...
~Ben
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| Post# 395296 , Reply# 11 7/19/2018 at 17:44 (2,106 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
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Post# 395298 , Reply# 12 7/19/2018 at 17:46 (2,106 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Gj3476 | ||
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Post# 395361 , Reply# 13 7/20/2018 at 19:26 (2,105 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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My Classic III as Shampooer... Again using the 1HD Heritage Renovation Group casting...
~Ben | ||
| Post# 395371 , Reply# 14 7/21/2018 at 00:22 (2,104 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
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Post# 395372 , Reply# 15 7/21/2018 at 00:38 (2,104 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs) |
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color matching
I've developed a color obsession ....I want each of my Kirby's....to have the matching attachments. Its serious overkill....but I rotate the vacuums (for use) and...just like it when everything matches! haha. I"m NOT like that in general life....so how do I explain that??? Classic III with all attachments....1-cr with all except Shampooer, Dual Sanitronic with 90% matching....see, its bugging me that I'm missing the crevice tool....I would rarely use it, but I want to complete the set!! haha. arggghhhhh
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Post# 395373 , Reply# 16 7/21/2018 at 00:59 (2,104 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Gj3476 Gabriel,
Thank you!
As to finding black tools, that shouldn't be much of a problem these days, considering black is pretty much the only color Kirby offers for attachments for all its older (pre-Generation 3) machines. Among them that you want for your Classic Omega is the hose (part no. 223666) whose universal suction coupler will trigger the speed switches on all Kirbys ranging from the 516 up to the 3CB Tradition, and then buy the Heritage II tools to compliment that.
There were numerous other Kirbys in black: in addition to the Heritage II (and the 1987-89 Legend refreshing), the very first Kirbys were also black, including the inaugural product to carry the Kirby name, the 1934 model C, and its successors the 2C (1939-40), 3C (1940-41), 4C (1941-42) and 505 (1945-48), and the Gsix and Avalir among the present-day Kirbys.
And here are some pictures of my 1987 Heritage II with the shake-out bag (seen with both the standard 16" nozzle and the less-common 13" nozzle). It was not original to this serial number, because when I first got it, it had the long 6" rear axle specific to the common Mini Emtor setup. And while I wanted an actual black hammertoned Sani Emtor for the shake out bag so as to match with the rest of the trim, they are deemed extremely rare these days so I settled for an aluminum one, which came from a Classic 1CR.
~Ben This post was last edited 07/21/2018 at 02:07 | ||
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Post# 400778 , Reply# 17 11/13/2018 at 16:50 (1,989 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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My 1974 Classic Omega + Heritage II Renovation Group Casting
Gabriel,
Surprise! Here is my 1974 Classic Omega wearing the Heritage II Renovation Group casting set up for floor polishing/rug fluffing! ~Ben
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| Post# 400787 , Reply# 18 11/13/2018 at 20:25 (1,988 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hey
Ben I don't like the flannel type bag the classic 3 came with. I really like the legend bag. I may get me a classic 3 and do the bag setup.
The classic and classic omegas' with the black heritage nozzle looks awesome. It's like a mountain man wearing a tuxedo. I got a rug rennovator for a c3. I have a tradition rug rennovator. The classic I have I have ever attachment made for it. They are all in mint condition. The previous owner bought it new. I'm waiting on fixing the coil. I used my avalir shampoo system today. I used my avalir. I use it with my seit. Les | ||
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Post# 400792 , Reply# 19 11/13/2018 at 20:52 (1,988 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Lesinutah
Les,
That is awesome you have some good use for your Kirby Avalir. And I also praise you for having come across those good-looking Rug Renovators for your machines! I do have to agree with you about the original Classic III bag cloth. Over time, the fibers in the cloth deteriorate, which then allow dust to escape into the air. You are correct that my Classic III is wearing the Legend II's Mini Emtor assembly. I initially tried that inspired by other Kirby owners, as a means of reducing pollen in the air (there had been disposable bag conversions available for Kirbys in the past, as far back as the 1950s/'60s, which took the same kind of disposable bags as the Eureka [types F and G] and Royal [type A] uprights, but those ones had actually [and significantly] reduced performance). The Micron Magic brown disposable bags are strong enough, but the polypropylene disposable bags used since the Sentria, I've read, are even better. ~Ben This post was last edited 11/13/2018 at 21:26 | ||
| Post# 400794 , Reply# 20 11/13/2018 at 21:09 (1,988 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Ben
Hey
I use the original emtor. I put a Lexan plate on emtor using 2.75 inch tube and use sentria 2 f bag adaptor. I used the new green writing on the bags. I like the emtor on tradition and classic where you can open the bottom getting out bigger items. It's basically Kirby's best filter system on the machine. I may get to either classic or tradition this weekend and show pics. I have tested f@g shakeout etc. Empty shakeout and newest Kirby bags offered highest airflow. Les | ||
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Post# 400798 , Reply# 21 11/13/2018 at 21:28 (1,988 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Lesinutah | ||
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