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| Post# 71733 6/9/2009 at 15:42 (5,432 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
Found this at the local Goodwill while running an errand. Notice how the wheel covers still had their protective film on them! The belt was so paper thin you could stop the brushroll with just a finger. I've never seen a Heritage before with the cloth fill tube. It honestly looks as if this is the original belt on this cleaner, when I removed the nozzle guard, the clasps were entirely stiff, and left a fresh scuff in the metal as if they had never been turned before! I need to get some bags for it, and do a cleanup of it and a bit of metal polishing. Might need to replace the bumper strip, but other than that, everything is pretty much mint on this. The fan has no gouges in it at all. If I had to guess, this cleaner has seen about 50 hours of operation in it's life. Andrew                    | ||
| Post# 71735 , Reply# 1 6/9/2009 at 15:55 (5,432 days old) by retardturtle () | ||
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really great find....what u pay and hows it run...i have a hrtg 2..wrks great,given to me at church sale a year ago...they didnt want to load it back up...so jackpot!free. | ||
| Post# 71736 , Reply# 2 6/9/2009 at 15:58 (5,432 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 71737 , Reply# 3 6/9/2009 at 16:02 (5,432 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Nice Find Hi Andrew Very nice Heritage . Looks like with some good polish you can clean it up real well. That is one of Kirbys best. I have the Heritage 2 the next model after that also many 500 series and several other Kirbys. Just to start G 3, 4, 5, 6,. Good luck cleaning it up it already looks good Doug | ||
| Post# 71740 , Reply# 4 6/9/2009 at 16:21 (5,432 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Something that pretty lurking in Omaha? Who knew?! :D | ||
| Post# 71749 , Reply# 5 6/9/2009 at 18:46 (5,432 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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the heritage 1hd is my fave kirby. i also think is the best kirby built. congratz | ||
| Post# 71806 , Reply# 7 6/10/2009 at 03:37 (5,432 days old) by retardturtle () | ||
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so would no rugplates produce better deep cleaning performance,,or not do as well as one with rug plates. | ||
| Post# 71828 , Reply# 8 6/10/2009 at 12:48 (5,432 days old) by kirbfan94 () | ||
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it would seem to me that they would, because the carpet would be sucked farther into the nozzle and the brushes would have more contact? | ||
| Post# 71893 , Reply# 10 6/10/2009 at 21:39 (5,431 days old) by kirbfan94 () | ||
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they come out about an 1/8 of an inch. the benefits of having a 12 inch nozzle vs 16 inch nozzle is that the suction is more conctrated. | ||
| Post# 71906 , Reply# 12 6/10/2009 at 23:06 (5,431 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Oh Dave did you see? Looky what was in this photo from last year! It's ole Ms Greene getting comfy with the H84. I apologise been really hectic week & I couldn;t get to the PO but with the customs forms she will be on her way tomorrow. | ||
| Post# 71954 , Reply# 14 6/11/2009 at 14:53 (5,430 days old) by kirbfan94 () | ||
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if you want to increase the performance start looking for a metal fan. i have one in my legend II and it made a noticable diffrence. | ||
| Post# 71984 , Reply# 17 6/11/2009 at 21:19 (5,430 days old) by kirbfan94 () | ||
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the kirby metal fan has taller and strighter vaines then the plastic fan. that's how they move so much more air. | ||
| Post# 71987 , Reply# 18 6/11/2009 at 21:42 (5,430 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Awww, look at that rascally green Challenger dusting brush winking at me from behind the Kirby... Glad to hear it is one its way home to Papa. Yes folks, Christine is kindly sending me the dusting brush to complete my Sunbeam Challenger. She'll be getting the box back stuffed with FQ bits, which I gather FQ's are not that plentiful out in sunny California. :-) And Andrew! Love hearing stories like this. How super to find such a find in such great condition for $20! Congratulations, man. Yippee for this Forum! Dave | ||
| Post# 72123 , Reply# 20 6/13/2009 at 22:48 (5,428 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Restore Complete
Spent all day on this today, it was one of the easiest cleanups I've ever done. I've just got to replace the bumper, and probably the brushroll. What makes this vacuum pretty neat is I believe based on the serial number, it was manufactured in 2/82 and I was born in 3/82. This was the same model my grandfather had, which I always played with as a child when I went to go stay with them. This one will definately be staying in my house for good!                          | ||
| Post# 72124 , Reply# 21 6/13/2009 at 22:53 (5,428 days old) by tristar () | ||
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WOW! It looks brand new!!! Another EXCELLENT restoration by a talented artist! | ||
| Post# 72125 , Reply# 22 6/13/2009 at 23:00 (5,428 days old) by airway88 () | ||
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Nice! Wow- it looks great. I need to get some work done on my Hoover before I can reveal it here. Some day- I may have to just dump this hoover and look for another. It is not nearly as nice as that 800 of yours! | ||
| Post# 72127 , Reply# 23 6/13/2009 at 23:06 (5,428 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Rug Renovator | ||
| Post# 72131 , Reply# 24 6/14/2009 at 01:14 (5,428 days old) by retardturtle () | ||
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outstanding!!!!! your talent is truely an art. i look forward to seeing more of your restorations.. | ||
| Post# 72134 , Reply# 25 6/14/2009 at 03:08 (5,428 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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bottom H84 
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| Post# 72135 , Reply# 26 6/14/2009 at 06:50 (5,428 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Spectacular Kirby find and rescue, Andrew!
Ryan, what Hoover are you referring to? "I need to get some work done on my Hoover before I can reveal it here. Some day- I may have to just dump this hoover and look for another." Ugh! horrible word - dump - in reference to one's own vacuum. :-) Wouldn't it make more sense to get another in trade or at least get another in hand before 'dumping' anything? Dave | ||
| Post# 72139 , Reply# 27 6/14/2009 at 07:48 (5,428 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Thanks! | ||
| Post# 72211 , Reply# 29 6/14/2009 at 19:18 (5,427 days old) by cart1531 () | ||
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Great find Andrew! The Heritage One is my favorite of the Heritage/Legend series. It looks like new after you cleaned it up. That fill tube is interesting, I never saw the heritage cloth one before. | ||
| Post# 72333 , Reply# 30 6/16/2009 at 00:11 (5,426 days old) by kirbyluxhoover (Pinole, CA) | ||
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Hand or machine polish? Did you do that by hand or with a machine polisher? The only time I have used my Kirby Handi Butler is when polishing Kirbys. I don't know where to find the polishing compound. Any suggestions? | ||
| Post# 72340 , Reply# 31 6/16/2009 at 06:33 (5,426 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 72343 , Reply# 32 6/16/2009 at 06:44 (5,426 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
Excellent Andrew | ||
| Post# 72349 , Reply# 33 6/16/2009 at 09:02 (5,426 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Looks like new Hi Andrew Very, Very nice jod One ok Kirbys best. I have the Heritage 2. The only thing i dont like is those head lights keep going on and off. Again WONDERFUL JOB DOUG | ||
| Post# 72351 , Reply# 34 6/16/2009 at 09:40 (5,426 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Indeed, Andrew, that is one beautiful looking Heritage. It would definitely seem as if that cloth fill tube is a bojack. My Tradition has the clear vinyl fill tube. Are those auto hose clamps holding each end? | ||
| Post# 72355 , Reply# 35 6/16/2009 at 11:39 (5,426 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Fill Tube
Karl, It's about like a hose clamp, but the end of it is press fitted toether. I've pondered removing the entire cloth fill tube, but I really want to keep it original, so have decided to leave it as is. Considering I'm about 98% sure it still had the original belt on it when I got it, and it's got everything else original to it, I really do not wan't to modify it. Andrew | ||
| Post# 72368 , Reply# 36 6/16/2009 at 15:09 (5,425 days old) by airway88 () | ||
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My hoover Hey all... well you will see soon! its in such horrible horrid bad terrible distress shape! And if it does fail, it is worth 100% trash. It really is very bad. | ||
| Post# 72413 , Reply# 38 6/17/2009 at 12:56 (5,425 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK) | ||
cloth fill tube
my parents bought their Heritage brand new from a Kirby In Home Sales rep back in 81. I remember the day very vividly. The fill tube on that brand new machine was cloth as well. My grandmother bought the exact same model a few months later after trying out moms and loving it. I have that machine now and I had to replace the fill tube about 5 years ago. It was a plastic tube that had cracked when the machine suffered through the infamous Oklahoma City May 3rd Tornado of 1999. Surprisingly, the fan and the fill tube were the only things that had to be replaced. Kirby must have changed the fill tube design at some point from the cloth to the plastic. I do remember the inside of the cloth bag on moms machine being alot more dusty and smelly than granny's since it had that cloth tube. Just my observations. I could be totally wrong.
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