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Post# 189897   7/14/2012 at 17:02 (4,274 days old) by macmansam (Minnesota )        

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I was at a thrift store yesterday, and I found an attachment set for a Kirby Classic III. I don't own a Classic III, so I was wondering would it work on my Kirby 513?

Post# 189908 , Reply# 1   7/14/2012 at 19:57 (4,274 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        

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No. The classic III has a far different hose coupling than a 513. Will not work at all. Other attachments that DON'T require mounting to the nozzle work on any kirby. Rug renos, miracle heads and handi butlers are specific to certain model ranges.

Will Hemb


Post# 189913 , Reply# 2   7/14/2012 at 21:13 (4,274 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin)        

Best thing to do is try it. It may or may not trip the safety swich on that machine. I know it will trip the switch on a 519 model as I have had the hoses for the later models on it. I know the fan opening is larger on the earler models so it is possible becouse the swich is mounted under the center of the opening as opposed to swich being off to the side like on the classic omegas and later. On those one of the attaching lugs trips the safety swich.

Post# 190787 , Reply# 3   7/20/2012 at 21:31 (4,268 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Kirby Hose Designs 101

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A HISTORY LESSON ON KIRBY HOSE DESIGNS

For models 505-515, the original hose had no suction coupler integrated to it. The suction coupler was metal and was available under part #2100.

For models 516 to Sanitronic 562, the suction coupler was thus revised but still made of metal. This version is part #210056. It could also be used as a blower coupling, which on 515 and older models was a separate coupling, part #2120.

When the Sanitronic VII, a near-identical twin to the 562, was introduced in 1963, the suction coupling (still not a regular part of the hose yet) was changed to plastic and it, again, could be used as a blower coupling. On the main hose, the coupling which the suction/blower coupler attaches to changed from metal to plastic.

When the Dual Sanitronic 50 came out in 1965, the suction/blower coupling was given a longer right attaching tab, so as to depress the safety switch speed selector arm down enough to accommodate the new high speed. The newer SBC is part #211063S for the Sanitronic VII and #211065S for the D50.

One year into sales of the D50, Kirby revised the complete hose assembly to include the suction/blower coupling already integrated on it, eliminating the prior attachment coupling used on the Sanitronic VII and older hoses. The 1966 version of the complete D50 hose is part #223666S. It continued on in this way up to 1981, in varying trim colors of course.

~Ben


Post# 226396 , Reply# 4   4/3/2013 at 23:32 (4,011 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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The current hose motor end is part #211066S and is included with the complete hose #223666S. But it's black, not red.

The current iteration of the #211066S coupler has the longer attaching lug for the 134374 safety switch and the protruding tab close to it for the 134365 safety switch. Are you sure this one will work on your 513?

~Ben


Post# 226583 , Reply# 5   4/4/2013 at 17:59 (4,010 days old) by Vac_whisperer ()        

Another nope from me. Maybe if you modified it to fit the coupler, but otherwise a big noooo.



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