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Thread Number: 17911
Kirby Sani-Emptor Modification |
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| Post# 195281 , Reply# 1 8/15/2012 at 21:44 (4,271 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
Louis,
I had wonder about just this subject for many years and never really found a good way to convert the old, square Emtors. That is why I just put a strip of black electrical tape on the Exhaust Horn of the machine, covering the rivit heads slightly, and then put a Heritage II Mini-Emtor on the vacuum. That give the Mini-Emtor a tight fit so that it does not leak dirt. I also prefer to use the Open-Top style outer bag over the Heritage, Heritage II or Legend II outer bags, it just looks more original. I have been luck, so far, to have vintage Open-Top bags to use but the new black bags would look really smart on a shiny Kirby with either the Red trim or even the Tan or Green trim. Here is my 561 with a Legend II outer bag. 
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| Post# 195283 , Reply# 2 8/15/2012 at 21:47 (4,271 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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| Post# 196986 , Reply# 4 8/23/2012 at 23:58 (4,263 days old) by Kirbyrama (Pennsylvania) | ||
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A strip of black electrical tape--- Along with a Heritage II -type fan gasket really helped. The seal is perfect. I do not have to spend money on a new mini-emptor. Thanks so much for the advice. | ||
| Post# 197014 , Reply# 5 8/24/2012 at 04:28 (4,263 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Well...
I've converted kirbys to a bag system before, but i used a tradition emptor i haven't done it with a square one. If this would interest you would need:
A Tradition Emptor A Heritage Bag plate (the piece that screws into the emptor and holds the filltube Fill tube and bag adaptor (i've always went for the round ones) A Strong adhesive (locktite, Epoxy ect) I would attach the tube to the plate then bring the plate up through the bottom of the emptor and then seal it to the emptor so that the lip of the emptor covers the edges of the plate the easiest way to keep them together is to hang it up then you just wait for it to try In this old video you can see what it looks like when finished. Hope it's of some help CLICK HERE TO GO TO Blackheart's LINK | ||
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