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Kirby Heritage II Restoration |
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Post# 202558   10/2/2012 at 13:45 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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Hi Everyone! I bought the Kirby Heritage II off of ebay a while ago and finally made some time to bring it back to its former glory. Below are the "Before" pictures: |
Post# 202559 , Reply# 1   10/2/2012 at 13:46 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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The Heritage II was not in real bad shape. It just needs a good polishing. |
Post# 202560 , Reply# 2   10/2/2012 at 13:46 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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Missing a hub cap... |
Post# 202561 , Reply# 3   10/2/2012 at 13:55 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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Shiny..... |
Post# 202562 , Reply# 4   10/2/2012 at 13:57 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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The original Mini-Emtor was cracked, so I replaced it with the Sani-Emtor and Reusable Bag Option for this restoration. |
Post# 202563 , Reply# 5   10/2/2012 at 13:57 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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More pics |
Post# 202565 , Reply# 6   10/2/2012 at 14:00 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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Showing the Sani-Pocket where one could unzip and scrape accumulated dirt from inside the bag and shove into the Sani-Emptor for proper disposal. |
Post# 202567 , Reply# 7   10/2/2012 at 14:03 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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With many of the product offerings, including the Roo Bag (hung in a closet or from a doorknob that kept the hose attachments within convenient reach). |
Post# 202568 , Reply# 8   10/2/2012 at 14:05 (4,194 days old) by s-earth ()   |   | |
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A family shot with an older Heritage II pictured on the left. |
Post# 202573 , Reply# 9   10/2/2012 at 14:18 (4,194 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Post# 202576 , Reply# 10   10/2/2012 at 14:57 (4,194 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Wow! That looks fantastic! And a shakeout bag too! I think by the time the Heritage II rolled around, most people were choosing the disposable bag option. Are the wheels keeping the Em-Tor from going fully into place. I think they are from a model with the Mini-Emtor. It's been a while since I've worked on one of those, but I think you can get a shorter axle that will take care of that wheel issue. Or maybe there's a spacer on the axle that forces the wheels further out? I really can't remember! Again, great job! |
Post# 202604 , Reply# 13   10/3/2012 at 00:16 (4,194 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Post# 202615 , Reply# 14   10/3/2012 at 09:03 (4,194 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)   |   | |
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Hi Jocob Looks like it just came from the factory. What did you use to get such a wonderful shine? Doug |
Post# 226914 , Reply# 16   4/6/2013 at 01:55 (4,009 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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