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Thread Number: 22758
Kirby Heritage - Early Warning Label |
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Post# 254435 10/28/2013 at 22:49 (3,837 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Could anyone who has a Heritage from the 1981-82 production season please confirm whether or not the earliest examples had a scuff plate label which read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC SHOCK COULD OCCUR IF USED OUTDOORS OR ON WET SURFACES" (same text as the warning label on the Classic Omega, Classic III and Tradition), rather than the more common version which uses these words: "WARNING: TO REDUCE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE OUTDOORS OR ON WET SURFACES"?
Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII) | ||
| Post# 254437 , Reply# 1 10/28/2013 at 22:59 (3,837 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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Is this US market only? I have a UK model H1 with serial no 1811000548, but I cant find any labelling on it stating about the warnings. I presume that this label has come off or it was a US only thing due to the risk of litigation. | ||
| Post# 254441 , Reply# 2 10/29/2013 at 01:37 (3,837 days old) by Craig_1982 (Newcastle Under Lyme (England)) | ||
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Post# 254442 , Reply# 3 10/29/2013 at 02:13 (3,837 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 254446 , Reply# 4 10/29/2013 at 03:39 (3,837 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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Ah right. Sorry I couldn't have been any assistance. | ||
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Post# 254503 , Reply# 5 10/29/2013 at 12:51 (3,837 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 254508 , Reply# 6 10/29/2013 at 13:29 (3,837 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 254519 , Reply# 7 10/29/2013 at 14:25 (3,837 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Dont you just love.. Stupid instructions from the government...another seen recently on a new range was..Caution, hot surfaces,may cause burns...DUHH Its a stove ..LOL!! | ||
| Post# 254523 , Reply# 8 10/29/2013 at 15:05 (3,837 days old) by Craig_1982 (Newcastle Under Lyme (England)) | ||
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My apologies Ben, got my Heritage out tonight and realised that I had replaced the scuff plate. I am 99.9 percent sure it did have the original warning decal which read WARNING: ELECTRIC SHOCK COULD OCCUR IF USED OUTDOORS OR ON WET SURFACES. It stands out to me because for one it was a white warning decal, and also why display this when you do use it on wet surfaces when shampooing?, and two, three other neighbours who had Heritage's around the same time had no warning decals on the scuff plate what so ever. As I was so interested in Kirby's this stood out to me as it was different. Also from what iv'e seen, most UK model's didn't have warning decals on just a plain sticker.
My Heritage I had replaced the scuff plate height adjuster cable and brush roll a few year back. 
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Post# 254528 , Reply# 9 10/29/2013 at 15:18 (3,837 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 254529 , Reply# 10 10/29/2013 at 16:14 (3,837 days old) by Craig_1982 (Newcastle Under Lyme (England)) | ||
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| Post# 254531 , Reply# 11 10/29/2013 at 17:09 (3,836 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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This is my October Heritage: 
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| Post# 254532 , Reply# 12 10/29/2013 at 17:09 (3,836 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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and its serial number 
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| Post# 254533 , Reply# 13 10/29/2013 at 17:10 (3,836 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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and this is the December one: 
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| Post# 254534 , Reply# 14 10/29/2013 at 17:11 (3,836 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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And its serial number. Both have no warning stickers. 
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Post# 254544 , Reply# 15 10/29/2013 at 19:22 (3,836 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 254612 , Reply# 17 10/30/2013 at 14:17 (3,836 days old) by Craig_1982 (Newcastle Under Lyme (England)) | ||
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Today I have been looking in the family photo's to see if we had an old picture of our Heritage, I only managed to find one which was of me taken in 1985. Unfortunately it's not a very good photo and doesn't really show the area we need but you can just about make out the white label in between the handle lock and power cable.
The gold label on the handle is from our local service centre (KD service centre, stoke) If you notice also the power cable is taped up where it attaches to the top of the handle, the cable would fray from the moulded handle grip, this seemed to be a common problem over here Iv'e seen many with this problem. 
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