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| Post# 281143 5/19/2014 at 22:43 (3,627 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
So, today I bought a beautiful Kirby Classic 1-CR, this is my 3rd Kirby and 10th vacuum of my collection. I got it for $20 with attachments and rug renovator. The belt was slipping and the bag was FULL, so I put it inside out, cleaned it, washed it and got it well working again. I did replace the belt.
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| Post# 281146 , Reply# 1 5/19/2014 at 23:21 (3,627 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 281194 , Reply# 2 5/20/2014 at 15:29 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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I love this vacuum so far. I don't think the guy I bought it from new what kind of gem he had, he sold it to me for $20. The only problems it has, or had, are simple fixes, the hook on the cord was missing, so I put a safety pin on it, the belt was worn and stretched so I replaced it, and the bag was DISGUSTING!!! There was dirt in there dating to Nixon! I removed dust blobs from it that were as big as my dog! (He's 40+ lb.!) I vacuumed it out and washed it. I also gave it a good polishing, sorry for no before pictures!
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| Post# 281195 , Reply# 3 5/20/2014 at 15:29 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281196 , Reply# 4 5/20/2014 at 15:30 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281197 , Reply# 5 5/20/2014 at 15:32 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281204 , Reply# 6 5/20/2014 at 15:40 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281208 , Reply# 7 5/20/2014 at 15:48 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281209 , Reply# 8 5/20/2014 at 15:50 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281210 , Reply# 9 5/20/2014 at 15:52 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281211 , Reply# 10 5/20/2014 at 15:55 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281212 , Reply# 11 5/20/2014 at 15:56 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281213 , Reply# 12 5/20/2014 at 15:56 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281215 , Reply# 13 5/20/2014 at 15:58 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281216 , Reply# 14 5/20/2014 at 15:59 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281217 , Reply# 15 5/20/2014 at 16:00 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281237 , Reply# 17 5/20/2014 at 18:49 (3,626 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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Thanks Fred
Thanks for the love, Fred, I would love to get a new belt lifter, I think I need a new nozzle, the base plate doesn't go on all the way, the nozzle is bent so it just hits it. Maybe it's the baseplate that needs replacing? I would really like to know what more experienced Kirby collectors thin on this, is it supposed to be like that?
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| Post# 281254 , Reply# 18 5/20/2014 at 21:12 (3,626 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 281328 , Reply# 19 5/21/2014 at 13:30 (3,625 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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Has Small Problem | ||
| Post# 281358 , Reply# 20 5/21/2014 at 18:41 (3,625 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 281364 , Reply# 21 5/21/2014 at 19:31 (3,625 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Oh-Oh! That's sparking from the Carbon brushes! Take it your friendly neighborhood KIRBY distributor and have the Armature cleaned with a Armature cleaning stone, plus new carbon brushes installed. That is if you're not up to the challenge yourself!
The Classic 1-CR replaced the Dual-Sanitronic 80 in 1969, and ushered in the new 15-inch wide Nozzle. The speed switch was the same as the Dual-Sanitronic models, later being replaced from the 2-tab dual-speed switch to the single-arm dual-speed switch on the Classic Omega. You got a STEAL at $20, I payed $30 for mine from a Flea-Market friend, but it did come with a box of attachments, the BEAUTIFULLY supple hose, and the machine itself! Nixon-Era dirt isn't all that bad, Imagine what Charles Lester (Electrolux-137 is his current vacuumland username, I believe) had to deal with when the bag of his Ohio Tuec upright popped off during it's photo-shoot, spewing COOLIDGE-Era dirt everywhere!
Have fun with the new addition, Fellow Floridian Kirby man! -Alex. | ||
| Post# 281733 , Reply# 22 5/25/2014 at 00:02 (3,622 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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| Post# 281734 , Reply# 23 5/25/2014 at 00:10 (3,622 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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although expensive, | ||
| Post# 281787 , Reply# 24 5/25/2014 at 12:37 (3,621 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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For That Reason
For that reason I don't know if I would want to get a Kirby refurb, I don't want to have all of the miss matched colors and parts. I'd much rather have it done by someone who can clean the existing parts, instead of replacing them with generic black and grey. The trim looks fine I just want to clean the interior and buff the metal.
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| Post# 281790 , Reply# 25 5/25/2014 at 12:47 (3,621 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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If you do send it for rebuild, take the trim off before mailing the machine off to Kirby. I think Kirby likes to keep the original trim and gets mad and charges extra when they don't get old trim off a machine. If you have any local Kirby distributors in your area, they can refurbish it for you for A LOT cheaper than Kirby in Ohio. If you weren't so South in Florida my downtown distributor rebuilds machines. | ||
| Post# 281814 , Reply# 26 5/25/2014 at 17:51 (3,621 days old) by aspie62 (Land O Lakes) | ||
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Better Local | ||
| Post# 281956 , Reply# 27 5/26/2014 at 19:54 (3,620 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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great! | ||
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