Thread Number: 27280
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
1977 Kirby Classic III Repair - Hard Dirt Found! |
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Post# 305798   11/11/2014 at 13:53 (3,425 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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While my dad was cleaning up my 1977 Kirby Classic III's motor (the vacuum belonged to his parents from 1987 to 1998) he actually found 10 years' worth of hard dirt in the fan case. All this was collected before his parents even got their hands on it!
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Post# 305805 , Reply# 1   11/11/2014 at 14:33 (3,425 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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That 'hard dirt' is actually food particles. We see this in vacs used in restaurants all the time. The greasy dirt is thrown from the fan's blades and sticks to the fan case in a circular manner. Perhaps the person that your parents got the machine from, had a dining room carpet and kids. Perhaps they vacuumed up popcorn, chips, or other greasy food particles on a regular basis.
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Post# 306071 , Reply# 2   11/13/2014 at 15:56 (3,423 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 306099 , Reply# 3   11/13/2014 at 19:44 (3,423 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 306156 , Reply# 5   11/14/2014 at 12:35 (3,422 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 306160 , Reply# 6   11/14/2014 at 12:56 (3,422 days old) by HisMastersVoice (Ferndale, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 306164 , Reply# 7   11/14/2014 at 14:39 (3,422 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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I see at least a small amount of this in almost all Kirbys I work on, in most its just a little bit that scrubs right out when I wash the parts, but some have much thicker layers of it. I agree with Tom, its most likely food particles, even food thats not as greasy will still be more sticky than most types of dirt.
I've also seen sometimes a very sticky black residue on bottom plates and bruhrolls, its much nastier to get off than the food stuff, and I don't know where this nastiness comes form. |
Post# 306166 , Reply# 8   11/14/2014 at 14:42 (3,422 days old) by HisMastersVoice (Ferndale, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 306173 , Reply# 9   11/14/2014 at 16:40 (3,422 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 306180 , Reply# 10   11/14/2014 at 16:56 (3,422 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hi, No the black residue happens to most vacuum nozzles depending what condition the carpet is in... Here's a pic of it on another vacuum that came in for repair....
You think food is awful you should see vacuums that have been in care homes....It's isn't food inside them
James
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Post# 306192 , Reply# 11   11/14/2014 at 19:24 (3,422 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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