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Thread Number: 30077
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Latest addition… my birth year Kirby Heritage!!!! |
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| Post# 334229 9/18/2015 at 22:20 (3,142 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
Hey guys, I found a Kirby Heritage on eBay with best offer available! It was located within 30 minutes of my home and work, so I went to pick it up to save on shipping. I got the main unit, the convenience group with turbo power, and the super renovation group. All that for $75, and I earned extra eBay Bucks on a promotion!!
The only thing missing was the hose, the rug renovator, and the Handi Butler. As luck would have it, a friend gave me a Rug Renovator from her old Heritage months ago, and I got the Handi Butler from a Craigslist ad last week. Just need the hose, but I now have my complete birth year Kirby!!! Got some cleaning up to do yet. This one's in line after a G4 and Dual Sanitronic 80. | ||
| Post# 334230 , Reply# 1 9/18/2015 at 23:13 (3,142 days old) by Vacuummania () | ||
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pretty! That's my favorite heritage model - I just love the tomato-colored bag! Congrats! | ||
| Post# 334234 , Reply# 3 9/19/2015 at 00:18 (3,142 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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I should also mention that both of mine are the Heritage 84. | ||
| Post# 334244 , Reply# 4 9/19/2015 at 02:14 (3,142 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
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1981 model
I used it tonight and did notice a bit less airflow than I expected. I have a hunch it's the emptor that restricts the airflow. However it also proved harder to push, as the suction is still quite strong. Indeed, this is the 1981 release, which was the first year they made the Heritage.
I suspect the bearings may need to be serviced. I've never gone that deep into the motor, makes me nervous. Possibly need to replace the brush roll and belts as well. | ||
Post# 334245 , Reply# 5 9/19/2015 at 02:35 (3,142 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 334262 , Reply# 8 9/19/2015 at 11:38 (3,142 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Beautiful machine. Quite a haul with all those accessories for what you paid. That's just like the Heritage I used to have that my (ex) girlfriend permanently borrowed a couple of years ago. I'm not worried about it. I've got way too many vacuum cleaners as it is and I refuse to stoop to the level of demanding all my stuff back. It's just stuff, after all.
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| Post# 334263 , Reply# 9 9/19/2015 at 11:57 (3,142 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 334276 , Reply# 10 9/19/2015 at 15:12 (3,142 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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Ebay bucks General Does this program cost anything? Enrollment in the eBay Bucks Rewards Program and participation are FREE. There is no cost. | ||
| Post# 334343 , Reply# 11 9/20/2015 at 14:28 (3,141 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
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Thanks guys!
I really dig the brotherhood and community that I get to enjoy here on Vacuumland.
@electrolux137- Charles, how could you possibly be any more awesome?! And don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the G4 you gave me. I'm about to put on the new fan, after already having blown out and vacuumed up the inside. Then comes the ever so exciting task of polishing on the bench sander for the first time! Eeek! @kirby519- I guess you could say I am just a tad bit disappointed in the performance of the Heritage. How ever, there is something so exciting about having my birth year Kirby that I can't extinguish my enthusiasm and excitement for it. Haven't even begun to take it apart because I have other Kirbys in line for their renovations. I may just leave this Heritage all original, and have in my collection the one Kirby that doesn't suck. LOL @human- That is very generous and mature of you to be willing to part with such a beautiful machine. I'm sorry you will have to go without it, but it sounds like you have a lot of other great machines to keep you busy. What year was your Heritage? @dysonman1- The cool thing about eBay bucks is that every few weeks, they offer a VIP promotion where you get more bucks per purchase. Often, the more expensive the items, the bigger bonus bucks you can earn. It's pretty cool, however, if I am very close to the five dollar minimum at the end of the month, I find myself rushing to purchase more in order to get my eBay bucks certificate the following month. Smart marketing. | ||
| Post# 334421 , Reply# 12 9/21/2015 at 23:43 (3,139 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
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Using a DS 50 Dirt Meter
I conducted a little test this evening. Just shampooed my carpets yesterday with my Ultimate G Diamond. I wanted to see what my Heritage would pick up, how it would perform.
I put the Dual Sanitronic 50's dirt meter on the Heritage and vacuumed my apartment. Sorry for the nastiness, but the first picture shows what I pulled up. Notice the Kirby logo is not visible, which to my mind indicates a lot of fine dust and debris picked up. I then put the dirt meter on the Dual Sanitronic 50 and re-vacuumed using a new testing pad. Results of that are on the second picture. To be fair, because of the large size of the Heritage nozzle, I was not able to vacuum in the tight spaces and closets that I did with the DS 50. However the Kirby logo is almost fully visible. Oh the liquid splotches are from Odorific application. Wonder if I were to get a dirt meter specifically made for the Heritage, if I would get better results? I'm sure this is not a valid, scientific test. Just trying to get an idea of the performance of my new Heritage. | ||
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