Thread Number: 3068
Washing a Kirby cloth bag ??? |
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Post# 36759 , Reply# 3   4/1/2008 at 02:57 (5,840 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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Washing is fine, Actually recommended because the cloth bag is part of filtration and does get clogged over time, NEVER put in dryer, I line dry along with most other things I wash |
Post# 36793 , Reply# 4   4/1/2008 at 06:54 (5,840 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)   |   | |
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oops I put mine in the dryer once and I never plan on doing it again. is it ok to put on the no heat setting if my dryer has it??? Mike |
Post# 36839 , Reply# 5   4/1/2008 at 12:47 (5,840 days old) by kirbysanitronic (fresno california)   |   | |
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Post# 36849 , Reply# 6   4/1/2008 at 13:57 (5,840 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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For me it depends on what machine it comes off of... for newer bags, from the Heritage on up... I wash in cold water, very light detergent... hang dry... for sanitronic and Classic type bags, i will thouroughly scrape as much as I can into the em-tor while it's on the machine, then I remove.. take outside, turn inside out, hold one end with my foot and whisk the bejesus out of it with a broom.. rotating it to cover all areas.. then i use a disposeable bagged machine with attachments on it to vacuum as much as i can, this DRASTICALLY reduces the amount of hair and lint left in the bottom of your washing machine after washing it... then I will wash on delicate in wash, cold water with either wool-lite or a touch of hair shampoo... then I hang dry. I would hang out in sun, in fresh air... the one time I let one dry indoors, the bottom portion where the spring is sewn in to fit around the em-tor rusted and busted into bits when I tried to put it back on...
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Post# 387088 , Reply# 8   3/3/2018 at 13:04 (2,217 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I washed my Kirby TRADITION blue cloth bag gently in cold water. By hand, with a small dash of Woolite liquid detergent.
The water immediately ran dark inky-blue as the colour immediately bled from the fabric. I tried re-dying it. Dylon 'Ocean-Blue' is a good match. The fleck pattern in the fabric was unaffected, and the Kirby label-tag remained white, but the colour didn't take too well. I won't be washing it again. Has anyone tried Dry-Cleaning these bags at their local shop? |
Post# 387181 , Reply# 10   3/4/2018 at 08:44 (2,216 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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I have cleaned many, just for upkeep, not restore. Had some color in the water, but the bags looked ok after. Scrape and clean inside, remove from machine, removed ends, turn inside out, brush and vacuum off, hand wash or very short gentle wash with cold water and VERY little detergent. I used woolite, rinse well and hang to dry.Air flow is SO improved and of course smell
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Post# 409815 , Reply# 11   5/27/2019 at 00:25 (1,768 days old) by CMBCOOL01 (Texas)   |   | |
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I've cleaned mine before in the wash on gentle/delicate usually with mild detergent, Clorox 2 and that lysol disinfectant addictive if you stick it in the dryer use an air fluff setting with no heat best to air dry though |
Post# 409818 , Reply# 12   5/27/2019 at 01:18 (1,768 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 409855 , Reply# 14   5/27/2019 at 22:36 (1,767 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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If you do dry the bag outside, make sure it is HOT outside. You don't want the bag to dry slowly and have that moldy damp dirt smell. I will hand wash mine and dry on a clothesline once I build it. I do not trust my washer even though I have a tumble washer, the holes on the inside of the drum can scrape over fabric and make it get fuzz balls all over it in my past experiences. I think I'll probably test it first with my junky Kirby Classic 1CR bag, as I do not even think it's OEM anyway.
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Post# 409857 , Reply# 15   5/27/2019 at 22:52 (1,767 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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