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Is there such commercial Kirby called a Janitronic? |
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Post# 34039   3/4/2008 at 17:36 (5,867 days old) by clarkecombi ()   |   | |
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i read about i ton someones profile dream machines. Is there such Kirby named that? |
Post# 34048 , Reply# 1   3/4/2008 at 18:40 (5,867 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Yes, there certainly is,,,besides the Janitronic, there was a model called the Super Sweep, and maybe one other. They were manufactured by Scott and Fetzer (the maker of Kirby) in the mid to late 1970s,,,the motor of the machine is the same as a 500 series Kirby, but the rug nozzle is extra wide, and the handle bale and handle grip are the same as a Kirby Classic. The rug nozzles to these machines were not detachable, and no attachments were avalible, unlike any other Kirby (more like a Royal),,at least of the ones ive ever seen. Ive seen one Janitronic that was green, motor,rug nozzle, and handle bale,,the handle grip was white. Ive also seen a Super Sweep that was blue, with a red, white and blue bag,and handle bale, and white handle grip,,,im thinking this model came out in 1976, to coordinate with the Bicentenial colors of the time. These special model vacs were mostly used in industrial/commercial applications. I do know that the brush rollers that were extra long of course, are no longer avalible. If you keep an eye on E-Bay, you will find one for sale every once in awhile. I have seen at least 3 for sale on E-Bay in the last 5 years. Hope this helps you, Brian |
Post# 34050 , Reply# 2   3/4/2008 at 18:50 (5,867 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 34052 , Reply# 3   3/4/2008 at 19:02 (5,867 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 34053 , Reply# 4   3/4/2008 at 19:03 (5,867 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 34054 , Reply# 5   3/4/2008 at 19:10 (5,867 days old) by clarkecombi ()   |   | |
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Thats a nice looking COMVAC..Does anyone have a pic of a Janitronic? |
Post# 34077 , Reply# 6   3/4/2008 at 22:28 (5,867 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 34078 , Reply# 7   3/4/2008 at 22:31 (5,867 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 290510 , Reply# 8   7/27/2014 at 05:30 (3,532 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Here's an early Janitronic but it is incomplete.
It is the first issue because of it having mainly copper external housing parts... and the trim parts being the same color as the Dual Sanitronic 50. Picture credit: Nick Stewart (last known e-mail: christianichthus@bellsouth.net) ~Ben
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Post# 290818 , Reply# 11   7/28/2014 at 22:13 (3,530 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 290822 , Reply# 13   7/28/2014 at 22:31 (3,530 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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@sukething: Welcome back, Dave!
@Kevin: No, the commercial market was always a niche market for Kirby. Scott Fetzer acquired American-Lincoln in 1968, when the Janitronic (and the Dual Sanitronic 50) was a year old, and so the A-L Super-Sweep (and the standard-width Sani-Sweep) resembles the Kirby cleaners of the day. 1984 was the last year of Kirby's entry in the commercial field. When Scott Fetzer sold American-Lincoln to McGraw-Edison that year, the Kirby division's two-year old COMVAC brand was also shelved. ~Ben |
Post# 290823 , Reply# 14   7/28/2014 at 22:32 (3,530 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 290839 , Reply# 15   7/29/2014 at 00:55 (3,530 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ I used to have a Scott & Fetzer machine called "The American Lincoln" that was like a D80 but the motor unit was painted midnight blue, with an off-white (or gray?) bag and red accent colors. It had the extra-long nozzle as shown in the copper-colored machine above, no belt lifter (just a cap) and no sani-emptor. And I've seen, but never had, a Scott & Fetzer "Super Sweep" -- same basic design but done up in dark jade green. |
Post# 290876 , Reply# 16   7/29/2014 at 09:27 (3,530 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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A vacuum body made from copper? Wow. And why copper rather than aluminum? Or is that plating over another base metal? Very interesting. |
Post# 290891 , Reply# 17   7/29/2014 at 10:55 (3,530 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 290983 , Reply# 19   7/29/2014 at 22:57 (3,529 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 291034 , Reply# 20   7/30/2014 at 03:52 (3,529 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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My Comvac 1600 does not have an emptor.The bag fill tube connects right to the fancase discharge.The bag can be used as a dump bag or use paper ones. |
Post# 291038 , Reply# 21   7/30/2014 at 04:31 (3,529 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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I would like to think the COMVAC's failure to put a dent in the commercial market was because one model had the older architecture (the 13" wide CV1300) and the other had newer architecture (the 16" wide CV1600), despite certain parts being shared across both vacs.
It can be confusing somewhat if one company bought both models. ~Ben |
Post# 291259 , Reply# 22   7/31/2014 at 13:41 (3,528 days old) by sukething ()   |   | |
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Alex, (super-sweeper) forgive me...you are exactly right. My ComVac bag assembly must have been replaced...forgive me |
Post# 291263 , Reply# 23   7/31/2014 at 14:12 (3,527 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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David it's nothing but incorrect information, you don't need to send flowers and an apology card!
EVERYBODY gets something wrong once in a while,I know I've had my share of realizing I was wrong about information I had given. But now both you and I know better, and we can educate vacuumland with our now-correct information! |
Post# 291265 , Reply# 24   7/31/2014 at 14:19 (3,527 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 291267 , Reply# 25   7/31/2014 at 14:27 (3,527 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 291268 , Reply# 26   7/31/2014 at 14:33 (3,527 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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