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Thread Number: 31856
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Ok, dumb kirby question... |
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| Post# 351336 5/2/2016 at 00:19 (2,910 days old) by icee (Indiana) | ||
I'm working on a sanitronic 7, and I want to convert it from using the disposable bags, back to origional. I'm having a total brain fart and cannot think of what a certain part is called! What is the part called that has the little door on the bottom that you open up to shake the dirt out of?? Lol for for the stupid question but I'm having one of those days.
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| Post# 351338 , Reply# 1 5/2/2016 at 01:33 (2,910 days old) by Vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
It's called the Emptor or Sani-Emptor  | ||
Post# 351343 , Reply# 2 5/2/2016 at 04:45 (2,909 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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The Emptor-Sani-Emptor door.The gasket on these sometimes leaks.At one time any well stocked Kirby place had the gaskets-or a good vacuum shop should have them.They are not hard to replace. | ||
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Post# 351344 , Reply# 3 5/2/2016 at 04:50 (2,909 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Oh now I get it-you would need a complete bag and emptor assembly for your machine.Try an established older vacuum place.They may have such a thing in their parts stock. | ||
| Post# 351354 , Reply# 4 5/2/2016 at 09:27 (2,909 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
When I had my vacuum repair shop, we converted many hundreds of old Kirby cleaners over to use paper bags. A normal person doesn't want the filth associated with emptying a cloth bag. I remember throwing all those sani-emptors in the trash can, never thinking any body would ever want them. The paper bag kit made the cleaner lighter in weight, it no longer tipped to the right, and it was CLEAN to empty.
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| Post# 351376 , Reply# 5 5/2/2016 at 15:25 (2,909 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 351384 , Reply# 6 5/2/2016 at 16:23 (2,909 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
I actually enjoy my shake out bags for light cleaning/grooming of the carpets. Given my allergies, I usually use one of my favorite disposable bag units (Tradition, Heritage II, or Diamond) for the heavy cleaning. But if I just want to groom an already deep-cleaned carpet, I'll use one of the 500 series with their permanent bag. I'll usually vacuum out the inside of the Sani-Emptor with a hose on one of the disposable bag units once a week or so. It's ideal for me, as I love using the unit as it was used in history.
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| Post# 351398 , Reply# 7 5/2/2016 at 18:47 (2,909 days old) by icee (Indiana) | ||
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Thanks guys | ||
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