Thread Number: 33771
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Greetings from Oklahoma! ??? re: 1979 Tradition 3CB |
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Post# 366876 , Reply# 1   2/16/2017 at 01:21 (2,597 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Dwayne,
This Tradition 3CB was manufactured around October 1979 and was among those that did not originally have the speed switch inside the headlight cap, but rather placed below the suction intake opening on the fan case (same as on Classic Omega and Classic III). That speed switch, BTW, also initially had a blue rubber cover secured over it to avoid moisture from getting into the motor while the Rug Renovator was being used, which was also the intent of the top-mounted speed switch inside the headlight (which also had a lock) on the earlier run.
Those models from that early run which did have the speed switch style that was on the headlight cap would have ran between serial nos. F000001 thru F500000, and the rug nozzle, hose, Rug Renovator, Crystalator (air intake nozzle), Miracle Head and Handi-Butler all would have had a metal pin to jibe with one of two buttons of the speed switch that activate the low (all except hose) or high (hose only) speed. If you look up information here about this, you'll see there were problems that led Kirby to go back to the speed switch style they previously used on the Classic III and Omega.
Does your machine still have its 10-blade metal fan (119056S)? It will sound just like my 1977 Classic III if so.
~Ben
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Post# 366884 , Reply# 2   2/16/2017 at 06:49 (2,597 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Chambers range is yours, You have VERY good taste!!! |
Post# 366886 , Reply# 3   2/16/2017 at 08:04 (2,597 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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That fan Ben is showing is a grey lexan
Here's a metal fan
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Post# 366911 , Reply# 4   2/16/2017 at 13:02 (2,597 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Dwayne,
Your Tradition has a shake out cloth bag and is not designed to use paper bags.
After every 2-3 uses you should vigorously shake the bag for about 10 seconds with the power off. Then place your machine on top of some opened out newspaper pages and open the trap door on the bottom of the Sani-emptor and let all the dirt fall onto the newspaper. Then move the vacuum to the side, off the newspaper. Now roll the newspaper up tightly and toss it in the trash. This is the proper method for emptying the dirt from your Kirby Tradition.
Your Tradition can be converted to use paper bags, but I recommend against doing so because it will reduce the airflow going through the vacuum and thus will also noticeably reduce the Tradition's cleaning performance.
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Post# 366936 , Reply# 5   2/16/2017 at 16:10 (2,597 days old) by jscarlato (Clairton, PA)   |   | |
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Before you shake down the bag, it's good to lower the rug nozzle all the way to the floor to minimize dust from "backtracking" into the air. |
Post# 367137 , Reply# 8   2/19/2017 at 11:10 (2,594 days old) by jscarlato (Clairton, PA)   |   | |
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I really like that yellow lamp. Congrats. It's a great vintage pop of color in any home. |
Post# 367178 , Reply# 9   2/19/2017 at 19:46 (2,594 days old) by reo580 (Holland, Michigan)   |   | |
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