Thread Number: 36853
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
making a kirby sanitronic head fit other machines |
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Post# 394156 , Reply# 1   7/1/2018 at 13:05 (2,119 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 394157 , Reply# 2   7/1/2018 at 14:15 (2,119 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Chris,
Believe it or not the Heritage (84), Heritage II (Legend) and Legend II actually did have the 13" nozzle as an option. You are right, too, that the G3/G4 nozzle (and other front-mounted accessories like the hose and the Carpet Cleaning System nozzle casting) will not work on models G5 to the present Avalir II due to the fan case and gasket design. ~Ben
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Post# 394159 , Reply# 3   7/1/2018 at 15:26 (2,119 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC)   |   | |
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It's true! I ordered my Heritage II with both heads and prefer the 13 inch head, especially now that it has a 4 row brushroll. |
Post# 394183 , Reply# 4   7/2/2018 at 00:27 (2,119 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 394185 , Reply# 5   7/2/2018 at 01:49 (2,119 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 394970 , Reply# 6   7/14/2018 at 23:14 (2,106 days old) by Rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Post# 395044 , Reply# 7   7/15/2018 at 22:30 (2,105 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 395122 , Reply# 8   7/16/2018 at 23:29 (2,104 days old) by chicagomike (Plover, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 395130 , Reply# 9   7/17/2018 at 06:18 (2,103 days old) by blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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I modded an old 500 series head to work with the H-L2 speed switch I just drilled a hole in the back of the nozzle, screwed in a bolt and then snapped it off at a proper distance so that low speed would be triggered.
I also bought a Heritage II with the proper small head but I couldn't justify keeping two machines around that were so similar, so i kept the small head and found a spare H2 large head and gave that to a friend who needed a vacuum. It wasn't until later i realized that the headlight "cap" is a little different to accommodate the raised edges on the top of the small nozzle.
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