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Thread Number: 38405
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Poor Poor Rescued Kirby |
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Post# 408713 , Reply# 1 4/26/2019 at 22:32 (1,826 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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rodknock95
Blaze,
Speaking of finding vacuums in poor condition, here's my 1984 Kirby Heritage II in bad shape when I first got it! ~Ben | ||
| Post# 408715 , Reply# 2 4/26/2019 at 22:50 (1,826 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 408726 , Reply# 5 4/26/2019 at 23:31 (1,826 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Long Live Kirbys!!!
It just speaks to how damned bulletproof a Kirby can be. And the beauty of it is they're designed to be rebuilt so the only thing that can truly do one in is a lack of replacement parts. So despite its pitiable condition, we have confidence you'll be able to bring it back to form. All you need is the three P's—Patience, Perseverance, and Parts!
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| Post# 408728 , Reply# 6 4/26/2019 at 23:49 (1,826 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Post# 408735 , Reply# 8 4/27/2019 at 01:34 (1,826 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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While my Dad was working on my 1972 Kirby Classic 1CR, he apparently found signs of past abuse: there was no insulation tubing for the speed switch wiring, and the armature cooling fan had one bent fin!
~Ben | ||
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Post# 408752 , Reply# 10 4/27/2019 at 08:46 (1,826 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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rodknock95
Blaze,
Well... you can use the cloth bag with the long zipper as a shake-out bag, but you have to remove the fill tube assembly first. And those screws you mention that secure the fan case to the motor housing: an impact driver might help you remove them, but in the worst-case scenario, you can drill a hole in the stripped screw head and use an EZ Out the rest of the way through. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 408764 , Reply# 11 4/27/2019 at 11:57 (1,826 days old) by seanoliver77 (KALISPELL) | ||
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Blaze, The conversion that was described, where you remove the fill tube from the bag has been done to my vacuum at some point. It seems to work well. I don not know how it is done though, as I bought it that way. Hope this helps. -Sean | ||
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Post# 408801 , Reply# 13 4/27/2019 at 20:44 (1,825 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri) |
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It runs!! I took it outside and fired it up, looked like it blew a muskrat out the hole, but it runs and sounds good. | ||
| Post# 408863 , Reply# 16 4/28/2019 at 23:09 (1,824 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hey
I've seen everything w Kirby's. I got a d,up litterslly overflowing full. My 509 had a d80/ bag jammed full with like a poodle doghair. I took it to place we gets cars wdashed. I taking others garbage home used there vacuum vsucked everything out.
If I find a good vacuum at the thrift store that needs cleaned out. I use some vacuum in thrift store to clean it out. When I go to thrift store I bring a box cutter To get hair out. I also use another vacuum to Clean hose. I'm a germaphobe I don't like It never suprised me. Les | ||
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