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Thread Number: 38966
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Kirby Ultimate G Headlight |
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| Post# 413625 9/9/2019 at 15:17 (1,683 days old) by mmcphee (Lisbon Falls, Maine) | ||
Last time I went to visit my grandmother, I did a quick tune-up on her 2001 Kirby Ultimate G and one of the things that I did was replace the headlight bulb. Apparently, That particular bulb only lasted one vacuuming. The bulb I installed was a type #921 automotive bulb that I have had great success with in all of my other Kirby's (Diamond Edition and Generation 3) so I don't know why her Ultimate G is eating these bulbs left and right. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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| Post# 413642 , Reply# 1 9/9/2019 at 22:22 (1,683 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hmm | ||
| Post# 413645 , Reply# 2 9/10/2019 at 00:43 (1,683 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 413661 , Reply# 3 9/10/2019 at 14:55 (1,682 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Yes | ||
| Post# 413711 , Reply# 4 9/12/2019 at 09:36 (1,680 days old) by mmcphee (Lisbon Falls, Maine) | ||
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Carbon Brushes | ||
| Post# 413719 , Reply# 5 9/12/2019 at 11:41 (1,680 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Make sure the connections are clean too, some electrical contact cleaner spray can help. Sometimes rust or dirty connections can create a short that will fry the bulb.
Next I would try making sure you get a proper vacuum bulb, name brand, and not using car light bulbs. An OEM Kirby headlight bulb is only 8 watts, a #921 automotive bulb is 18 watts. They cost the same price, so always use OEM parts. I am betting the bulb is being undervolted and it's the equivalent to dimming a non-dimmable bulb and it is burning through the filament, this is what kills halogen bulbs, assuming the auto bulb is a halogen one. www.partswarehouse.com/Ki... | ||
| Post# 413742 , Reply# 6 9/12/2019 at 23:21 (1,680 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Correct | ||
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