Thread Number: 40041
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
My Heritage now has Turbo Brush |
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Post# 424998   5/6/2020 at 21:20 (1,422 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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So I thought I had everything I needed for my Heritage 1HD that I refurbished and updated earlier this year but there was one thing I didn't have for it that I kind of wanted for it. The machine has the "Turbo" logo on the handle, which I believe indicates it originally shipped with a Turbo brush, so when I found one in pristine condition for a mere $10, I decided it was qualified as an essential bit of kit. The brush came Monday and I just gave it a little test run a few minutes ago.
I've never been that big a fan of turbo brushes, having been introduced to them with a really horrid example from a Bissell plasticrap vac that wouldn't even turn if it so much as touched carpet or upholstery. For that reason, I went into it with fairly modest expectations that were totally blown right out of the water. This one definitely has Kirby quality and Kirby power—and it's also relatively quiet, which is an even further win. I now feel like this machine is complete. |
Post# 425002 , Reply# 2   5/6/2020 at 22:20 (1,422 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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The heritage design had ancestors. The sunbeam in the 50's Preco sold independently. They were I think 9-12" was Preco and sunbeam size. There is a Turbocat for $100 that is exactly like Kirby's.
I like it alot more than zipp brush. There is one thing that may make it complete. On the front of the handle fork they had a clip. The split section attached to it. They also make black vacuettes for heritage. Glad to see it's coming along. I mentioned I like the turbo brush. It's actually my favorite all time attachment. You post all these updates could you post pics please. Congrats again Les |
Post# 425004 , Reply# 3   5/6/2020 at 22:33 (1,422 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Edgar,
Early in the Heritage II sales run, the Turbo Brush was still an option but instead of the Heritage I's dark gray casing, it now had the black casing to match. This one is rare since it was replaced by the Zippbrush only six months later, in March 1985, the same time that the Kirby Kaddy for the basic tools and the "slimline" nozzle came out. Here is that black Turbo Brush on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Vacuum-Cl... ~Ben |
Post# 425008 , Reply# 4   5/6/2020 at 22:51 (1,422 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 425009 , Reply# 5   5/6/2020 at 22:52 (1,422 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The combination of two cats and several Persian rugs in my house presents quite a rigorous test for most vacuum cleaners. I tried the out Turbo Brush—appropriately connected to my Heritage—on some spots I'd missed when I vacuumed the Persian rug in the dining room Sunday, and it was getting everything in a single pass—true Kirby performance, that matches and maybe even surpasses the performance of my other favorite handheld nozzle, the Electrolux SideKick, which is motorized. I've always tended to reach for one of my Electrolux canisters when I want to use handheld attachments because the Kirbys take a little extra work to reconfigure them for it. I'm now beginning to think that effort may actually be worth it.
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Post# 425038 , Reply# 7   5/7/2020 at 14:02 (1,421 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I have a few other Turbo accessories for later model Kirbys, including a Turbo Sander in G6 livery, new in the box but I've never used it. Since it sucks up the dust, I'm thinking it may be an ideal tool to sand the butcher block counter top on the island in my kitchen before I seal it with urethane. I also have a couple of rotary Zip brushes, one of which came with my Sentria and the other I bought separately for a pittance. I think the separate one is for a G4. It's graphite gray with white accents. The release buttons on both my Zip brushes are jammed and won't move.
I believe the gray outer bags and Mini-Em-Tor came out with the Heritage II. The Heritage came with a bright orange bag and the older style Sani-Emptor, regardless of whether it has a dump bag or a paper filter bag setup. It will, however accept a plastic H2/Legend style Mini-em-tor without modification as my Heritage will attest. I've had two Heritage 1HD's. The first one, which got away from me when my ex-girlfriend stupidly left it behind in her apartment when she moved out, came factory equipped with a paper bag setup. The one I have now came to me in February with a dump bag, which I never put on the machine when I assembled it out of the shipping box. I had a spare complete gray H2 bag setup, which I put on it. Later, a fellow member generously gifted me a brand new orange bag, so it now has the correct bag with an 'incorrect' Mini-Em-Tor, fill tube and bag adapter inside it. I'm perfectly content with this modification because it means I need only one type of bag for all seven of my Kirbys. Somebody said earlier they wanted to see photos to go along with my words, so here you go: |
Post# 425054 , Reply# 8   5/7/2020 at 21:09 (1,421 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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If the heritage 2 was a shakeout/dump bag it would have the hammer tone grey emtor. It was an option.
The heritage turbo sander is quite good. I used it to sand down 2 desks. It's great not having dust all over. The shaver I've seen I'm pretty sure it's a 1980s Wahl brand made in Racine Wisconsin. I've never used it so I can't say if it sucks up the hair. Thanks for the pics. You post slot on the machine but no pics. Les |
Post# 425081 , Reply# 9   5/8/2020 at 01:41 (1,421 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Post# 425123 , Reply# 10   5/8/2020 at 16:54 (1,420 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I agree. Mine often looks black in dim, indoor light. That's why I took it outside in the sunlight to photograph it.
Les, Sorry about not including photographs. I'm a writer by profession so I tend to paint my pictures primarily with words, only supplementing them with images when words won't suffice. |
Post# 425137 , Reply# 11   5/8/2020 at 22:14 (1,420 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 425163 , Reply# 12   5/9/2020 at 12:18 (1,419 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 425170 , Reply# 13   5/9/2020 at 17:57 (1,419 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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Post# 425174 , Reply# 14   5/9/2020 at 20:09 (1,419 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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Post# 425175 , Reply# 15   5/9/2020 at 20:38 (1,419 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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Post# 425177 , Reply# 16   5/9/2020 at 21:37 (1,419 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 425184 , Reply# 17   5/9/2020 at 22:25 (1,419 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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