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Thread Number: 40568
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Legend 2 Handle: WHY??? |
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| Post# 430900 , Reply# 1 8/29/2020 at 07:00 (1,328 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 430903 , Reply# 2 8/29/2020 at 07:30 (1,328 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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Wow. I have two of the Legend II's. So far neither one has had that happen. Is this one you have had since new or an acquisition ? Possible damage from long term exposure to direct sun light. Around here I have seen people store vacuums in and enclosed porch. Could be a bad blend of materials, | ||
Post# 430935 , Reply# 3 8/29/2020 at 14:14 (1,328 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Jake1234
Jake,
The 240-volt version of the Legend II had an extended sales run in your country and other export markets because the Generation 3, for some reason, didn't make it to your side of the Atlantic until July 1992. I am sure that long-term exposure to sunlight may be the cause for your "weathered" handle grips. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 431003 , Reply# 4 8/30/2020 at 15:33 (1,327 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
I have one here | ||
| Post# 431045 , Reply# 5 8/31/2020 at 10:46 (1,326 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan) | ||
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I have some cookware that the handles are doing the exact same thing! Bad batch of plastic? | ||
| Post# 431049 , Reply# 6 8/31/2020 at 12:15 (1,326 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I seem to remember reading on here a long time ago that the pigments they put into plastics can affect their longevity, possibly as a reaction to UV light. The post was in reference to the burgundy G5's cord hooks, which apparently tend to be a little more brittle than ones in other colors, as a possible explanation for why the back of the handle on mine, which includes the lower cord hook, was replaced with a charcoal gray one from a G4. The handle grip itself is still burgundy though and not noticeably deteriorated, but definitely a different type of plastic from the cord hooks.
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| Post# 431084 , Reply# 7 9/1/2020 at 03:07 (1,326 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Stinky plastic that smells like cheese is that organic crap they used to make screwdriver handles out of for many years. That has nothing to do with UV exposure, they simply rot... literally, they are biodegrading.
If this handle rot problem is isolated to the UK/EU, it's probably because the handles were actually made by a different supplier... who probably used a different plastic formula. It's that simple. | ||
| Post# 431104 , Reply# 8 9/1/2020 at 13:07 (1,325 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Melting | ||
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