Thread Number: 41162  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 512 hose wanted
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Post# 436737   12/27/2020 at 12:31 (1,214 days old) by Zenith12 (Canfield Ohio )        

Where can I find a Kirby 512 hose I looked on eBay to no avail and where can I find a handy butler for it ?

Post# 436741 , Reply# 1   12/27/2020 at 14:16 (1,214 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)        
Butler and hose

Both probably on line. Check e-bay, Facebook market, other forums,Craigslist,Goodwill stores and their web sights,vacuum repair shops(the older the better)yard sales, estate sales and flea markets.Make friends with the cur-rater of a vacuum cleaner museum, they have lots of contacts and on Vacuumland there are a lot of Kirby collectors.

Make sure the Handi-Butler fits your machine! There is a cable that goes with it that has a chuck on the end like a regular drill chuck for sanding and buffing. There originally was a little Kirby tool kit that came with the butler that had round sandpaper, buffing pads, polishing rouge, a rubber disc used for mounting the various implements that attach to the cable chuck and a wrench for tightening.

If the wait proves too long you can always take the old crusty hose to someone who can make you a new hose.It won't be original and it will be pricey, but you could use that while waiting for an original.In any event keep the old hose couplers just in case...


Post# 436748 , Reply# 2   12/27/2020 at 15:09 (1,214 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Zenith12

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Mark,

What you want would be a cloth hose in gray with silver and red accents.

Your Handi-Butler would, to be specific, say model 2512 to match your machine.

~Ben


Post# 436761 , Reply# 3   12/27/2020 at 17:35 (1,214 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Ben

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Similar to the the fellow member who has the kirby history site. He has a 513 he uses in canister mode. Would it be similar to that?


Post# 436766 , Reply# 4   12/27/2020 at 17:55 (1,214 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Hose

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I'm not positive but my 505, 508 and 510 hoses look like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233807723920...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO Lesinutah's LINK on eBay


Post# 436767 , Reply# 5   12/27/2020 at 18:02 (1,214 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Handi butler

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Your going to have a hard time finding.
There out there but it may take a while.


Post# 436773 , Reply# 6   12/27/2020 at 19:35 (1,214 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        

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I have an original 508 hose, has smoother rubber ends, and is tan with silver and red stripes. May be what you are looking for.

Post# 436778 , Reply# 7   12/27/2020 at 21:05 (1,214 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Lesinutah

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Les,

Yes, which ran through most of the 515's run.

~Ben


Post# 436784 , Reply# 8   12/27/2020 at 23:58 (1,214 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)        
Mini Butler

Were you lucky enough to get the owners manual? Some models share the same manual where they basically just changed the cover to save printing costs.

Post# 436800 , Reply# 9   12/28/2020 at 13:24 (1,213 days old) by Zenith12 (Canfield Ohio )        
I

I have no clue what I need no I don’t have the manual


Post# 436815 , Reply# 10   12/28/2020 at 19:22 (1,213 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Manual

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The manual it's the same as the 510 and 511. If you go to Kirby's app you can download a pdf version of the 510. The only difference would be the color of the exterior of the manual.
I have every manual from 505 to avalir 2. There tucked away in my junk somewhere.



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