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Thread Number: 42626
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
How does one install a Sani-Emtor on a Kirby Heritage 84? |
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| Post# 447484 10/30/2021 at 13:51 (908 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
So I'm trying to reassemble my newly acquired Heritage 84 after laundering the bag. It was easy enough to take apart but the Sani-Emtor isn't wanting to go back onto the bag. The spring sewn into the bottom of the bag just won't stretch enough. I've tried putting the bag onto the lip at the top of the Sani-Emptor and I've tried sliding the whole assembly in from inside the bag, which is how I put a Heritage II mini-emtor into place, but the Sani-Emtor is just too big. At the moment, I have the Sani-emtor taken completely apart to small enough to slide just the shoe part into place but that isn't working, either.
Anybody have any suggestions? I know there's bound to be a trick to it that I'm just not seeing. I know I can always put it back together with a Heritage II fill tube assembly but I'd prefer to reassemble this one in its original configuration. Note that I've made a separate thread for this question instead of tacking it on to my main Heritage 84 thread because I wanted to give it better visibility. | ||
Post# 447486 , Reply# 1 10/30/2021 at 14:30 (908 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 447489 , Reply# 2 10/30/2021 at 15:54 (908 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Frustrating...
I'm really surprised that out of all the YouTube videos about repairing Kirbys, there doesn't seem to be one to address this issue, which is that I can't seem to stretch the bag opening enough to get the bag even halfway onto the emtor's lip before it slips off. I've tried slipping a flat blade screwdriver between the bag and emtor to slide it on that way, but that doesn't seem to work, either. I just feel like there's something I'm overlooking. I'm kind of regretting having even taken it apart in the first place rather than just leaving the whole thing intact and hand washing the bag as I did with my G3 last summer. My initial plan was to eventually replace just the fill tube topper and perhaps the fill tube itself but leave the Sani-Emtor in place. It's looking more and more like I may have to give it a full Heritage II conversion, including the mini-emtor, if I can't get it back together using the original one.
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| Post# 447493 , Reply# 3 10/30/2021 at 17:22 (908 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Defeated...
...at least for now.
Well, I've admitted defeat for the present and put the machine back together using a Heritage II fill tube assembly I had on hand. I may revisit the issue sometime in the future but for now at least, the machine is usable. Please consider this thread to still be open with additional suggestions and insights welcome as they may help me or someone else. | ||
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Post# 447495 , Reply# 4 10/30/2021 at 18:07 (908 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Edgar,
At the beginning of the final part of Bill Yaple's (wyaple) Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 video, you can see him re-attach the cloth bag to the Sani Emtor (this segment starts at 0:25). You might want to watch this part of it in slow-motion (0.5x speed) the first few times, to get the hang of it for yourself. ~Ben This post was last edited 10/30/2021 at 20:00 | ||
| Post# 447506 , Reply# 5 10/31/2021 at 08:58 (907 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
There doesn't seem to be any good tricks to it unfortunately it's a hard and tedious process. Just keep working at it and you'll get it eventually.
It's been a while since i've done it but from what I remember I try to hook both the front and back ends and then keep my grip on the back while using my other hand to work at the sides. | ||
| Post# 447509 , Reply# 6 10/31/2021 at 10:10 (907 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Thanks for that video. If nothing else, it makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that has struggled with that particular operation. I'm sure I'll revisit it at some point in the not-too-distant future but for now, that Sani-Emtor assembly is safely stored in my barn while I enjoy the H84 in its somewhat modified configuration. I'm actually thankful I had the parts on hand to do that as it's greatly reduced my stress level in the short term.
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Post# 447515 , Reply# 7 10/31/2021 at 15:27 (907 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 447579 , Reply# 10 11/2/2021 at 22:53 (905 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
bag on to emptor
i took a piece of heating & air pipe just big enough to slip over emptor & slide the bag down onto pipe & onto the emptor.i got an elbow piece & turned it till it was almost straight.
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| Post# 447593 , Reply# 11 11/3/2021 at 12:11 (904 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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@vacuser: That's an interesting idea. I just might have to try that. I'm assuming this is about the diameter of a dryer vent tube? What I'm visualizing is fitting the metal tube through the opening in the bottom of the bag and the slipping it over the lip of the Sani-emtor and sliding the bag onto the lip, then withdrawing the tube.
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| Post# 447678 , Reply# 12 11/6/2021 at 16:14 (901 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Just curious Have you had a chance to try @vacuser's method of sleaving the bag on? Sounds like a winner to me. | ||
| Post# 447753 , Reply# 13 11/9/2021 at 20:00 (898 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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