Thread Number: 44754
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Factory Rebuild |
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Post# 464988 , Reply# 1   7/31/2023 at 22:18 (290 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL)   |   | |
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Ended up calling them today. The price of a rebuild for non original owners went from $375 to $588 plus 2 way shipping. I think I'll just scrap the bad pieces and get money for them hahahaha. |
Post# 464996 , Reply# 2   8/1/2023 at 11:01 (289 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 465003 , Reply# 3   8/1/2023 at 12:33 (289 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 465004 , Reply# 4   8/1/2023 at 13:45 (289 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 465029 , Reply# 5   8/2/2023 at 10:18 (288 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Yeah, the reality is that costs are going up, and the new owners have to figure out what is and is not feasible. While I hate to see legacy, pre-G parts discontinued, it becomes expensive to maintain inventory, much less continue to manufacture them. Since the G series goes back more than 30 years and parts are largely interchangeable between those models, G3 to Avalir, that keeps a large portion of the installed base covered. That said, the most economical source for replacement parts is donor machines. I recently bought a rough looking Gsix at a thrift shop for $20 to get a cord, a headlight bulb and a handle back panel to complete an otherwise pristine G4. I could easily have spent twice that, or more, for those replacement parts alone. Plus, at the end of the day, I have a whole mess of parts left over for future projects. I have to admit, though, it did feel weird buying a fully operational, albeit ugly, Kirby for the express purpose of raiding it for parts. Sometimes when I see its carcass sitting in my barn, I do consider the possibility of resurrecting it, but then I remind myself that wasn't what I bought it for.
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