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Thread Number: 6209
I'm Back!! With a Thread for Rexair Collector |
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| Post# 69411 5/15/2009 at 20:45 (5,458 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Hey All! It's me again with another thread dedicated to a fellow vac collector.This time, it's for our own Robb C. aka Rexair Collector. First up, one you've probably seen before, my Rexair Model B, complete with boxes, manual, etc. 
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| Post# 69412 , Reply# 1 5/15/2009 at 20:47 (5,458 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Next, what could be another repeat, my Rexair Model C, again complete with boxes, manual, etc. 
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| Post# 69414 , Reply# 2 5/15/2009 at 20:49 (5,458 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Next, the classic Chrome Dome we all know, with all tools, hoses, power nozzle, etc. 
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| Post# 69415 , Reply# 3 5/15/2009 at 20:53 (5,458 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Last, but not least, another Chrome Dome that I've been told is sort of a rare bird, in that it's chocolate brown instaed of the lighter color that we're all used to seeing. He has all tools, hoses, and pn as well. 
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| Post# 69419 , Reply# 4 5/15/2009 at 21:24 (5,458 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Really nice to see such beautiful examples of the Rexairs, Toby. For years I never gave Rexairs much of a thought, never having seen one up my way, until I found a D3 on a curb...then I found 3 more different models and well, that's how it goes. I love the streamlined modernity of my pn'ed Chromedome D with coppertone quad-pod base. No choice for me now but to obtain an early 'Jules Verne' model like the A, B or C to round out the lineup...and a Golden Rainbow someday. :-) That's how it went with me over Air-ways 'way back when, when I found a complete 66 at a local flea market looking like no vacuum cleaner I had ever seen... Dave | ||
| Post# 69424 , Reply# 6 5/15/2009 at 22:06 (5,458 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Well Captain Crevicetool, the two hoses thing is quite simple: one with a wire on the outside and a button lock for the power nozzle, and one with no wire and a friction-fit end for the straight-suction tools. BTW, keep me posted on another visit from you. Later, Trg | ||
| Post# 69431 , Reply# 7 5/15/2009 at 23:13 (5,458 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Toby, I know that Robb has always been a big Rainbow fan!! It is amazing that you have orginal boxes for a couple of your machines. How do you like cleaning with a Rainbow? | ||
| Post# 69489 , Reply# 11 5/16/2009 at 19:55 (5,457 days old) by ge1969 (Jefferson, GA) | ||
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Here's my gold Rexair. I ment to get a pic yesterday, but was too tired. 
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| Post# 69497 , Reply# 12 5/16/2009 at 21:18 (5,457 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 69871 , Reply# 14 5/19/2009 at 23:18 (5,454 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Years ago, i was told by an OLD Kirby salesman (who now owned the distributorship), that the Rainbow really will do everything they say it will, BUT, what they (the Rainbow salesmen)dont tell you is that the water has to be changed at least every 15 mintues while vacuuming, in order to keep the water wet,(and not turned to mud),,and you cant pic up any kind of material that is impervious to the wetting action of water,,such as talcum powder, suet, fireplace ash, ect., because it will all go right out the back of the Rainbow. He also said that they had never seen a Rainbow with a clean motor in over 35 years (they repaired all makes and models of vacs back then),,,the motor of every Rainbow they had ever taken apart had a dirty motor, caked in dried mud,,at least to some degree or another. All the more reason to trade it in on a new Kirby, of course! (wink) | ||
| Post# 428344 , Reply# 16 7/9/2020 at 10:22 (1,386 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Hi Jennifer:
The Series A sold from November 1936 until April 1940. The first ones sold in 1936 through the middle of 1937 did not use water. Yours, of course, does. Two quarts. There is a filter in the exhaust end which has to be cleaned regularly. You can get to it by unscrewing the screws that hold the top latches in place. It's cloth (called a "muffler") and you can rinse it out. It catches the non-wettable materials. Always store it OFF the pan and clean the separator after each use. My Series A was made in December 1936 and was converted to use water around the middle of 1937. I have all the original parts, and the original hose actually is completely sealed. | ||
| Post# 428397 , Reply# 19 7/10/2020 at 07:56 (1,385 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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That's a great point....I never realized that. So if it doesn't get trapped in the water.....does it shoot out the exhaust into the air? If that's the case, that's as bad as a Connie pushing stuff around everywhere from its exhaust as it 'hovers'. Kevin | ||
| Post# 428405 , Reply# 20 7/10/2020 at 11:14 (1,385 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Rainbow has had a HEPA exhaust filter since 1998 so no non-wettable particles are escaping the machine. The Series A had a cloth exhaust filter (see pictures). The cap on top had a frame to hold the filter but let the air escape. The model B (black model) had a cloth filter as well set up just like the Series A. After WWII, the black model B had a paper pleated exhaust filter with a red cross painted on top of it and the exhaust cap was changed to allow for this new round pleated filter. The models C, D, D2, D3, and D4 (SE and PE) did not have any filter at all to stop the non-wettable particles from escaping into the room.
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