Recent content by heritageIIhd

Growing up we only ever had one vacuum at a time. I remember a tan Hoover, and then about third or fourth grade mom and dad got a Kirby because I had allergies and asthma. However, I have a Simplicity upright and a Simplicity canister now, because I like both worlds, the canister for...

I sealed the fan housing of mom and dad's Heritage II with 100% clear silicone caulking @ 15 years ago, it was still good when I tore it apart again in the fall of last year. A new tube ran me @ $4-5 at the hardware store.

I got lucky, I guess -- not to be gauche and talk pricing, but I paid $650 brand new for mine. The other dealer in town wanted nearly $900 for the same thing. It was a pretty fair deal.

Ended up getting the Synergy Standard. Didn't seem worth the extra $140 for the Premium, or the hassle of ordering it, since our current vacuum has been crap for a while and the house was starting to get a mess. Also picked up a Simplicity Jill canister. We have a fairly small house and the...

Is Kirby still US made? Just curious as I don't know. Parts of the Simplicity line are US made and parts are quietly made "by our supplier in the Orient," although I had heard the canisters were supposed to be moving production to the US, which seems not to have happened yet?

One nice thing about the place I went to is that they were low pressure. They haven't tried to upsell me or change me over to anything else. However, the last place I bought vac parts at was always telling me the old car salesman song and dance: "Your vacuum is crap, this one is better." I...

PS, why is it so hard to get someone to want to sell me the Premium? I've been to two Simplicity dealers and both only stocked the Standard -- you ask about the Premium and it's like you've asked them for a kilo of cocaine or something.

I have narrowed the vacuum decision down to the Synergy Premium or Standard (X9 or G9). I like the Rattlesnake color of the Premium, but the only other difference between the two seems to be a light that illuminates as dirt is being sucked up, to let you know it's working. Is it worth it to...

I got it listed on Ebay. I went a bit lower than the one you linked, but not too much since it does have the rug shampooer/rug restorer. Certainly not trying to get rich on this one, just would like to get it to a good home. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321065893547

Last day for the Kirby 560 I have listed on Ebay, please take a look! http://www.ebay.com/itm/321060277705?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Good points, that's my poor wording. It may have been used, hard to say. No one I have spoken to has any recollection of it being used. Thanks for the advice! I have it up now with one day to go. Not thinking it's a goldmine, just want to get a fair selling price and have it go to a good...

I have noticed their reverse-elitist bias as well. There also seems to be a distinct anti-American-brand product review bias as well, most noticeable in their auto reviews. Anything Lexus, Toyota, or Honda will get all top marks, anything American will rank somewhere between a piece of crap...

I am going to be selling a Kirby G-4, either locally or on Ebay. Just wondered what a fair asking price for it in good used condition with no tools, etc., just the vac.

Perhaps she quoted me the wrong price, but I have a copy of a card with a photo/specs of the dark blue Synergy model, $1139 list price, with $649.00 written on it by the sales person at the store. Supposed to be new, not refurbished or anything. I guess it would be the X-9 because the price on...

If you have them, could you post the reports for upright bagged vacs for me? We are in the market but don't have CR.