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  1. jkbff

    cannister recommendations wanted

    The S6 is a decent canister but if you want an electrified power head, the s6 is bundled weird. The nice thing about ALL Miele canisters is that down the road if you decide you want an electrified power head you can purchase the right parts (hose, wand and power nozzle) and have a full power...
  2. jkbff

    Help me decide on a new Vacuum cleaner please

    I'd go with the S7, but I'd probably go with a S7 HomeCare or S7 Swing. Out of all of the brands we carry, there isn't an upright that will clean bare floors like the S7. You flip the switch to turn the brush off and away you go. The reason I say one of the automatic models is because the...
  3. jkbff

    KIRBY AVALIR

    Why on earth would you have a power switch on the handle when all of the other controls are on the base controlled by your foot? You walk up to the vac, unwrap the cord, plug it in, grab the handle, lower the head to the proper height, put the transmission in gear, hit the power and go.... All...
  4. jkbff

    WANTED: Kirby 500505 4-Row Brush Roll

    I can get them, they'd be $25.99 each plus shipping.
  5. jkbff

    Kirby Frenzy is already happening...

    Kirbys have been and will always be a great carpet cleaner... The problem with kirby is the people that don't like to wash their upholstery, or take their drapes down and launder them... The people that tend to be more "Grab it outta the closet quick cause we've gotta 'flight of the bumble...
  6. jkbff

    Kirby Frenzy is already happening...

    For what its worth, I sell vacuums where I see fit. If it is for a house with thick carpet, no bare floors, and not a lot of above floor cleaning, I will sell a Kirby.. Especially if it is a new silk-strand, smart-strand or frieze carpet... If a customer is going to spend over 600, I'm going to...
  7. jkbff

    Kirby Frenzy is already happening...

    A high end vacuum only holds up under good maintenance... I sell about as many Kirbys as i sell Radiances... I've seen brand new kirby's that we have sold come in in 3 years destroyed because people didn't take care of them or abuse them.. i have Kirbys coming in from the 60's that we clean...
  8. jkbff

    Kirby Frenzy is already happening...

    This was traded in on a Radiance Premium. It was traded because the customers wife threw a fit when he came home with the Kirby. He wanted to dump it off with no money value... I told him what it was worth and he wasn't worried (he apparently had a huge fight because of it). It was still in...
  9. jkbff

    Kirby Frenzy is already happening...

    Look what I just bought for nearly pennies on the dollar! For what I got it for, even though I can get the new ones, I couldn't pass it up... I'll probably give it as a Christmas Gift to someone.
  10. jkbff

    KIRBY AVALIR

    They probably won't update the site until end of first quarter next year or possibly beginning of the second quarter. They will get rid of the Sentria IIs first before they even update the site. Also, the distributors that generally get the new machines first are the ones that have sold out of...
  11. jkbff

    Look at this ad for a Riccar canister

    Tacony doesn't put the stickers on any of the machines not assembled in America... The dealer has stickers they can put on whatever they choose to... It is their property. Tacony puts the stickers on what they assemble here. When the machines come in, the boxes are opened and kitted with an...
  12. jkbff

    My future new toy

    lionkcommander, I wouldn't hold your breath on that one.. I'm stuck with 2 of them because we made the mistake of adding them to our iRobot line... The 399 roomba outperforms the 899 scout... :/ That unit was completely misrepresented to us...
  13. jkbff

    FREE?!?!?!

    unless your oreck has no bristles left on the brush or the belt is stretched to where it doesn't spin, I don't understand how the oreck is being tortured and not able to clean the hair?
  14. jkbff

    Ian looking for Miele electro small power head motor

    If its one for the SEB213 - SEB217, I can get you one for under $100, but you'd have to pay the shipping.. Keep in mind that typical pn motors cost dealers around 19-40 bucks, those are for motors that are used in a lot of machines... Miele makes their own motors... they charge a premium for...
  15. jkbff

    Best vacuum for small apartment without pets?

    I agree, Hoover Tempo, it is the best budget vac available. Use the royal-aire hepa Y bags though, for her allergies and for corn-sakes stop using carpet powder... It has formaldehyde in it. Good Home Scents makes an organic bag freshener ... carpet powder cakes up and builds up under the carpet...
  16. jkbff

    WANTED: Kirby 500505 4-Row Brush Roll

    The steel city pic, which I will post again has a description that reads: 49-3415-06 Part#: 500505G Stock item: Yes Typically ships same day Add Item Add to Cart Add Item Add to Frequently Ordered BRUSH ROLL-KIRBY,HERITAGE I & II,13' NOZZLE 4 ROW BRISTLES ... Find a store that uses Steel...
  17. jkbff

    Quiet Upright

    I'm with Devin, Lindhaus makes a very quiet machine.. I'd go with an RX380. The s7's brush wears out too quick on glued looped carpet, but if you have to do bare floors/runners, the s7 would be a better choice. They have a considerable amount of handle weight though.
  18. jkbff

    Miele scout rx1, heard of It?

    .. The thing I regret the most is bringing in 3 of the scouts into my store... ... I believed the rep and took it at face value and boy did that ever blow up on me... I sell tons of roomba's .... these will not move. I will end up packaging them with the purchase of a swing or uniq/marin ...
  19. jkbff

    "Velly interesting..."

    The Full size Immaculate and Impeccable machines and the Simplicity counterparts are made here in the USA. I was just at the factory and saw the body parts coming out of the injection mold presses. The power nozzles are made in the USA as well. Anything other than the full size canisters and...
  20. jkbff

    Evan Baier aka "Kirbykid", answer your e-mail !

    I've got a riccar 1500 machine around here that I've traded in that is in decent shape. I'd let it go with a power head and 3 extra bags for 150 but you'd have to pay shipping. Before they discontinued that model we sold that new for 699, rebuild for 399-499, but I've pulled them off the shelf...
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