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Ben is exactly right. There is a Sanitronic on eBay, I believe that has the round Kirby logo on the belt lifter and the bag, but it has a Dual 50 bag on it. The machine is in nice shape, looks completely original. Hey Ben, have you ever taken an unused old grey Kirby belt and turn it inside out...

This guy does great work. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Vacuum-Refurbish-Service-Refurbish-your-old-Kirby-Today/181212860958?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

It is pretty easy to do, it can be done if your patient. Take a pair of diagonal cutters and gently pry the washer off the end of one side of the shaft, keep working around the washer, do not cut it off, you will be reusing it. After you get the washer off, slide the shaft out of the opposite...

Yes, of course, you can use my pictures. Yes, I remember the robot vacuuming with the GE upright in Horizons. I loved back in the day when Disney had major companies sponsor their attractions, I loved the GE logo on the Carousel of Progress..

Has anyone ever gone to Walt Disney World in Florida and gone to Disney's Hollywood Studio and rode the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride? Have you noticed after you exited the ride and walked toward the area where to purchase the pictures that were taken while you were on the ride the vintage...

Kirby Dual 50 from The Help.

Jo, Did you realize in the movie the Help there was actually 4 different vacuums pictured? One vacuum was the Electrolux Olympia with a standard hose and looks like a model 30 upholstery nozzle, the second was another Electrolux, you can't really tell the model, it could be a Model AE, AF or G...

I am so sorry for saying they are cheap, we all have our preferences in what we like. They have been a standard of the industry for many years being used as mostly a universal type valve. The metal Beam style valves are better than their plastic counterpart. I have been in the floor care...

Louis, usually you can soften the glue by putting the hose cuff under hot running water, if you use a heat guy it could melt the cuff, hot water is safer of if you have an electric steamer, that will work too. I hope you are well, stay safe.

I see your in Berwick, your not too far from Lewisburg, there is a vacuum store there that specializes in vintage vacuums, he actually has a small museum in the store displaying vintage vacuums. The switch that is in there is it a plastic switch with a white toggle? The name of my friends store...

Just order these, this should help you out. See if your local vacuum store carries them. https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Genuine-Metal-Button-Locks/dp/B00KRVIVK8

Those MD inlets are cheap replacement valves, they used to be manufactured by Beam and were a universal valve. The Original VacuMaid valve is quality. I personally like original VacuFlo valves, thats what I have installed in my home.

This is a VacuMaid valve.

That is not a Vacu Maid inlet, Vacu Maid inlets are have full rectangular doors on them. This valve is from an old Flo Lite, or a very early VacuFlo, or possibly a Vacu Magic. There is no mounting brackets that are currently sold that will work with this. If you want a retro look, use original...

The opening that you are talking about is the exhaust from the motor, air coming out from there is normal. First thing to check is the suction on the unit, remove the grey 2" tubing from the side of the unit, turn it on, see how the suction is there. If there is strong suction, you possibly have...

Ben, it is actually the sani emptor adaptor, if you look at a sani emptor, the outside casing is aluminum, the part that twists onto the vacuum is steel. I remember on some of the Omega's the glue was inefficient and the adapter would come off the sani emptor. The inside of the sani emptor had a...

It definitely works, I have been in the vacuum business for over 40 years, we have saved many convertible motors.

When I had my vacuum store I took an old top bearing plate and drilled a large hole in it, you remove the motors bearing plate and cooling fan, install the drilled bearing plate, turn on the motor and chalk the motor, you need to do it this way to both clean the armature and it gets the proper...

When I had my vacuum store, I had a tan model Janitronic, it was the color of the Dual 50. I had a whole drawer full of the original Janitronic paper bags, we used to stock the brush rolls too.

Westinghouse Convert O Vac.