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I am sure mine had the 10amp motor perhaps the M4000?(screamer) and the 5 position foot pedal. I always wondered if it had the infinite screw adjustment, that it would have groomed my carpets better...I also wondered about the weight. Had it been heavier, it might have groomed better as well...

I am not trying to start a war here, but I have had the Royal Everlast (Red/Burgandy) and also a Royal 880 years ago. I just purchased the 880 again that seems to be in good shape, but haven't cleaned or sanitized it as of yet. I do have a new brush roll for it as well. With all that said, I...

I like the Sanitaire F & G Premium Bags or the Power Flite Envirocare Bags. PR-21 Bud

I do try and rotate my machines, so the belts don't get out of shape too much. and to also give the motor some use as well. I usually use the vintage machines for touch ups threw the week, which gets them some use and use my newer machines for the main cleaning day. However, I have some vintage...

I only take mine off the belt lifter when I am using my attachments and then I stretch it onto the belt lifter to put it back on when finished. I don't really go through many belts or have trouble with them slipping. I also have several Kirby's and other vacuums to use. I will say this, I do...

Jimmy, I also bought several things through Joan on Ebay. Sorry to here that, I have looked several times to see if she was selling again and assumed she was still recovering. She was great to deal with. Will miss dealing with her. PR-21 Bud

I was obsessed once years ago about water lift, until someone on this forum explained the difference between water lift and air flow. I even have a water lift gauge which I do not even use anymore. Rainbows do not have great water lift, but Rexair sure knows about airflow. If my Rainbow SE PE...

Thank you for posting these photos. Eureka at its very best. Brings back memories. I have the 2070 in Blue and my aunt wanted a new vacuum when she built her new home and she had seen my vacuum and I took her to the vacuum store and she purchased the 2071D, which was just like mine only in the...

I have a Classic 1CR and several of the G Series, SentriaII, Avalir etc. The Classic cleans my carpet and raises the nap, but to me at that point in Kirby time, they had to much dead space to hold the brush roll in and therefore not real good at edge cleaning. They corrected this some with the G...

The SE PE has a much better power nozzle, which deep cleans pretty well in my opinion. I am always amazed at how the water looks after cleaning my home. PR-21 Bud

John, I did see that and it caught my eye. That 47 looks like an older model to me, however I would assume it is newer since the Model number is higher....Or is their something about Premier Model numbers that run differently? Thanks, PR-21 Bud

You can use those generic bags, but they don't filter near as well. PR-21 Bud

An emerald green color change would look great on the current series.......(I know the D80 was green, but it wasn't an emerald color.) Just my 2 cents. PR-21 Bud

Garry, Do an internet search on cut to size vacuum filters and you will find a few sites. You should see a white hepa type and a black charcoal. They are square and you could use the dimensions of your bag top to cut a pattern. Other than that you can look for Royal Type J bags and filters. The...

Up in the right hand corner of your post, click on the black and yellow icon. It will take you to vintage manuals. You can look for the Air-Way Sanitizor Manual, which will be just the same as a Vita Vac. I believe it is 3.99 and you can pay through paypal etc. Original bags are getting harder...

I too thought a new redesign was coming with the Avalir. Kirby did use the Red and Black design on the Avalir, which was nice for the 100th and came out with a redesigned shampoo system, which I do feel does a nice job and keeps the picked up suds in the tray much better than the other G Series...

I just shampooed my carpet today. I used my Kirby Avalir Shampooer. This is the second time I have shampooed my carpet with the Avalir. I started early today as I only needed to shampoo my large living room, hall, and master bedroom. It has been dry to walk on since around 2 today, however, I...

I actually don't know that, but Tom Gasko would. If he reads this post he will probably let us know which plant. PR-21 Bud

Tacony has a company called Powr Flite. They have commercial vacuums that are very similar to Sanitaire. In fact, I have been thinking of adding one to my collection. I actually use their F & G style bags as I believe they filter better than standard Eureka F & G bags. Sincerely, Bud PR-21

Sorry to hear about the Eureka Company. I recently purchased a Model 2033A NOS off of an Ebay sellar. It has the 3.5 amp 2 speed motor, with switch in the handle and I had a nos square end Vibra Groomer I brush roll that I put in it. Runs great and sounds like the Eureka's of old. This even had...