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Excellent idea !!!! Wish I'd have thought of that. You could sell it afterwards on eBay, or Advertise it here under Super-Market.

P.S. I'll see what The Post Office has to say regarding refunding your postage when I go back into town on Friday. Please email me something with your Address, saying it hasn't arrived, so I can wave it in front of them. Alan

Hi Ben, Sorry to hear the two perfect tubes I sent you, didn't arrive. One was even brand new! There's nothing I could do to chase progress from this end because it was not Tracked/Signed-for. Signed-for from the UK was ridiculously expensive. $40 more if I remember correctly? I emailed you...

Hi Ben, Have those Kirby Tradition tubes I sent you, arrived yet? Were they undamaged? Do you like them? Alan (UK)

They might just have a poorly-designed website. A lot of old UK Engineering Companies just have basic 'web presence' sites, with poor functionality, and bad feedback. Especially when they're not geared up for online business. They outsource their web design and are sometimes unaware of online...

Kirbfan94, I solved my Kirby nozzle rattle. Thought I'd share the solution in case it helps. The problem was in fact, in three areas. Rugplate rattle. New gasket helped, but deep vibration persisted. One End support brackets needed squeezing slightly tighter. Main problem: New Brushroll's...

I'll leave the shakeout option. Thank-you both.

Hi Ben, Thanks. The guy on YouTube giving his carpet a deep-down kirby revitalizing fluffing to bring back the pile, using a polishing nozzle & black-bristled brushroll, has made his own solution, I guess? So with a shakout, the air just blows a path through all the heavy dust and dirt in the...

I have a couple of questions regarding Kirbys that I'd like some help with please; Is the so-called Rug Renovator; Another term for the whole carpet shampooer? With suds tray. Or the black-bristled shampoo brushroll used separately? In the polisher nozzle? (mine doesn't fit). Or the brown...

The purpose-made Winding Tool is not going to be a complete waste of money, if you sell it soon afterwards. It'll just do the rounds again and again on eBay. Or hire it out to contacts on here? Under Super-Market.

A shampoo & water mix isn't going to harm your Electrolux Jar. If you're concerned, or just want to keep the jar pristine, use a regular $1 Trigger Spray Bottle with your mixture in it. An aerosol foam shampoo which dries into crystals in 1/2Hr might be safer? I'd be more concerned about the...

Hi Bill, Thank-you so much for your reasoned, easy-to-follow, explanation. I've seen so many of those YouTube videos you refer to and, quite frankly, been none the wiser afterwards. Can I ask you; Is "The Suction Cup Effect" where the brushroll head sucks so hard to the carpet, that air isn't...

We Vacuum Collectors, Service-Engineers, and those of us who refurbish older machines, are not Kirby's intended target market, but I can't help thinking manufacturers would benefit from asking for improvement ideas here, or maybe running questionnaires/polls? They do seem to be somewhat insulated.

Hi Brandon, There are so many tips regarding cleaning & polishing; the best one is to use caution. Not all plastics react favourably to chemicals in household cleaning products. Even then, some which work for others, may not work for you. E.g. Brasso Metal Polish dissolves expanded-polystyrene...

I guess it'd take quite a few years to forget the Kirby Salesman. Especially when you're still paying for the last one.

A hose attachment port (bayonet style) where the belt-lifter is now? Turn the belt-lifter to disengage the roller, and the port aligns to accept the hose? On-board hose storage with basic tools? Removing and attaching the head each time is a pain.

Must be like trying to redesign a racehorse. They've got a winning formula and they're reluctant to change any part of it. Is there really much difference between any of the recent Kirbys? Other than bag colour? Don't get me wrong, I like them, but I'd be hard-pressed to explain the differences...

Do you want a new, mint, Shag-King to complete your set? I've got one of those too.

I agree. My Tradition out-performs anything I've owned before. The general consensus seems to be that the Fill-Tube is too narrow. Personally, I disagree. The Fill-Tube is wider than the Hose, and Traditions stick to the carpet so well you can't push them without relieving some suction. How...

Jim, If you can find KiWi Blue Shoe Polishing Cream, the one for scuffed kid's shoes, it works wonders on those Brushroll-head Bumpers. Their polishes for scuffed shoes have a stronger dye/pigment content than regular polishes. KiWi stopped selling blue here in the UK, but you might be able to...