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Maybe, but there's nothing in their directions indicating that the user listens for the suction seal to be broken. I think Human and James got it right. In the newer directions, the customer is supposed to gauge the carpet pile, and then use the arbitrary Kirby numbers to get a correct...

Joe well said. Enough with the apps all the time. I think we solved this issue: Kirby "dumbed down" their instructions for the tone deaf. An experienced user will find the correct height by lowering from top to bottom, just as we've always done.

Erie... you go, gal! If you can find veins in your old work, you've got the chops to do fantastic Kirby restorations! Go to it and give us lots of pics!

Related Brush Roll Discussion I just got this Avalir today, hence these observations and questions. I've used a new Sentria II for two years before unpacking the Avalir today. Testing the Avalir, I was amazed at the agitation and the overall effectiveness of the carpet nozzle. I can actually...

Interesting.... Bud and James, you both have fine information. Kirby does dumb things down a bit when a particular feature doesn't work for some people, and it is true that there are people who can't detect pitch and other sound differences. Nonetheless, I think the tried-and-true top to...

I don't think... that you wind up in the same place. My guess is that John Q. Public who knows nothing of Kirby goes too low. I'm staying with the "top-down" method.

Just read the directions to my new Avalir and noticed what seems to me, at least, as new directions for correct height adjustment of the carpet nozzle: the directions indicate that one should start at the lowest setting, and work up a notch at a time. This seems to me that more often than not...

Not that hard to find Just look at Handi-Butler units for the Classics and Classic-Omegas. They are part of the package, assuming nothing has been lost.

Excellent! Nothing short of excellent! It's amazing the abuse a Kirby will take, yet come back purring after a little spa treatment!

Kirby Tradition If you go with a Tradition, I strongly recommend finding one with the dump bag option. The paper bag version was Kirby's first attempt at this and they botched it by engineering a small diameter fill tube that ruins air flow. Even if they can't find a dump bag version, take...

Whirlpolf Yes, I'll send him to Deutschland anytime you want. He's beautiful. What people call a Bengal cat. He was born in my back shed in July, and abandoned at two weeks, so I bottle fed him 5 times a day for more than a month. He thinks he's people!

Tradition Bags I see them on Ebay very often. Both the dump style and paper bag style.

Grout cleaning I've had fine results with the Kirby Tile and Grout cleaner. However, if the grout lines are a bit deeper - as apparently mine are - the brush bristles are not quite long enough to go deep. I've had to do several by hand.

Kirby Bags I do it exactly like the post above and have had good results, although for the 500 series with the lettering on the bag, I have had some fading, and will only turn them inside out and vacuum, but not wash.

Shoe Kitty and Dual Sanitronic 50 Kitten was a bit more than two months when this was snapped in October. He was never remotely intimidated by any roaring Kirby in the house!

515 Authentic Attachments/Parts Houston, these items do come up from time to time on Ebay. Also, scan various regions on Craigslist. You will eventually get exactly what you want with a little patience. There is a guy in Wisconsin who is making model appropriate filter bags for the Kirby 500...

I quite disagree Kirby MSRP allows for a reasonable profit for the sales force. They buy these machines from Cleveland for far less than the MSRP stated on the box. Besides, MSRP is already quite expensive, but if honest dealers honored that amount, their sales would no doubt increase rather...

Rob & Dysonman are right! As much as I admire the Kirby product, there are too many dealers out of control, engaging in predatory practices. I get sick when I see people shelling out $2000 or even $3000+ for these machines. If we can get them on Ebay for MSRP or less, there's not a thing...

Owner's Manual Confirms what Bud and Gary wrote: lower one notch at a time until the sound of the motor changes, then one more notch. That said, I have had issues with the Heritage II and Legends not being "balanced" correctly at that height and breaking the connection to the carpet on the...

Gasket for Sani-Emptor Susie, I would just add that the felt gaskets for the sani-emptor tray really are not hard to find, and very inexpensive. Check Kirby Needs on Ebay. If you don't find one easily, I have a nice stash and will send you one. I think that if you tried to cut your own to...