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    How to Service Bearings (Video Guide...)

    great video...great opp for people to learn and save money...how to service their own and not take [if possible] to get it serviced at a vac shop...cause it aint getting cheaper. our shop went up 25% on parts and services to offset things. great job and im sure many welcome what you have to...
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    ROYAL METAL MOTOR?....HELP ME PLEASE

    no doubt its gonna be a loud one,a beast in the making..or i could look for another kirby htg2,but with a trashed motor and see if i can put the beast in place of the blown kirby one...wonder how it would work against the g series line...
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    ROYAL METAL MOTOR?....HELP ME PLEASE

    THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH GUYS!!! man that was killing me...i still cant believe the stuff he tosses...but not new in the box...he wanted that? got me?...but thanks again guys...u rock...btw- this motor anygood..as far as drop ins go.
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    ROYAL METAL MOTOR?....HELP ME PLEASE

    i found a royal METAL UPRIGHT motor in our junk box today...problem is i nor anybody else at work knows the specs....so the owner chucked it and i got it, but some info stamped on outside of it. three sets of numbers.....AGSE491019....2870102000......REVC 101603...with a RJ or JR stamp....got no...
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    Cleaning a neighbor's apartment

    ive also learned [hard way] to ask myself these 2 questions 'WHY IS THEIR VAC BROKEN,WHAT BROKE IT' BEFORE loaning out. nothing worse than your vac returned with something gooey leaking out of it..
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    Cleaning a neighbor's apartment

    WEIRD....nah were just misunderstood. and [opening up the bag and that sound] is called the 'WOW EFFECT' .....or our continuious r&d...and even as funky as my sis in laws carpet was...it was pretty awsome to hear and see all that lurked down deep....but get urself a "loaner only" vac because...
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    Cleaning a neighbor's apartment

    2.5 bags 0utta 600sq is alot o stuff .ewwww. but hey its a friend....i like those tristars tho...built like a tank.
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    Cleaning a neighbor's apartment

    ARE YOU SERIOUS? dam that sounds like my sister in laws apt...5 bags..wow man..that soooo had to be one funky apt..i keep a loaner on demand vac at home..[ddvl fthr lite]..just for those funky situations, and only those....5 bags?your one heck of a friend...
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    Kirby Tradition

    dnt know enough or wrk on them enough to know...but whats the reason for the emptor and would you not get better perf without it...doesnt the ROYAL do without it....and what version of the kirby has the best....just trying to learn more abt them...
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    Kirby Shine (Keeping it Up)

    outstanding job...stick with watever u did to get those results...and the old guys kirby wasnt as brite as yours.
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    Kirby Shine (Keeping it Up)

    i was told by one of my retired customers that he would from time to time polish up his kirby with super fine steel wool..followed up by a once a week pledge spraydown and wipe/buff to a brite shine...never tried this or seen it done ...but that kirby had a great shine to it...
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    Kenmore, Professional. 15in"

    FILTERQUEEN83 sweet find...none of our thrift shops around here have anything thats worth buying...worn out plastic vacs at best. at the vac shop im left all the scraps...good vacs long gone.be sure to let us know how the new vac performs...likes ,dislikes.
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    Wanted: elite 600

    not real familiar with the hoovers...but kinda looks like a runabout i found in the cellar of the courthouse i clean.
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    Eurekataire CAME :D

    nothing comes close to the deep cleaning you get,,,leaves apartment grade cheap carpet feeling fluffy and clean...SANITAIRE 684 VG2.need i say more.
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    Febreeze Bags

    how do they compare to arm&hammer..and do you notice an increase in airflow over the rest or all the same, cause iv heard some people say the a&h bags cut air flow.
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    Oreck Test

    thanks for the testing and the info....kinda giges you something to think abt....in the platinum didnt they go with the larger outter bag to increase airflow for better pick up. looking forward to the rest of your testing...great job..what is the condition of the brushrolls on your vacs,,do you...
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    Ever get the feeling?

    i feel ya brother...our spare room[my play room]is pretty full ..not allowed to bring in anymore strays...so when i do i gotta do it in stealth mode...or when shes gone.....so sad.
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    New Kirby...???

    i heard the same...i think they call it the g-10...not sure.somthing on ebay reviews or yahoo answ.[sorry].but if you run across it let us know...specs ect.
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    Hoover Celebrity QS for the Cost of Shipping

    TRISTAR....understood. and yes ive noticed and heard quite a few thrift/salvation inside secrets as a close friend used to write there insurance for them...u have no clue how bad the public is getting F**K*D!!AND WHAT WERE REALLY PAYING FOR...and in time youll see that u made someones day...you...
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    Hoover Celebrity QS for the Cost of Shipping

    TRISTAR....your a good man. while in this crappy economy you choose to give away what you could make a little money on is somthing you dont see very often.....good job....im sure somebody will give this treasure a good home...although im not fond of cans...at all. i do give praise to the care...
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