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Oh, that brings back some happy memories. I LOVED when mom took us to Sears. I would run to the appliance section and play with those lovely black and red vacuums. I'd like to add one to my collection someday. Nice work getting your machine pretty again. Justin

I love Folex. I once used it to get black grease out of the pale grey floor mats of a rental car. Ever since then I tell anyone that asks me about stain removers to get Folex. Justin

broomvac and rainbowjoel- Thanks for answering so fast. I am really glad that I can put the Sentria brush roller into a G3 or G4. I'll be able to upgrade mom's G3 so it works as well as my GSix. She'll be happy and I will be able to do the same thing when I get a G4 to add to 'the fleet'. Thanks...

Well, the Sentria brush roller is amazing. I put one in my GSix and it improved the performance rather a lot. However, I don't know if it will fit in the G3/G4. I emailed another member of the forum weeks ago on just that question but have yet to hear back. I'm afraid I may have offended him at...

Leaving the water in the tank... Another reason to empty the tank after EVERY use... bacteria grows in warm, wet places... very quickly. My mom left water in her Rainbow a couple of times and after a day or two it stunk up the house, and left the Rainbow smelly for during use for a couple of...

I have always like the slogan Kirby used for so many years. Kirby- 'More lesure time for you.' It was created at a time when Kirbys were still smaller and easier to operate. From the Classic 1-CR on the slogan was more of a joke than truth, but I still think it was a great advertising slogan...

NO!!! Don't do it... I am sorry, but I must urge you NOT to loan out your D80 to someone that is known to 'kill' vacuums. Yes, the damage can be fixed... but, do you WANT to spend the money to replace the fan? What about the fan housing? I have seen Kirbys that had holes punched through the fan...

Mine is the Dual Sanitronic 50. I have two and want more, many...many more. They are the best. Justin

Check the Cam Bracket... Sounds to me like the Cam Bracket needs to be replaced. The Cam Bracket is the little part that pushes the gears apart when the peddle goes from Off to On. It wares down over time. If you take the transmission out for the base unit, you unscrew the control peddle and as...

Has anyone seen the latest Kirby? Is it even out yet? Justin

I spent two and a half years as the Service Manager for the Oreck franchise here in Utah and had some really odd customers. In my experience Oreck owners have been some of the MEANEST and most DIFFICULT people to deal with. They all seemed to think that the Oreck can pick-up ANYTHING, should...

The Comvac 1600 is based on the Heritage. It should share most of the same parts. Are there certain parts that you are looking for? Justin

Up-Grade or Trade UP... If you don't want to put more money into the Omega, then I suggest that you get a used G Series. The Transmissions are NOT that bad, they are not going out left-and-right. If you remember to put it into 'neutral' BEFORE you turn off the power the transmission will last...

Deeeeeeep cleaner..... Kirbys are GREAT deep cleaners. My GSix seems to clean better after I installed the new style brush roller into it. I will always use a Kirby when I want to give my home a through cleaning. Justin

I like Orecks... I have an Oreck 9200 and I love it. It's great for quick cleaning when I don't have energy to use one of my Kirbys. Orecks are not 'deep cleaners', but will get the crud off the floor. I want to add an XL21, or something like it, to my collection. Justin

My grandparents D50. I got it back in 1988 when my stepfather gave them a Hoover Commercial upright. Ok, today it is more of a FrankenKirby. It has a Classic handle, Heritage II mini-emtor with a brown open-top cloth bag. Lately, I have been using it with a Classic nozzle that someone had...

Graham, I believe that Kirby keeps records of the machines it sells. If you send in a vacuum and you are not the original owner they will not do the re-build for the listed price. Kirby is happy to re-build your D80, but at a much higher cost than what is listed in the owner's manual that you...

I gave up several when I moved into my currant, much smaller, apartment. There were, Tri Star DXL with a really good replacement pn. Filter Queen X-31. Kirby D80 with mini emtor and HII bag. Kirby Classic III with mini emtor and Heritage bag. Kirby D50 trimmed in Tradition Blue with a mini...

Somewhere within my family is a picture of me, aged 6, having a nap with my are over my grandparent's Kirby D50. If I ever find it I will post it. But, I must confess, the picture was staged. I was a drama queen from birth. Justin

Check on-line for Fairfax. They have an online store, just checked and I don't have the address on file or in Favs. Sorry Justin