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Picked up a Diamond Edition Kirby off Craigslist last week. Paid too much for it but oh well. It was clear this this poor vacuum had been used and abused! It was filthy. Wheels were worn out, handle spring broken, bag torn, drive pedal worn out, belt lifter loose, etc etc. He said they bought...

Pros/Cons Pros: Excellent suction from proven design, excellent carpet grooming, myriad of attachments for above-floor cleaning, will last for decades if properly maintains, hepa filtration bags, self-propelled so super easy to push Cons: Heavy, attachment hose not convenient to put on I...

Young age I've always loved vacuum cleaners of all types, but was always partial to a Kirby. When I was 4 yrs old, my Grandma got a new Eureka F&G upright for Christmas. There's a pic (Polaroid no less) of me hugging the box. I was so excited! I always was curious about other people's vacuums...

Fill tube I'd love to see how you made this Setup! Could you post a pic or two? :)

Beautiful Awesome! It's so cool when you find one for cheap! I just stole a Sentria 2, complete for $200. Love those great finds! Enjoy!

Decided to part with my Ambassador. Would make someone a great daily driver. I've disassembled and cleaned it, replaced hose, belt, and brush roll. It's listed on eBay but will end the auction if there's interest. Make an offer :) http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=131463759752

Prives Yeah it's pretty funny to me the prices some of these people ask for beat up Kirbys. This,one I found is a real gem!

My favorite is the 562. My great grandparents had one and I always wanted to pull it out and play with it when I visited them. When they passed away we inherited it and used it for years. I even took it to college with me and half my dorm used it for 4 years. I'm partial to a Heritage II as...

Yuck I know right? The brush roll was the funkiest I've ever seen! It took me 30 minutes to cut all the dog hair out of it

So excited my months of scrubbing CL finally paid off. Like new Kirby Sentria 2 with all the attachments and Shampooer only $200!! Got it home and it looks like they had a big furry dog. Check out the pic of the brush roll. I cleaned it up, polished up the aluminum and laundered the outside...

Thanks Thanks everyone; that at least gives me a place to start!

Picked up a nice Kirby Heritage 1 from CL last week. The belt lifter was mangled so that the screw for the lifter was actually metal to metal with the belt power take off grinding. Ordered new parts and fixed that. Now, when I turn it on, the motor is very slow and labored despite being no...

My childhood vac was a Eureka my parents got as a wedding present. I remember it's high pitched gentle whine. And despite being a K-mart special was a good vacuum. It was still in good working order when we inherited my great grandfathers Kirby Sanitronic.

Ordered a new hose off EBay and it arrived today. Hard to believe how much that improved suction. This is one powerful canister! New brushroll does a superb job of grooming the carpet. I'm very impressed. I still think my Kirby's get deep down better with vibration, but this little gem will be...

I tried everything I knew with no success...UNTIL....I tried a pair of boot pullers. I live in Nashville (where wearing Cowboy boots is required). They are long metal handles with broad hooks at the end. This enabled me to put one in and leave it there, and use the other to stretch the bag...

Even though I always loved Kirby's, my Mom's cousin was babysitting me one time--they had an old, pre-classic Kirby. I used to play with it all the time, unplugged. Her husband plugged it in without me knowing and it (to me) mysteriously just came on. The bad thing was it had a broken fan...

Vacufinder: No lights; just a Mode Switch...On/Off/Reset. Paul: I'm pretty sure it's just an Ambassador. That's what the case says, but there isn't a manufacturer sticker or anything on it. It does have the serial number etched in the case: L06701L

Wow I was strolling through the archives and read through this thread which inspired a search on reusable Kirby bags. I came across this blogger who came up with her own. Pretty creative I must say! http://makingdowiththenotsonew.blogspot.com/2009/01/make-your-own-reusable-fabric-vacuum.html

Awesome Years ago I found a Model G complete with the floor dusting brush, extra wands, and the clip on above floor dusting brush at a thrift store for $25. It also had a PN2 that came with it. It was probably the quietest vacuum cleaner I've ever heard. That's when the wife started...

Expensive Thanks, Robert. Yeah, I know this ends up being expensive. But I figure I'm not a drinker/partier; don't have many other hobbies...so I enjoy fixing up a vac now and again :) I wonder when it crosses the line into an obsession? Now that I'm divorced, I don't have a wife to keep my...