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My vote would be to go for the Royal version of the Dirt Devil Platinum Force carpet extractor. It's supposed to be even better than the Hoover Steam Vac at cleaning carpets, and vac shops favor them for their reliability. As for the Hoover SteamVac, I had a similar model to the one linked to...

Yes, that's definitely overpriced! Only someone loony and out of their mind would pay over $200 for that Kirby dump out bag! BTW, I would NOT deal with VacSewCenter on Ebay! Back a couple years ago, I bought a Dirt Devil Power Pak powerhead brushroll. They sent the WRONG ITEM, and did NOTHING...

Try cleaning out the fans in the motor. If it was used for years with substandard generic bags, the dust buildup in the fans would definitely cause that issue. Also check the rubber motor mount - they are known for cracking and breaking.

Doyle, can I make a suggestion here? It might be hard to find a used bag since this is a commercial grade machine. What you could do, though, since the filter bag support cage looks like it's a separate part, I would get a inverted cloth central vac bag - the kind that Beam uses as a motor...

I don't think there are any Dirt Devil U HEPA Cloth bags made. But, the hole size and the dimensions of the bag are close enough to a Hoover Y HEPA Cloth bag that one of them should work. Also, for the Dirt Devil Featherlite uprights requiring the D bag, I was able to make a Kenmore...

John, you were VERY SMART to upgrade and update your home's electrical system and do EVERYTHING, right down to the plugs. It's very common here in Canada to hear of homes over 90 years old to go up in flames. Sure it could be just the fact the wood framing is so old, dry and brittle, but one has...

Karl I wish you the best of luck in selling the extra machines you don't need or want from Jason Huber's collection. He certainly had some very nice machines, and I am sure you will have no problem finding interested parties to take them off your hands. And I want to personally thank you, by...

OMG Edgar you made a Franken Electrolux-Shark vacuum LOL! :) But seriously though, congrats on the repair! I would have done the same, who cares if it's a different colour and you had to make the hole the switch goes in slightly larger with a Dremel? The vacuum was already non-original anyways...

Edgar, looking forward to seeing the mixer all restored and finished. It's gonna be a beauty when you're done with it and ready to give to your friend! :)

Stan - For starters, since you say 1/3 of your condo is bare floor, do you use your vacuum to clean your floors? Or do you sweep? Or, let's put it this way - would you use a floor brush on a vacuum and vacuum bare floors? If the answer to that is yes, then I would consider a Sebo Felix. Yes...

David I have said this before on another thread, but your Kirby website is absolutely stunning! And especially the work you put into restoring those Kirby's. You are a great and valuable resource to the Kirby collectors out there, and even just every day people who want to find out more info...

Antoine, your CXL PN has a geared belt? Those PN's are exceeding rare and hard to come by! Not many of those were made for too long before Aerus Holdings bought TriStar and came out with the EXL. You might want to look into acquiring a spare brushroll, motor and geared belt to have as spares, as...

I think one thing holding back canisters from being as popular as uprights is that nobody demonstrates or trains the user how to use them. If a consumer sees both a upright and a canister side by side, and gets shown by a sales rep how to use both and gets the consumer to try, it should become...

$18,000 for a Kirby R?! Yeah, right!!! Patrick, come back when you're ready to be REALISTIC about what a old, early Kirby should be priced at.

Very nice Antoine! The 3 vacuums are looking great :-) . How are you enjoying the DustCare PB11 powerhead you bought? And how do you find it compares to the TriStar powerhead? One thing I did with my Miracle Mate and Patriot, since they have the original hoses with no powerhead switch and...

I had a look at the Perfect C103 white version of this vacuum a few months ago, as one was in at a local vac shop for repairs as I was picking up some parts. Yes, it is a nice vacuum, BUT it also has some drawbacks. The plastic ring on the exhaust filter that mounts it to the canister, and...

Ben, good luck on the restoration. And yes, like ODavid said, let's see those before and after pics after the restoration is complete please :-)

Very nice pic David! And hopefully Kirby carries on for another 110 years :-) .

Melissa, a Royal Style 8 knurled belt for the Royal Metal Uprights and Royal Canister Powerteam ( newer plastic style with HEPA Filter and Style R bags ) and Eureka PT Canister Powerteam belts will fit any model Kirby from the Kirby Classic ( 1970 ) to present. However, DO NOT USE THOSE BELTS...

Garry, the powerhead neck, wands, hose handle and tools from the Aerus Guardian Platinum and Aerus Guardian Ultra are interchangeable with the TriStar EXL, MG1, MG2, MG3 and CS. The powerhead neck,wands, hose handle and tools from the Aerus Lux Legacy, Epic 6500, Renaissance, Epic 8000, Epic...