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    The Newest Member of my Kirby Family

    I was recently at the Thrift store looking for some clothes for my wife to work around the house in with her, and I "happened" into the vacuum area... okay, well it was deliberate! I couldn't resist! And wouldn't you know it, there was a Kirby sitting there, all stained up. Well, it didn't take...
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    HORRIBLE Kirby Distributor Experience!

    So I finally got the opportunity to head out to my local Kirby distributor, which I was stoked about. Upon entering the door, I waited for a woman to get off the phone, and when she did, she asked me what I was doing there. We'll, that didn't sound good. I asked her for some parts, and she said...
  3. K

    New-To-Me 517 and a question

    I recently acquired this 517 from eBay. I love it so far, but it has a problem. The power nozzle doesn't seat firmly on the bar below the fan hole. It can wiggle a lot, and I have actually knocked it off by accident simply by kicking it slightly. Fortunately it wasn't running! But what would...
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    1979 Kirby Tradition Restoration

    This is going to be a restoration thread of my Kirby Tradition. It is a later 1979 model, which was going to be sold with another one, an early 1979 model, but the other one got recycled, along with the power nozzle. I only got the Tradition, some attachments, the blue attachment case, and the...
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    How often do you shampoo your carpets?

    Hey everyone. So, what factors go into how often you shampoo? What shampooer do you use? I use a Kirby Rug Renovator for a Heritage model. It does pretty good.
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