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Further assessment...
Thanks. I ordered a two-pack from Kent Oyler earlier this afternoon.
I had to go back to campus and teach class this afternoon but when I got back home, I tore the machine down and ran the orange bag through the washing machine. It's now hanging in my tool shed next to the water heater. I'll check it later tonight and see if it's dry although it'll probably take until morning. Once it's dry, I'll reassemble everything and give it a test run. I cleaned the rest of the machine with Lysol wipes and made a further assessment of its condition:
•The orange bag was a little dusty and had some dirt in the bottom, indicating it may have been run briefly without a filter bag.
•The fill tube has a little pinhole at the very bottom but it's too small to have let some of the course debris through that had collected in the bottom of the bag, plus it's completely covered by the hard plastic of the Sani-Emptor. I'll probably replace the fill tube after I run out of Style 2 bags and update the topper to the H2 style.
•It has a white amodel fan so it's definitely been replaced. This is also evidenced by some white silicone residue along the seam between the fan cover and the motor case. Definitely not a factory job.
•The brush roll and belt are in great shape. I just had to remove some hair from next to the belt and at each end. No need to replace either at this time.
•The lower cord retainer on the back of the handle was missing one of its two hooks but I have a complete Heritage handle assembly in the barn, so I just swapped the handle back from it onto the H84 handle. Speaking of the handle, it and the hubcaps have special logos with Kirby k's facing each other with the number 84 in between. Despite the logos, the machine is a model 1HD, just like the other Heritage I have.
All in all, the machine is in great shape and really just needs some polishing at this point. Once I wiped it down, I could see very few battle scars. It's obviously seen some use but not abuse and has had some good TLC along the way. It's a nice addition to the collection, even if I do have too darned many vacuums.
I'll post some photos tomorrow once I have everything back together.
Thanks. I ordered a two-pack from Kent Oyler earlier this afternoon.
I had to go back to campus and teach class this afternoon but when I got back home, I tore the machine down and ran the orange bag through the washing machine. It's now hanging in my tool shed next to the water heater. I'll check it later tonight and see if it's dry although it'll probably take until morning. Once it's dry, I'll reassemble everything and give it a test run. I cleaned the rest of the machine with Lysol wipes and made a further assessment of its condition:
•The orange bag was a little dusty and had some dirt in the bottom, indicating it may have been run briefly without a filter bag.
•The fill tube has a little pinhole at the very bottom but it's too small to have let some of the course debris through that had collected in the bottom of the bag, plus it's completely covered by the hard plastic of the Sani-Emptor. I'll probably replace the fill tube after I run out of Style 2 bags and update the topper to the H2 style.
•It has a white amodel fan so it's definitely been replaced. This is also evidenced by some white silicone residue along the seam between the fan cover and the motor case. Definitely not a factory job.
•The brush roll and belt are in great shape. I just had to remove some hair from next to the belt and at each end. No need to replace either at this time.
•The lower cord retainer on the back of the handle was missing one of its two hooks but I have a complete Heritage handle assembly in the barn, so I just swapped the handle back from it onto the H84 handle. Speaking of the handle, it and the hubcaps have special logos with Kirby k's facing each other with the number 84 in between. Despite the logos, the machine is a model 1HD, just like the other Heritage I have.
All in all, the machine is in great shape and really just needs some polishing at this point. Once I wiped it down, I could see very few battle scars. It's obviously seen some use but not abuse and has had some good TLC along the way. It's a nice addition to the collection, even if I do have too darned many vacuums.
I'll post some photos tomorrow once I have everything back together.