Kirby 512 hose wanted

[zenith12]

Where can I find a Kirby 512 hose I looked on eBay to no avail and where can I find a handy butler for it ?

 

[kirbyklekter]

Butler and hose

Both probably on line. Check e-bay, Facebook market, other forums,Craigslist,Goodwill stores and their web sights,vacuum repair shops(the older the better)yard sales, estate sales and flea markets.Make friends with the cur-rater of a vacuum cleaner museum, they have lots of contacts and on Vacuumland there are a lot of Kirby collectors.

Make sure the Handi-Butler fits your machine! There is a cable that goes with it that has a chuck on the end like a regular drill chuck for sanding and buffing. There originally was a little Kirby tool kit that came with the butler that had round sandpaper, buffing pads, polishing rouge, a rubber disc used for mounting the various implements that attach to the cable chuck and a wrench for tightening.

If the wait proves too long you can always take the old crusty hose to someone who can make you a new hose.It won't be original and it will be pricey, but you could use that while waiting for an original.In any event keep the old hose couplers just in case...

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Zenith12

Mark,

What you want would be a cloth hose in gray with silver and red accents.

Your Handi-Butler would, to be specific, say model 2512 to match your machine.

~Ben

 

[lesinutah]

Ben

Similar to the the fellow member who has the kirby history site. He has a 513 he uses in canister mode. Would it be similar to that?

 

[lesinutah]

Hose

I'm not positive but my 505, 508 and 510 hoses look like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/233807723920


https://www.ebay.com/itm/233807723920

 

[lesinutah]

Handi butler

Your going to have a hard time finding.
There out there but it may take a while.

 

[hoover300]

I have an original 508 hose, has smoother rubber ends, and is tan with silver and red stripes. May be what you are looking for.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Lesinutah

Les,

Yes, which ran through most of the 515's run.

~Ben

 

[kirbyklekter]

Mini Butler

Were you lucky enough to get the owners manual? Some models share the same manual where they basically just changed the cover to save printing costs.

 

[zenith12]

I

I have no clue what I need no I don’t have the manual

 

[lesinutah]

Manual

The manual it's the same as the 510 and 511. If you go to Kirby's app you can download a pdf version of the 510. The only difference would be the color of the exterior of the manual.
I have every manual from 505 to avalir 2. There tucked away in my junk somewhere.