Kirby Classic Omega troubles

[kenbarbdae]

Just dawned on me

that I'm dealing with the "minor" portion of "sonnyndad". Since I don't know
how "minor" that is, you should probably let your dad email me to get my phone
number and we can exhange shipping information. The Omega is yours if you want
it but it's best to have an adult do the transaction part.

BTW The handle spring does seem good. It springs back to vertical from about
15 degrees with the weight of the cord and bag attached. I also ran the vacuum
in the dark (as much as I could - the vacuum light comes on...) and I didn't
see any arching from the rear ventilation ports. It seems like a good condition
vacuum with no problems that I can find. A little dusty of course.
Even though I can't use it, I definitely don't want to junk it. Not many
70's era Kirby collectors in South Carolina.

Let me know.

ken

 

[sonnyndad]

I told my Father, and he said he would email you a shipping address, etc. Make sure to check your e-mail often. And when you box it up, make sure you lower the toe-touch-control to "zero", also when you take the handle fork off the shell housing, put the locking pin through the slot, but without the handle on. On the last Omega that I bought, the seller taped the pin to the plastic handle. Lowering the nozzle all the way down during shipment lowers the chance of the wheels getting broke, or the axle getting bent.

 

[kenbarbdae]

Will Do.

I'll print these instructions out and put them with the Omega now so I won't
forget anything. I've had shipping nightmares too. I usually pack for WWIII and so
far I haven't had any problem. I also usually photograph AS I pack and email
a picture or two before I ship to make sure everything's ok with the
folks on the receiving end.

ken

 

[sonnyndad]

Sounds Good!

I look forward to seeing the Omega on the doorstep.

 

[kenbarbdae]

Started to disassemble the Omega

I removed the front wheels/axle and both rear wheels from the axle. That way,
they're less likely to get broken or the axle bent. I removed the bag from the
rear of the emptor and plastic bagged the bag. I couldn't remove the emptor from
the housing. Tried a few drops of oil in the groves but it would only wiggle.
I left it connected to the housing - you might know of a trick to removing it.
Each part will be bagged - no tape on any of the parts ( I once had a guy put
tape on a wind-up phonograph tone arm that was nickel plated. Of course, the
thin plating pulled off with the tape! AAARRRGGHHH!),
The bottom of the motor housing will have a sheet of styrofoam underneath and
everything will be packed with lots of styro chips.

Gotta get a box but I should have all packed by Wednesday. Waiting for the
address info.

 

[sonnyndad]

Glad to see someone who cares about how they ship something. I bought a Sony sl-5000 Betamax from ePay, I got it working, but the loser who packed it used ONLY styro peanuts and of course they all inside the tape transport and messed up the heads. I have heard plenty of other ePay horror stories aswell. There is a trick to getting a stuck em-tor Off, sit on the floor with it, and push the housing back with your feet, and pull the em-tor with both hands. Never fails.