Kirby Heritage

[vacfanatic]

Found this at the local Goodwill while running an errand. Notice how the wheel covers still had their protective film on them! The belt was so paper thin you could stop the brushroll with just a finger. I've never seen a Heritage before with the cloth fill tube. It honestly looks as if this is the original belt on this cleaner, when I removed the nozzle guard, the clasps were entirely stiff, and left a fresh scuff in the metal as if they had never been turned before!

I need to get some bags for it, and do a cleanup of it and a bit of metal polishing. Might need to replace the bumper strip, but other than that, everything is pretty much mint on this. The fan has no gouges in it at all. If I had to guess, this cleaner has seen about 50 hours of operation in it's life.

Andrew

 

[retardturtle]

really great find....what u pay and hows it run...i have a hrtg 2..wrks great,given to me at church sale a year ago...they didnt want to load it back up...so jackpot!free.

 

[vacfanatic]

Howard,

Yes I'm going to be keeping my eye out for a Heritage II, another one of my favorite Kirby's. I primarily love it because of the emtor design, always thought it was neat!

This Heritage I was just $19.99. I snatched it up and a hurry and headed for the register.

Andrew

 

[kirbyvacuum]

Nice Find

Hi Andrew Very nice Heritage . Looks like with some good polish you can clean it up real well. That is one of Kirbys best. I have the Heritage 2 the next model after that also many 500 series and several other Kirbys. Just to start G 3, 4, 5, 6,. Good luck cleaning it up it already looks good Doug

 

[vintagehoover]

Something that pretty lurking in Omaha? Who knew?!

 

[joe22]

the heritage 1hd is my fave kirby. i also think is the best kirby built. congratz

 

[louvac]

Hi Andrew!

Congrats on your good find! I also have the same rendition-with the heavy duck cloth fill tube. My serial number is 2820319060. Also, notice that the rug plates on these renditions have no vertical bars either! My other Hertiage does, however, along with the more common black vinyl fill tube.

I love this machine, as I do all of my Kirbys. I have a third one that I need to find a brand new Sani-Emptor box for. The only thing on these styled Kirbys (H1, H2, & Legend) is the bag hook at the top. The design was not the best in my opinion. They are not flexible enough and don't seem to seat properly all of the time. In other words, it's a sloppy design. But, I'll take every one I find! LOL!

Louis

 

[retardturtle]

so would no rugplates produce better deep cleaning performance,,or not do as well as one with rug plates.

 

[kirbfan94]

it

would seem to me that they would, because the carpet would be sucked farther into the nozzle and the brushes would have more contact?

 

[retardturtle]

so how far do the brushes pertrude past the bottom plate on yours.....on my hrtg2 i also have the side brushroll screws...currently i have them all the way in with screwheads pointing towards carpet...like yours....and also if i may, on a kirby what are the advantages of the 12in roller over the 14...

 

[kirbfan94]

they

come out about an 1/8 of an inch. the benefits of having a 12 inch nozzle vs 16 inch nozzle is that the suction is more conctrated.

 

[camelotshadow]

My Hertitage 84 has the black fill tube well has most of it it needs to be replaced

I think I still have the pink cover on the wheels too...photo search

here it is after I changed the belt lifter as the old one was warped maybe from a too hot bulb...plastic arrrgh not like the real Kirby's like the D50

Also had to secure the switch plate over the plug area. something was loose & not laying secure

now all it really needs is the fill tube so it sits & waits in vac pergatory
LOL

 

[camelotshadow]

Oh Dave did you see?

Looky what was in this photo from last year!
It's ole Ms Greene getting comfy with the H84.

I apologise been really hectic week & I couldn;t get to the PO but with the customs forms she will be on her way tomorrow.

 

[retardturtle]

would the airflow be affected or stay the same with the 12in head .what set-up do you think would give the best over-all cleaning..kirbys are really new to me and hardly ever get them at the shop...all the good stuff comes in when im off.and the guys at work are their for just a check...

 

[kirbfan94]

if you want to increase the performance start looking for a metal fan. i have one in my legend II and it made a noticable diffrence.

 

[lux1521]

Do the guys with cloth tubes notice a suction loss when the bag starts to get full? A number of years ago I had a heritage 1, and I think it had one of the cloth fill tubes. It seemed like the heavy partially filled bag would crush the tube and block suction off. I suppose there could have been installation issues with it, but it seems more trouble prone that the newer style.

For those with metal fans, are the fans a different shape or something? I would imagine the performance would be the same if the had the same shape.

 

[retardturtle]

will look for that metal fan for my kirby,all kirby fans are mixed up in a box at the shop[gray,tan/off white,metl,lexan]...so im gonna have to dig. but i did find a metal fan for my sanitaire 684sc...i think??its blades are not as tall but the rest is the same as the lexan thats on it now.

 

[kirbfan94]

the kirby metal fan has taller and strighter vaines then the plastic fan. that's how they move so much more air.

 

[aeoliandave]

Awww, look at that rascally green Challenger dusting brush winking at me from behind the Kirby...

Glad to hear it is one its way home to Papa.

Yes folks, Christine is kindly sending me the dusting brush to complete my Sunbeam Challenger. She'll be getting the box back stuffed with FQ bits, which I gather FQ's are not that plentiful out in sunny California.

And Andrew! Love hearing stories like this. How super to find such a find in such great condition for $20! Congratulations, man.

Yippee for this Forum!

Dave