Vintage Kirby Vacuum Routine Maintenance

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I have probably bored people to death emptying the bag on my vintage Kirby, so I show what I do off-camera in this video. Every time I empty the bag, I go the extra mile and remove it from the machine, turn it inside out and vacuum the inner walls with a shop vac. I also check the belt, brush roll and clean out any lint, hair, string, etc. wrapped around the brush. I clean out the nozzle with the shop vac and wipe it down with Windex once it is reassembled.

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15 авг 2023

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@therandomman6647 Месяц назад

These older models are beautiful for display. I don't find myself using my D50 as often as my other machines, but it has a rebuilt motor and a like new yet slightly warped brush roller because I forgot to take the belt off before storage. I was so scared of wearing out the carbons on it after I first rebuilt it because I saw how low they were, but they were available for a reasonable price on Ebay, so I took some initiative and replaced them. It is a beautiful machine and irreplaceable! Coming up on its 60th birthday, although you couldn't tell based on how it sounds. You have a lovely machine, and I'm glad to see that it is well taken care of.

@mattjones7621 Месяц назад

Thanks, man! I recently made some upgraded to it. It has a new cord, bigger wheels and I converted it to use disposable bags. A friend had a seamstress put a zipper in a spare bag I had and I ran a Heritage 2 fill tube and top adapter through it. The mini emtor shaved a little weight off, so it's even lighter to use. The old single-speed Kirbys are extremely durable. You can't wear them out. They do need bearing service and carbon brushes after extreme use, but it takes awhile for the carbons to burn down since the motors run slower than the later models. The D50 is an amazing machine. You'll have it for life.

@rovertv7902 9 месяцев назад

Great video... Man a ton of stuff came out!

@mattjones7621 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yeah, that's what five humans and six animals generate, lol.

@dancline2143 9 месяцев назад

If I had to do this all of the time, I think that I would convert it over to use disposable bags, or use something that does

@mattjones7621 9 месяцев назад

I do plan to convert it to use HEPA filtration in the future. I have done it before, but I didn't like the way the Heritage 2 bag looked on it. A friend of mine has a seamstress that is going to do a custom tan bag to match the trim. Now, concerning emptying the bag: you don't have to go to this extreme every week. You can simply shake it out and empty it onto a newspaper or mat and dispose of it. I choose to go the extra mile and clean it out thoroughly. I do recommend to anyone that has a shake-out bag vacuum, or a bagless vacuum with a bin, to take their machines outdoors and clean them out at some point. The walls of the bags and filters get plugged with dust and hair over time, and that restricts airflow. I do have two other machines that use HEPA bags in my collection: a Kirby Diamond Edition and a Royal all-metal upright. However, this machine is my favorite and is easier to use compared to the other two.

@dancline2143 9 месяцев назад

I agree about the looks of the outer bags. I have some vintage Eurekas, in which the Sanitaire bags don't look right, but nothing else is available for them anymore

@mattjones7621 9 месяцев назад

@@dancline2143 Yeah, I remember you mentioning having a Eureka collection. One of my first vacuums was a tan model 630. I was three-years old when I got it. I'm a big fan of Sanitaire, also. Yeah, it sucks, no pun intended, that they only make so many replacement bags and you try to match the color as best as possible.