I don't normally comment on vacuum videos, but a few years ago I found a Heritage II Turbo buried in a huge mound of dirt and poison ivy. I pulled it out, gave it a good cleaning, and then I plugged it in. I dunno how long it was buried but it roared right up and ran like a champion.
My classic 3 lasted 42 years with nothing but belts and 1 brush roll replacement and only died after a faultily wired outlet sent 220 to my motor making it melt the copper wires and 2 of the commutating blocks right off the armature
I have the model 519 (1959) and it still runs like the day it was new. I completely rebuilt it in 2009, but made other modifications to it some years afterward. I have a Diamond Edition, too, but the 519 is lighter and easier to use.
I was watching another video and he was saying the carbon brushes need to be changed every two to three years depending on use.... Is that right? Seems weird... I've had vacuums for much longer than that that haven't been touched in terms of the motor
@@One-Day-After-Another it depends on how much use it gets. But in a home setting I can't imagine needing brushes that often. My Classic 3 was rebuilt when I bought it in 1993. Haven't changed the brushes yet. I guess if it was used for a few hours every day you might only get a few years. Even then they are cheap and easy to replace.
I have a Heritage II just because I found one at the thrift store and it had 30 bags with it. It was $5.00-- figured the machine didn't work, but it runs like a champ. They did great with the Heritage II!
Those took REUSABLE bags The last model was a legend2/heritage2 Tradition was first model with disposable bag was brought out... Then a heritage/legend then legend 2 1987 then 1990 g3 (no reusable option yet " reigned supreme" til 1993 when g four came out
@@fleetknightgreywolf7795 it's easy to convert the reusable bag to disposable bags. I did that to my Classic 3 to make the wife happy. Simplest way is to get get a complete mini emptor and bag assembly from a model that came with disposable bags and the emptor connects to the rear of the housing, (not the G3 or newer that connect to the top). I think I paid $30 for the parts back in 2005. Probable cost a bit more now.
The Avalir and Heritage II are some really nice looking machines. I wish I got one of those instead of the Sentria. Not too fond of the grey color scheme. I like the black/red color scheme way better.
The color of a vacuum cleaner makes a difference????? If you were talking about a Ferrari Testarossa I could see the point, but a vacuum cleaner?? Doesn't it place well at the Pebble Beach Concours vacuum cleaner show?
I agree mostly with what you’ve said. I use a Heritage II Legend at home and a G6 at work (I run a commercial cleaning business) I must admit I couldn’t do without the tech drive when I’m using it all day long in larger sites. It really takes the effort out of using it especially on thicker pile carpets. But at home, the Heritage is more than adequate and no tech drive really isn’t an issue.
I have a G4 and a G5 that have both seen heavy use as pre-vacuums for a carpet cleaning business, and apart from wear items they just keep going. I also just bought a rough but working Heritage 1 off eBay for 75aud. Will be a nice little fixer upper. Comes with all the attachments too, including a shaver!!
Have both, the Avalir is better in several ways, the biggest being the self propel tech drive, pushing the older one around after a while is more effort. Avalir and the other Gen 3 vacuums are a LOT easier to tear apart and work on, and get parts for. LED headlight means no more replacing bulbs.
I have a Tradition and have a Sintrena both I love the tradition yet I like my Sintrena II because the Tec drive , I have a lot of back surgery and the Tradition is much hard to push. So I do agree with why buy the new ones over the old this is one reason why, That and my dad who is 90 still likes to clean and the drive makes it easier for him so I found him a G3. I luv your channel a lot of insight. Thank you
Is there a reason why you're just correcting my spelling it was late at night and I didn't pay attention to the auto correct. So if you are going to be negative just don't reply to my post. That was not the sprit of my post, I was just simply saying that the tech drive makes it easier to push when you have a health issue.
I recently picked up a Heritage 1 at the Salvation Army for $15... only had to buy a pack of bags, belt and new brush roller (Under $50 in parts) for it to work like a brand new machine. Works way better than any other vacuum I have ever had... with the exception of my parents Heritage II Legend.
I mean there are some new things you get with the Avalir but when I bought my kirby, I went on eBay and found a G4 with everything and it had been pretty well serviced (new brushroll, belt, bag washed, etc) and only paid $99 for it. Although it has now gone to my mom because I got a new vacuum about a year ago, I still bring it around to give my carpets a shampooing 3 or 4 times a year
I got my Heritage II from a vacuum store for 100$, only thing that's really been done to it is a new belt every 6 months, and hepa begs, I did recently change the brush roll, I originally had a g5 and it it was a heavy beast compared to the Heritage II, the vacuum gets a polish once a year and stays looking newish
Paid $200 for a Gen-10 but have my eyes peeled for a Heritage II popping up on Craiglist. A few coats of aluminum / mag polish and it looks like a million bucks.
Geoffrey Howells I own a shop I got a factory heritage 2 fitted with a small head and piles of kirbys from 1950s-present and piles of old electrolux tanks and chrome top rainbows old filter queen and tri stars... airways you name it
bill I find that cream of tarter helps to clean it. Then if it is really bad ill use very fine like 2000 grit sandpaper to wet sand it. Then. I use mothers aluminium polish and a drill or grinder with a plishing wheel. Whipe it ar the end with Windex and it will look like new.
I will say there's a heritage in my cleaning closet right now but having had a g4 some carpets can make the older machine a beast to push if you follow adjustment directions and that self propel can really help. Any way you look at it the g series has been in production for almost 30 years and the classic series was around for 20 years before that so finding a used Kirby with plenty of life is not a challenge one way or another.
I would love if you did that same test and followed up with that Miele Salsa, Miele canister with SEB 228, Riccar or heck even a Hoover PowerMax style canister from the 90s!! I think all 3 of those vacuums did terribly on cleaning that mat!!!
yes they did that black rug show every thing . the Kirby 2HD was on the rubber part of the Rug not making even contact. Really a bad demo of what it can do on my part . we clean it with a Miele upright and canister 5-15 times a day that pick the same mess up with in 2 passes . :D
And I got mine for free but the person master handle tilt lash up so it cost me $100 in repair runs like brand new and definitely superior to the centria and the G4
So true! This is exactly how I feel. The newer Kirbys are way too heavy with the transmissions. I have a G4 and G5 but always go to my Heritage ll..way easier to push. Quieter also than my Gs. I would never ever spend $2000+ dollars on a new Kirby! People out there should do their research before considering buying a brand new one.
actually they old ones like to leave those lines while the new ones do not but you don't need an avalir your standard G series can do just fine in fact the avalir really is the same vacuum as a G series just with a new skin the rest is exactly the same
could not find the video to be honest, I use to have a really REALLY old kirby! like the 30s 40s it was awesome!! still wonder how I lost it though :'( but any who Great vacuums thanks for the videos
Just for your Empire of the Kirby Heritage II used to use paper bags they just recently started using HEPA filter bags I've owned the Heritage to since it was released in 1984 and back then there was no such thing as HEPA filtration or micro magic so all these things that you're showing our upgrades to the original Heritage to
I am using a ”high end” Samsung vacuum cleaner bought from Walmart almost 20 years ago!!! For the colossal sum of 150$!! Also 3-4 times a year I take my carpets to a pressure wash station for ”professional” cleaning! Kirby is a scam!
what do you think about the much older kirby tradition i currently have. its is great shape and could use a buffing. no mechanical issues at all. what about the tradition vs. heritage II, still pretty much the same machine? does the smaller heritage II nozzle make it any easier to push then the older style nozzle? i have 1. installed the newer style 2 row brush i was thinking about replacing the emptor with a mini emptor off the heritage II and perhaps retrofitting the bag system. i currently have something like 10 style 1 bags on hand some im going to use them up first.
I wonder why Kirby and Royal are the only 2 vacuum companies left that use the outward facing fan, bag to the side design that dates back to the early days of electricity.
Performance Reviews well even then, I wonder why of the direct air styles, the fan facing the bottom is just as common if not more than the newer style direct air machines (think Oreck). I know that Kirby and Royal were the only ones to have such an old design by the 1940s/1950s (well... there was Hoover who tried it with the junior, but that’s another story), so I guess the answer could remain a mystery. You have a valid point though, bypass does come with its benefits! I mean I’ve never heard of a bypass machine that needed some converter to use tools (okay, well again with Hoover....).
@@johnerikson7094 Some of their models have a diversion valve for the hose now, eg. the Windtunnel 3 High Performance, which is actually a pretty good idea. Have the valve turned to 'floor,' and air has a shorter path to travel between the floor nozzle and the collection bin and/or bag, minimizing airflow losses in comparison to simply connecting the hose to the nozzle outlet and calling it a day, while you can divert airflow to the hose by turning a dial as needed. Kinda gives off a vibe of a clean-air update to how the Elite line handled their hoses.
Scott fetzer is a giant company. They make brush rollers for other vacuums aka Cleveland wood products. Chemicals ,gas motors& just about everything. Google that name you say they're not going out of business anytime soon. from a company like that you should expect more than 30 you're all recycled design from Kirby.
Why buy a Kirby Heritage 2 when you can buy a Dual Sanitronic 50? Why buy a Dual Sanitronic 50 When you can get a 112? Why buy a 112 when you can get a 1C? For real tough all Kirby’s make for very good vacuums where from the 30s or the 10s.
What type of bag do you think is better ? The paper bag or cloth micro filtration for a Kirby? I also have been told that there is a brush roll for the Kirby...One is a soft bristles and one stiff bristles. Is the true?
+craigsclocks always use a HEPA bag whenever possible in any vacuum. I'm unaware of a soft brush for Kirby but I wouldn't be surprised if they made such a thing
On the Generation series, you can get a variety of roller brushes. They make the standard kind, oblique (stiffer bristles), delicate (soft white bristles) and one for pets. I have tried them all and I personally prefer the oblique. If you have a lot of antique/ delicate rugs, you might use the delicate brush. If you have a lot of hairy animals, or people with long hair, you want the pet roller brush. If you have a mixture of carpet, rugs and hard flooring, the standard or oblique would work. It's a matter of choice.
I compared my omega with a new belt lubricated brushroll and the same with my G6 I found the G6 to be stronger (btw G6 is the same as an Avalir just less lift)
I have serviced some that had a gray Lexan fan in decent shape, before; but, the newer fans are way better in the end. What happens over time is they get stress fractures and can explode under pressure. I had one do that to me on a Heritage 84. I had it in hose mode and the fan broke for no reason. The newer fans are more balanced and are tougher than the aluminum and Lexan fans.
Vladow F actually the internal belt if supposedly warranted for the first forty years of ownership to the ORIGINAL owner depending upon factors...is the self propel belt/lifetime belt
Josh Peters they r worth it, they save carpet so u don't have to replace it ever, so no 15k spent on hardwood. They take all the dirt off the carpet from the pad and the shampoo is awesome
Also, they last forever, a retail vaccine will break within a year or two guaranteed. In ten years most people buy 5 . Dyson and shark is terrible too. They do as good of a job as a cheap bissel. I see it everyday
Let the suckers buy new, you can find used ones dirt cheap. I have my Mom's old heritage 2, which cost me nothing, and it still runs great. I also picked up a G series at a pawn shop for $65, it looks brand new and I love the super long hose. Now, one is upstairs and one downstairs so I don't need to carry them up and down. Say what you will about their business practices, which you don't have to deal with buying used, they do make a machine that lasts forever.
You're entitled to your opinion but the facts are in the air flow difference and suction difference are marginal. It's really not like an old car . Kirby's latest design was designed 3 years after this and they've been using it ever since.
Nice try bud BUT The AVALIR System IS selling like crazy nowadays lol 😂 its like if your tryna tell me to buy a 1980s honda instead of the new 2017 honda because its the same thing. LMAO 😂
Really rainbow out sells Kirby. And then the rest of the industry outsells everybody else. The point of this videos Kirby desperately needs a new design. In this case the 2HD is a superior machine.
