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Roller brush not spinning?
THIS GEEN LIGHT MEANS THAT THE BELT HAS COME OFF. THE REPLACEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: FLIP THE BRUSH (RUG RENOVATOR) OVER AND REMOVE THE SCREWS ON THE SILVER GUARD THAT KEEPS THE ROLLER IN PLACE. SLIDE THE ROLLER UP OUT OF THE SLOT, TAKING NOTE ON THE HALF MOON SHAPED SIDE. REMOVE THE OLD BELT(OR WHAT'S LEFT OF IT). PLACE THE BELT AROUND THE MOTOR SHAFT FIRST. THEN AROUND THE WOODEN BARE SPOT ON THE ROLLER. PUT THE ROUND(CIRCULAR) SIDE OF THE ROLLER IN FIRST, THEN CAREFULLY STRETCH THE ROLLER WHILE HOLDING IN THE ROUND SIDE IN ONE SIDE AND ROTATE THE ROLLER UNTILL THE HALF MOON LINES UP TO THE SLOT. PUSH IT DOWN INTO THE SLOT AND PUT THE ROLLER COVER BACK IN PLACE AND RE-INSTALL THE SCREWS. AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. HOPE THIS HELPS. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED. THANK YOU FOR THE HONEST RATING AND FOR USING FIX-YA.
Using accessories on a Kirby Heritage 84
my guess with your kirby is the safety switch on the right side of your vacuum is not being pressed down, are you sure you have the right model of hose? any Heritage 1 2 or Legend 2 can work with it since they all have the same switch. your carpet head is working from the sound of it so either it's just that the high speed switch (being pressed fully down) doesn't work or you are not using the right type of hose (or the piece that engages the switch could be broken off
About kirby carpet extracters
The heritage 2 pulls 5.5 amps or 660 watts in hose mode and 4.5 amps or 540 watts in carpet mode.
Volts to
WattsThe conversion of Volts to Watts is governed by the equation Watts = Amps x Volts
I,m down to the removal
Ok so Once i took off the back/engine cover (lift the plastic near the switch theres another screww there) go the front and take out the 2 screwws that hold the hose attachment switch.
I you hold the fan and insert a strong bar/small screwwdriver in the hole on the splindle (dont use your needlenose pliers like i did cos they break!) turn er anticlockwise i think and it all comes loose easy enough
And thats pretty much it replace the fan and reverse your action to finish the job
thanx to those who wrote their answers
Wiring foot pedal switch legend II
If I remember correctly,on the switch itself,each connector is letter coded.'W' for white,'R' for red,and so forth.The manual mostly talks about how to change attachments and basic operating,but not repairs.
Sudser not working right
You may be missing the little foam cap that goes on the tank end of the hose from tray.It's about the size of a quarter,and gray in color.Should be able to pick that up from any vacuum shop,or directly from Kirby.Jus ask for the shampooer foam screen.
Operating manual..
try this place on line - they have kirby machine parts but they list them by generations. you could email them to see if you can get a manual.
http://vacuumsuperstore.com
Turning itself off
With newer models will not work things that you attach to the vacuum such as the hose and the carpet shampoo attachment. Loose attachments will work just fine. It is same diameter holes that are being used in later models.
Switch - there is not much you can do without getting inside of the vacuum. You have to access inside and get it fixed.
Rocky
Kirby fan on motor
I am assuming that you are trying to remove the fan. On newer models there is a cut on the shaft (rear of the motor - next to comutator) that allows to use a wrench to hold the armature, it may be very similar on older models. maybe a hole instead of the cut... You would have to access the rear of the motor though. Let me know if you cant find it - I'll take one Heritage apart here in the shop and will see.
Good Luck
Carbon Brushes wearing out quickly on Kirby Heritage II
4 possible reasons.
1 – one or both bearings are worn so armature (rotating part) wobbles as it is spinning and cause motor brushes to wear fast. Solution – change bearings too.
2 – Whoever replaced brushes – did not use some brush seating sticks to make cmutator smother and contour brushes to the shape of the comutator (not likely). Solution – appropriately install new set of brushes.
3 – Comutator is so warped that seating sticks do not help anymore – solution – new armature or turn the old armature.
4 – The fact that ONLY ONE brush was worn may mean that there is something wrong with the brush or housing. Maybe it could not move freely within the housing? I think this may be most likely cause it it may be a combination of all 4.Is it worth to fix? Hmm depends how much will it be. If this is 100+ - I’d say get newer Kirby for 300 ad enjoy the tech drive (Heritage does not have tech drive so it is much harder to vacuum with than the newer models)
How to replace a fuse a Kirby Ultimate G Series
There is no fuse in the Kirby. There are few things that you want to check:
1. Cord - most likely cause. It may not be damaged but wires inside may have snapped if it got between doors.
2. Safety switch inside - no easy way to check. We usually just put a new one in and see if it solves the problem.
3. Motor - very unlikely that something is wrong with the motor - those are very hard to kill.
Replacing the fan hub on a kirby classic omega 1CB
I resolved the problem .I found a way to hold the armature shaft still while I unscrewed the pulley drive nut ,which must be removed in order to remove the vacuum fan.
> There probably is a special tool somewhere that would fit over the armature ( the metal part that spins on the shaft of the motor inside the stature) to hold it still ,but since it was suspiciously omitted from the rest of the fan blade parts ,I had to fabricate one myself.
>I happen to have three ,steel blade ,broad paint scrappers which were about 2 to 3 inches wide and thin enough so there blades fitted nicely into the groves that run the length of the armature without damaging it, as would be the case with a narrower screw driver blade .
>Bracing the handles of the 3 scrapper blades in a slot that was in the side of the case ,which was probaby its' intented purpose, held the armature shaft still while I unscrewed the fan nut which happened to have a reverse thread.( turns clockwise to loosen) .
>It unscrewed with ease. Problem solved!
Kirby Heritage 2 fan replacement
Take the bag asm. and handle off. Then remove the plastic strip covering the switch, remove the screw there, remove the 3 screws on the housing, turn it over and loosen the screw near the back, the housing should come off. Then remove the screws on the back of the fan casing. You shouild be able to get to the fan, hold the fan and turn the spindle to the right to take off. If it would turn off, then you may have to lock the armature so it can't turn to move it. Then re-asemble in reverse.
Manual issues
Many years ago I was a service engineer for these machines in England they were actually made by a company called Scott &Fetzer in the USA and Branded KIRBY or CIMEX.
See if Scott &Fetzer are still around and ask them.
Regards
Steve
REPLACING BELT KIRBY CLASSIC III
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REPLACING BELT KIRBY CLASSIC III
Posted by JETALBOT on July 19, 2008
I CAN'T REPLACE THE BELT ON THE CLASSIC III (KIRBY). CAN YOU HELP ME? ELAINE
Hello,
I would advise you to ALWAYS to FIRST UNPLUG YOUR VACUUM before beginning any service procedure. The belt install on a Kirby is to raise the height adjustment to the highest level and then dial the belt off counter clockwise so it is loose and not on the fan pulley, release the top lever on the bell housing, then remove the bottom plate and unhook the brushroll on one side, slide the old belt off and then slide the new one on, replace the brushroll with the screws facing the carpet and re-hook the bottom plate on the Kirby. Then take the bell housing and hook that back on to the Kirby and lock it down. Then dial the belt on clockwise all the way and the belt should be on the fan pulley. The belt should be ready to go, plug in your Kirby and then do the step down on the vacuum height adjustment until the tone changes, then try to see id it picks up, if not go one more height adjustment and that should be the correct setting.
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