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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 30, 2007
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #5 May 17, 2010 2:29 pm |
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Hi Carmine! I was wondering which model was the change in fans? Mrs. Kirby?  Jim Kirby passed in 1971 (the year I graduated high school). I have never heard it mentioned that he ever married or anything about his heirs in connection with the Kirby company. Trebor
Trebor:
We had a poster here Jim Kirby who was a direct descendant. Sadly, he no longer posts here. Carmine D.
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jhannah
Joined: Jan 13, 2010
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #8 May 19, 2010 1:09 pm |
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Thank you. I prefer the lexan fan over the metal. More durable and long lasting especially with user abuse. Carmine D. Just a minor correction, the Kirby fan is made of Kevlar rather than lexan.
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retardturtle1
Joined: May 15, 2009
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #9 May 19, 2010 1:55 pm |
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Thank you. I prefer the lexan fan over the metal. More durable and long lasting especially with user abuse. Carmine D. Hi Carmine
Not sure but wasnt the metal fan an upgrade/option  from the HTG2 and up....somewhat of an increase in airflow ...suction? Some say a big diff...some no diff  at all. But id say the kevlar is the more durable choice......on a side note i once had a collector come in and buy some  fans and he'd  coat them in epoxy resin/glue?...metal/plastic u name it....made them unbreakable on the vacs he restored.....wonder if it really works if coated evenly....hmmm. so whats your take on this. turtle
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 30, 2007
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #11 May 19, 2010 3:41 pm |
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Hi Carmine Not sure but wasnt the metal fan an upgrade/option  from the HTG2 and up....somewhat of an increase in airflow ...suction? Some say a big diff...some no diff  at all. But id say the kevlar is the more durable choice......on a side note i once had a collector come in and buy some  fans and he'd  coat them in epoxy resin/glue?...metal/plastic u name it....made them unbreakable on the vacs he restored.....wonder if it really works if coated evenly....hmmm. so whats your take on this. turtle
Hello turtle:
I'm not sure it was an upgrade either.  I would have to know the specific reasons why, other than metal is perceived as better. If that's the case, I don't agree. Have not heard of the epoxy fan coating.  I question its effectiveness since the additional weight and coating would, if not perfectly and evenly coated, affect the fan/motor balance. At high speed even the slightest difference would have effects. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 30, 2007
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #13 May 20, 2010 3:31 am |
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I don't know where Jhannah came up with Kevlar fans. They are Lexan. These are what Kirby puts out as recent as yesterday. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Procare
That's what I thought Procare, thanks. Maybe Jhannah is thinking belts.
Carmine D.
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Just
Joined: Nov 27, 2007
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Re: Kirby demo supplies/equipment
Reply #14 May 20, 2010 6:25 am |
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Actually Jahannan is partly right. The fans from Tradition to the G series were Lexan. I did understand that with the G series they started using Kevlar. I have no proof this is only what I was told. I would bet Mole could answer this definitively. There are some that "FrankenKirby" their machines using the older metal fans with steeper 10 blade aluminum on their newer machines claiming that there is better airflow than with the 11 blade Lexan models. I got in to a discussion with someone on another site over this and was called many bad names, so to this I will claim my ignorance. I do, however, feel that the designers know what they are doing when they design a machine and the air-flow and turbulance were taken into account when they designed the fan casing and air outlets as well as the emptors on the G Series machines. |
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