Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Well, I got my first Dyson and I'm not sure I made the right choice.  I was selling vacuums at Snears when Dyson came to America and I was very familiar with the DC07.  Well, I bought a used DC14 from Craig's List...  I much prefer the simplicity of the DC 07, especially the way the wand and hose work.  That telescoping thing on my model is for the birds.

Anyway, I have a specific problem with mine.  The lady who owned it before me had a dog.  After cutting at least 2 pounds of her hair and white stuffing off the brushroll, I turned it on and it smelled awful!  Just line someone had vacuumed up wet dog hair.  In fact, someone had... there was dog hair caked all over the vacuum in the brushroll housing.  I cleaned it as well as I could... which isn't easy because of the fact that Dyson makes the vacuum so users can't remove their own belt/brushroll (very stupid if you ask me, but I'm sure they get a lot more money for service).  I worked around the brush roll and cleaned the cavity out.  Looks pretty good.  Then I took the filter, cyclone bin assembly, hose, wand, U-bend, and bottom plate to the bathtub for a good soak/scrub.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get the dog smell out of the rest of the vacuum... the part I can't take in the bath tub and wash?!

I don't think saving 300 dollars to buy used was worth all this trouble!

This thing sure looks weird sitting beside my Kirbys, Royals, and vintage Hoovers!

Venson wrote:

Hello Venson:

Yes, back in the day.  Recall how all the new [old]  vacuums came with sprayers and de-motherizers.  The latter were inserted into the vacuums' exhausts [with a supply of moth crystals, sometimes even provided by the vacuum maker].  99.99999 % of the vacuum owners never used them.   Kirby continues a practice that was once an industry accepted standard.

Carmine D.

Hey Venson and Carmine,thanks for reminding me of this stuff,being a royal dealer i always had many packets of the moth crystals lying around the shop,Carmine is right no one ever used this feature,even the dealers never used it in the demo,All the BIG name door to door brands always had DEMOTHERS in their demo kits,Anyone remember the plastic or vinyl suit bags for suit storage,I had some ELECTROLUX ones .

Man those things weighed a ton,

A lot of this add on accesories were just  used as deal closers, But kirby has to take the #1 prize for the gizmo department,

B.T.W. service and repair have really stepped up in recent months,A sign of the times? i might need another bench guy soon, these 14 hour days are killing me...............

MOLE

CarmineD wrote:

Does Kirby include crystals with their vacuums?

mole wrote:

Most defintely MOLE man.  I'm hearin the same from the vacuum stores here in LV.  Hard times [read slow and dwindling cash flow] mean vacuum customers have to use, repair, and reuse.  Good time to have and sell replacement parts vice genuines too.  Customers like to save money now on such things.  Good time for sales of vacuum store brands and repairs and parts for all makes and models.   

Carmine D.