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anyone familiar with 'Kirby' vacuums?
This weekend we purchased an old Kirby vacuum cleaner and carpet shampooer from a neighbor's estate sale. Although I have seen these before, I was not familiar at all with the brand. They are those old vacuums which weigh a TON and can pick up pretty much anything.
My husband is thrilled, he says it is about a $500 dollar vacuum (Which is about right IF it was new, I looked it up online) and we got it for about $20.00. The problem is that it is far from new and probably needs some parts. Fixing it could cost up to $200.00.
I'm afraid to spend this much money on a vaccuum since we already have a cheapy one that does a fairly decent job. Has anyone owned one of these and can you tell me if it is worth the money??
I'm alright with a piece of junk that we spent $20.00 on just sitting in the garage, but if we spend another 200 and it still sits in our garage I am going to have issues.
Thanks in advance!
Re: anyone familiar with 'Kirby' vacuums?
It's heavy duty and hard core -- can definitely stand up against any vacuum. It's not cute and nimble and hip like the dyson, but it sure does suck.
If you can repair it for $50 or so, you're getting a good deal.
My Kirby is at least 25 years old. Maybe more. It's been repaired 2 times that I know of, and totally worth it.
Haha, I remember that. You have to like twist off this little piece and then the head comes off and you have to clip on the hose onto this bar. That was a PITA. I had forgotten.
My mom had 3 of them, I remember them growing up because they weighed a million pounds. All 3 stopped working and are in the landfill right now.
I would get a repair quote to see how much it is to fix. If it is around $200 I would probably just junk it and get a Dyson, then you'd have a warranty too.