Kirby - Upright Series

Kirbys are great because they're so easy to fix. Every single part is user-replaceable

My first choice is Kirby. I don't understand others' posts implying they aren't reliable. Mine is 40 years old and probably has another 60 years left. Plastic crap, Dyson and Shark, is just that. Crap. Panasonic commercial vacuums have been a standard for many years.

If you're looking for a vacuum cleaner that will last several decades, Kirby is the solution. My Kirby is over 40 years old and will probably be going strong 40 years from now.

As well, a Kirby is probably the best carpet cleaning Vacuum made. It’s just antiquated.

Buy a used kirby off marketplace , heavy but self propeled and super hi high hight adjustment

I love kirby vacuums. You can get a used one for a steal.

Are we talking upright or canister vacuum? If upright and mostly carpets, I'd go with a second hand Kirby machine. Something from the later Generation series up to the Avalir (they are all fundamentally the same machine) If a canister, then yeah probably a Shop Vac. Although if he has no patience for being able to fix the vacuums I don't like his chances of dealing with the Kirby, as far as maintenance goes. Also, sounds like the bf needs to do some growing up, if he's breaking stuff regularly because it doesn't work I think he needs to learn some emotional regulation. Sounds like a spoiled child to be honest. If he's breaking them he should be paying for them, and if he doesn't have a job, well you guessed it, he should be working if he wants to break shit. Sure he may have some mental illness or problems, and I can relate, but that doesn't excuse him from acting like an idiot? This is not cute behaviour and it only gets worse if validated. EDIT: Just went through your post history.....get rid of this fucking deadbeat. I'm sorry he had a rough upbringing but he's still alive and he's fucking 33. It's time for him to take responsibility for his own life and stop blaming his past. None of this behaviour is endearing or worthy of any sort of coddling or admiration, it's just plain toxic. You DO NOT owe him a thing and it's time to move him on and find someone more aligned with you, and the fact that HE gave you an ultimatum some time back about moving in or he would leave, I'd have called his bluff and taken that opportunity to leave.

Used Kirby

Bought my Kirby in 1987....still use it today. Well, not today.

Bought my Kirby in 1987. Still in service, heavy, but no regrets. So..38yrs of use.

used kirby for pet hair

i love my Kirby and if you have shedding pets it will do the job and then some. My only advice is to save money and buy used. You can get them cheap on places like ebay. They generally only require some minor reconditioning like a new belt or roller (replacement parts are easily available and cheap as well).

Im not even dyslexic and I struggle with my dads kirby he has had since 1995

Personally can't recommend Kirby enough, I'm still rocking the Kirby that my Grandmother won for perfect attendance back when she worked at Kirby maybe 35-40 years ago? It's needed the odd belt replaced here & there and some other very light repairs over the years, but Kirbys are ultra-easy to repair & maintain

Fond memories of throwing/knocking my Gramma's kirby *down* the stairs as a kid to go finish vaccuuming because it was heavy & I was too lazy to carry it down. The kirby? Didn't even notice I'd done anything, would usually land upright, and would kick on without a fuss right after