Why do my Vacuum Cleaner Belts Break?
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by: KristinaBrown
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Imagine this you are vacuuming your dining room floor, preparing for company to come over for a special dinner when suddenly. You hear a noise that sounds like something that just broke. It was the vacuum belt, but you can prevent this situation from happening by following a few simple tips. Regardless of the type of vacuum you have, upright or canister, it is almost certain to have a belt within it. Simply made of a band of rubber, belts are made of many unique sizes and styles to accommodate the numerous vacuum cleaners found in houses today.
Installing the wrong belt could lead to the belt not fitting correctly and the belt instantly incinerating or a loosely fit belt that does not allow the brush roll to turn. So always make sure you are using the proper belt for the proper machine.
Some machines say the belt number or style on the actual machine, but if it does not the actual belt itself should have the number printed right on it. Referring to your instruction manual may also help you find the proper belt number for your machine.
Proper installation of your belt is essential for a properly functioning machine and preventing belt breakage. Remember when installing your vacuum belt that the belt goes over the motor spindle and over the brush roll. A large amount of tension will be felt when installing a belt. This tension is typical and required and without this tension the brush roll would not rotate properly.
A frequently asked question asked pertaining to belt breakage is, what is the reason for belt breakage? What factors could lead to the breakage of vacuum cleaner belts on a regular basis? Unfortunately correct installation of belt does not grant you invulnerability from belt breakage. Belt breakage can be caused by a variety of factors such as repeated vacuum use, which causes the belt to wear down over time. An additional thing that causes belt breakage is snagging your machine on a carpet, blanket or even the machines own cord. Snagging on various items causes the belt to overheat and break. Problems with snagging causing belt breakage do not occur on a machine with gear driven electric overload. For this reason you should heavily consider purchasing a machine with gear driven electric overload.
When vacuuming make sure you are using the proper belt and properly install the correct belt in the machine. If properly installed you can begin vacuuming. Remember you should change you vacuum belt every 6 months, because overtime the belt gets stretched out and loses cleaning ability do to the belt stretching. When you do not change the belt the belt will become loose. A loose belt does not enable the brush roll to turn at the proper revolutions per minute. When the brush roll does not turn the right amount of revolutions per minute it causes extremely ineffective cleaning when on carpeting. Be sure when vacuuming not to run over anything like the edge of a rug or even the vacuum cleaner?s own cord because this can cause snagging.
When looking for a particular belt for you vacuum cleaner the amount of choices may be overwhelming. There is a tremendous amount of belts available ranging from flat belts, round belts and cogged belts. Round belts are mostly found on older vacuum cleaners that have a fan system. Cogged belts are found on vacuums that have a feature called 'electronic overload.' 'Electronic overload' is when a machine shuts down entirely when there is a snag, and the user has the ability to simply turn the machine on and off or reset the machine in order to start vacuuming again with a non-broken belt. Cogged belts are the best, as they break the least often due to their rsistance to snagging, and are found on vacuum cleaners such as Miele, Simplicity, Dyson, and Sebo. Another great feature of a cogged belt system is that because of its design you do not have to buy a belt every 6 months. A tremendous saver of annoyance this feature should be seriously considered when going out to buy your subsequent vacuum cleaner.
Buying a vacuum cleaner that is built to strongly resist belt breakage and following the easy steps above, will prevent you from being one of the many people with vacuum cleaner belt breakage problems. The reasons and causes for belt breakage are easily avoidable and following these simple tips may help prevent the amount a belt breakage that occurs on your vacuum cleaner.
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