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Thread Number: 15280
Life Span of Round Drive Belts |
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| Post# 162301 12/16/2011 at 06:14 (4,508 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
I was wondering roughly how long round drive belts last ?
I know flat belts last 1-2 years (just shows how poor quality rubber the new belts are made of, seeing as belts years ago would've lasted 4-5 years, if not more!), but I'm not sure whether a round belt would last longer, the same, or less... I thought with it being round, it would be stronger and last longer, but then again it has to bend more, so that would mean it would wear quicker... I'll let the experts see what they think! The Vacuum Cleaner with the round belt in question is my 1977 HOOVER Ranger. Before I received it, the seller said he'd given it a service (new belt, brush roll bearings & new bag), so I just want to know how long it'll be before I have to buy a new belt! | ||
Post# 162302 , Reply# 1 12/16/2011 at 07:16 (4,508 days old) by vinvac  (Dubuque IA) |
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| Post# 162303 , Reply# 2 12/16/2011 at 07:35 (4,508 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 162305 , Reply# 3 12/16/2011 at 08:05 (4,508 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
 Get over it, kid and stop moaning. Belts deteriorate with use and according to the environment they are asked to perform in. Have you any concept of how large the carpeted floors of a big church are? Or any large industrial office building? I've been to Morgan's church - it's a whopper of a building. Homes are a different matter and again, how often does the homeowner vacuum the entire square footage? Some homes I've been in, it could be monthly if not annually. :-)
It's a fact that genuine vulcanized rubber ends to break down after 5-6 years (which is why you want to replace your car tires whether you think they need it or not). Synthetic neoprene rubber has a similar lifespan and is not as pliant as real rubber. Clay fillers are used in the rubber soup of cheaper belts and these dry out & crack the fastest if the clay content is too high.
If the belts don't break first they do stretch out and this can have the brushroll slipping. You know how fidgety is is to put a new tight belt on - you inevitably ask yourself if it is too small just before it slips in to place. Fibre re-enforced flat belts last a bit longer but even the cogged ones need replacing when the rubber dies. The brushroll groove will indicate round or flat and a multitude of sizes are available wherever plumbing O-rings are sold. You can pay more at a Vacuum Shop if you like but I buy in bulk at Hardware stores. There is always a belt that will fit, in Davy's house.
In fact, on this trip I'm on now, I am carrying around the broken belt off the Singer S4 and have no doubt I will find the replacement at a Hoover Shop.
Dave | ||
| Post# 162306 , Reply# 4 12/16/2011 at 08:15 (4,508 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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I know belts deteriorate, stretch, and slip eventually, I'm not stupid, but a month seems like a really short lifespan to me, considering I usually get the best part of a year out of my flat belts.
Though if the church in question is very large and is vacuumed a lot, I can see why the belt would require replacement in one month. On the subject of replacing brush rolls, I've never needed to do that, and my belts still grip fine, even though all my cleaners have the original rolls fitted. Yep, that includes my '77 Ranger! 34 year old metal and slightly rusty brush roll and it still works fine. The only thing new to the roll is the brushes, which were replaced recently. | ||
| Post# 163113 , Reply# 7 12/22/2011 at 11:49 (4,502 days old) by danemodsandy () | ||
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Ozone! You might like to know that ozone is hard on rubber, and electric motors with brushes produce ozone. The very motor that is driving the belt is helping to destroy it. The more you use the vac, the more the motor runs and the faster the deterioration. | ||
| Post# 163122 , Reply# 8 12/22/2011 at 14:19 (4,502 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 163133 , Reply# 9 12/22/2011 at 15:52 (4,502 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Mine last anywhere from a month to about 4 months on my '78 Eureka that I use almost everyday. Lately it has been right around the two month mark. I think the most I have ever got out of a belt was a year and a half on my central vac power nozzle. Daniel :) | ||
| Post# 163134 , Reply# 10 12/22/2011 at 16:11 (4,502 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 163135 , Reply# 11 12/22/2011 at 16:14 (4,502 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Mine snap. I believe it is because the dirt and everything else that you suck up hits the belt before it runs through the fan into the bag. Daniel | ||
| Post# 163136 , Reply# 12 12/22/2011 at 16:42 (4,502 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 163279 , Reply# 13 12/24/2011 at 20:51 (4,500 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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| Post# 163290 , Reply# 14 12/25/2011 at 00:12 (4,499 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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