Thread Number: 15543
Is OEM the only way to go ? |
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Post# 165257   1/9/2012 at 01:37 (4,462 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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When it comes to a flat belt ?
I know with round belts it is best to get an OEM belt seeing as they break easily as it is, so the better the quality the longer it will last - FACT! But with flat belts, I don't think it is as important to be an OEM part, but perhaps somebody else here will be able to correct me if I'm wrong. When I first got my 1994 HOOVER Turbopower 1000 from the dump back in February 2010 it had a genuine HOOVER belt fitted, and that lasted up until May 2011 before it started squeaking and I changed it with a cheaper belt I found on eBay, which is still going strong now, 8 months after fitting. Based on that, I don't think there is any difference in the quality of flat belts when it comes to OEM or a Pattern Part. In fact, all my flat belted cleaners ('94 Turbopower, '93 Philips U800 & '82 Electrolux 502S) are running with Pattern Part belts and aren't showing any signs anything is wrong compared to using an OEM belt (which I have done in the past). It certainly seems the right thing to do in terms of money, seeing as I could get a pack of two Pattern Part belts for cheaper than one OEM belt. |
Post# 165258 , Reply# 1   1/9/2012 at 03:31 (4,462 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 165261 , Reply# 2   1/9/2012 at 04:14 (4,462 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Well when it comes to bags my favourite is Electruepart, because they are cheap, good quality, and you can get bags for almost any Vacuum Cleaner with them.
I do have a couple of packs of genuine HOOVER bags for my Turbopower 1000 I picked up cheap at the local recycling store, so I'll try them out some time and see how they work compared to the Electruepart ones I'm using just now. |
Post# 165324 , Reply# 3   1/9/2012 at 16:27 (4,461 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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There are excellent generic bags for Aerus/Electrolux for example. Using the generics, I can easily afford to toss the bag before it starts to stink. If I had paid for genuine bags, I'd feel compelled to keep the bag in place until it was full. |