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Do manufacturer made belts REALLY last longer ? |
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Post# 180955   5/14/2012 at 09:47 (4,335 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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The belts in question are flat belts.
When the genuine HOOVER belt in my 1994 HOOVER Turbopower started slipping (I don't know how old it was as that was the belt that came with it), I replaced it with a generic cheap belt from eBay. That was September last year and now, 7 months later it is still working perfectly fine and shows no signs of drying up. The only thing I could mention if I were being pedantic, is that it is a little bit narrower than the genuine belt now it has been in use for a while, but that hasn't affected its performance at all. Another Vacuum Cleaner which has a generic belt fitted is my 1982 Electrolux 502S. The belt in that was also fitted in September last year and is working fine also. So my question is, do manufacturer made belts really outlive generic belts and even if they do, does the higher cost of genuine belts outweigh the longevity ? |
Post# 180965 , Reply# 1   5/14/2012 at 10:48 (4,335 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 180976 , Reply# 2   5/14/2012 at 12:07 (4,335 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 181387 , Reply# 4   5/16/2012 at 18:36 (4,333 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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I usually use generic 'whatever' belts on my TriStar PN; I really can't tell the difference between the real McCoy & imitations. On the uprights, I use genuine on the Kirbys; generics on Eureka F & G & Hoover Elites & Convertibles. |
Post# 181630 , Reply# 5   5/18/2012 at 06:00 (4,331 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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My Hoovers have genuine belts but then that was because at the time of purchase I always bought genuine ones when I started collecting and would often buy in bulk.
The only time I bought cheap belts were for Panasonic uprights and these tended to last a few years. Sometimes it is hard to find genuine versus cheap copy but I think it comes down to the machine's mechanics. Whereas undoubtedly the classic Hoover uprights are built to last and have bigger bearings, heavier brush rolls, the Panasonic's cheap brush roll and bearing points are far lighter and the machine only benefits from an auto height adjustment compared to the Hoover generic 4 height position. When it comes to dust bags I use genuine. I was completely shocked recently when I read in one of my recent Which magazines that Which are condoning the use of copy dust bags. I should scan the results and post them on here - they suggest the copy bags are just as good as genuine dust bags for a lot of brands - including Miele. |
Post# 181633 , Reply# 6   5/18/2012 at 07:41 (4,331 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 181649 , Reply# 7   5/18/2012 at 11:53 (4,331 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 181655 , Reply# 8   5/18/2012 at 12:12 (4,331 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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"When it comes to dust bags I use genuine. I was completely shocked recently when I read in one of my recent Which magazines that Which are condoning the use of copy dust bags. I should scan the results and post them on here - they suggest the copy bags are just as good as genuine dust bags for a lot of brands - including Miele." Well actually, in my opinion, generic Dust Bags aren't all that bad.
I have used Genuine HOOVER bags and ElecTruePart bags on my 1994 HOOVER Turbopower and both retained good suction all the way to half full and both kept the Pre-Motor filters dust free. I can't fault them. |
Post# 181673 , Reply# 10   5/18/2012 at 15:19 (4,331 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 181875 , Reply# 11   5/20/2012 at 08:02 (4,329 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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