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Thread Number: 19108
Is there any history of numatic vacuums breaking? |
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| Post# 210922 12/23/2012 at 10:35 (4,140 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 210924 , Reply# 2 12/23/2012 at 11:17 (4,140 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
The motors fail after some time, the biggest problem is the hose failing as it enters the machine, the swivel mechanism fails continuously, I must replace about 10 or 15 a week and they are not as popular here as they are in the UK., the cords fail as they enter the unit and the floortools fail after some time, This may sound like a lot but in fact its no worse than any other commercial vacuum, if you use it yourself it will last a life time. I have a NVQ model that we use in my vac shop and its hose has never broken
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| Post# 210931 , Reply# 3 12/23/2012 at 11:33 (4,140 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 210940 , Reply# 5 12/23/2012 at 11:54 (4,140 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
The schools I've worked in seem to have weakening floor heads and the cords falling out - but the cords are more of an issue after a good couple of years as opposed to the floor heads failing. Other minor issues are that at times the front castors can come off. The hoses can also be torn easily but again this is after a few good years.
Domestically though I've only come across machines that require replacement hoses - a lot of owners don't ever check the part that screws into Henry's nose as this seems to be the area I've noticed where tears can occur. Nothing is ever set in stone when it comes to a machine that spends most of its life being wheeled around, bumping off corners and being treated by all hands at different stages of abuse. Be thankful though that Numatic have an excellent reliability and build record - with plenty of spares on hand if it does go wrong. I do hope that Numatic stick to their 32mm sizing as its great if you have Hoover or Electrolux spares that can be easily used in tandem. | ||
| Post# 210942 , Reply# 6 12/23/2012 at 12:22 (4,140 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 210945 , Reply# 9 12/23/2012 at 13:12 (4,140 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 211062 , Reply# 10 12/24/2012 at 05:46 (4,139 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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yeah, if you look after them then they will last for ages, just if you don't, then these problems can occur, but im sure you'll treat him well! | ||
| Post# 211069 , Reply# 11 12/24/2012 at 06:14 (4,139 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 211125 , Reply# 12 12/25/2012 at 08:42 (4,138 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 211136 , Reply# 13 12/25/2012 at 10:13 (4,138 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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