Thread Number: 38040
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Compact PN (Eureka Roto-Matic style) eating/burning up belts |
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Post# 405423   2/13/2019 at 08:27 (1,870 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)   |   | |
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Yesterday I was vacing the living room carpet with the Compact C9 (with Eureka PN) & I didn't realize the PN wasn't picking up the dirt until I turned the PN upside-down & found out the belt had slipped off the brush roll pulley. I re-installed the belt, only for it to snap in ½ (length-wise)! Then I put on a new belt & the belt snapped again but across the belt width (like most belts do)
What could be the problem? I'm using genuine Eureka PT belt & had put in a new PN motor & brush roller. This is my 1st use of the PN since putting in a new belt, motor & brush roller; before I used the metal Compact rug tool (it says Compact on front) Could my carpet be the possible culprit? Its 1970s/early 80s-era w/w shag carpet (surprisingly still in good shape w/o rips/tears)
Should I be using genuine Compact/TriStar belt instead of Eureka belt?
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Post# 405424 , Reply# 1   2/13/2019 at 08:37 (1,870 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 405426 , Reply# 2   2/13/2019 at 08:56 (1,870 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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With most Electrolux Power Nozzles--yes,with Compact/Eureka--NO. |
Post# 405427 , Reply# 3   2/13/2019 at 09:43 (1,870 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)   |   | |
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I don't know if the belt is too tight or if its the correct belt
I installed a genuine Eureka style PT belt (they also have a CN style belt; both are for PNs) bcuz I also have a Rainbow R1024 PN (also made by Eureka) & same brush roller like the one I put on the Compact PN
Another factor might be the brush roll pulley size? The new brush roller is EXACTLY the same style as the old one it replaced
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Post# 405432 , Reply# 4   2/13/2019 at 12:09 (1,870 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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Post# 405491 , Reply# 6   2/15/2019 at 21:21 (1,868 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)   |   | |
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Motor is on tight despite having to peel the Compact label part way
There are 2 brush roller pulley sizes:
Small
Large
& motor pulley size:
Short
Long
Both are thin shaft
& thick shaft (like Rainbow R2800 PN)
Do I have the wrong brush in the PN? Or motor with wrong shaft length? The current brush roller has large pulley; & the motor has thick shaft. If its the correct brush and/or motor, should I be using TriStar belts or stick to Eureka style PT belts?
I bought genuine Rainbow PN motor (for mdls R1650, R2800 & R4375) with thick shaft because the motor spins the motor faster |
Post# 405493 , Reply# 7   2/15/2019 at 22:16 (1,868 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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Post# 405495 , Reply# 8   2/16/2019 at 01:25 (1,867 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 406447 , Reply# 9   3/8/2019 at 17:50 (1,847 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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