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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: bcc on April 20, 2011, 08:22:10 pm

Title: rubbish motors
Post by: bcc on April 20, 2011, 08:22:10 pm

Hi guys have any of you tried these motors from Woodbridge I bought two, first one lasted one month sent it back woodbridge said water damage, no2 lasted two months sent back guess what, yes water damage I have used lamb motors for over 20 years they last a few years these are just crap motors, its right what they say buy cheep you get cheep
 

 
240V 3 STAGE 5.7 TAN MOTOR (HI-TRAK)
Ref: MT09A-
Universal
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Retail Price: £56.53 / €68.97 (Excluding VAT at

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on April 20, 2011, 08:50:25 pm

So tru e.....it's just like custy's finding out cheapo cleaning generally means crappy result  :P

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: jeff1966 on April 20, 2011, 08:53:02 pm

 Hi, Ive had one on my powerfilte now for 18 months now,its out lasted the Amtech motor wich I replaced last week.Excellent value.

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: Fintan_Coll on April 20, 2011, 09:23:16 pm

I bought some motors of Italian manufacture last year, total waste of money.
Lamb motors for me from now on.

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: Andy Hogarth on April 20, 2011, 10:57:45 pm

Gotta say, I bought and fit 2 of these cheaper ones in my spedster and they worked a treat

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-Stage-5-7-1500-watt-Carpet-Cleaning-Vacuum-Motor-/270734789129?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3f090d0a09

I recently bought a truck mount but had about 10 months solid use out of them and occasionaly use it now.

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: bcc on April 21, 2011, 08:54:01 am

I must have a bad batch, I look after my equipment and never let water go through the Machine  :(

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: JandS on April 21, 2011, 10:20:19 am

Just replaced on of the original ones in
mine after it burned out after 22 months.
The other one's on it's 3rd over the same
period.
Original lasted just 12 months the 2nd
lasted 8 months and there's no
water getting in, and there lamb motors.
What's going on? 8 months is not very
long even running 5 days a week which
I'm not.

John

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: Colin Day on April 21, 2011, 11:02:36 am

John, could there be water getting into them, does the stack pipe run through the waste tank. I had a problem with an Exel once because of this very reason, there was a leak where the stack pipe joined the bottom of the waste tank....

Another problem I see when taking out old damaged motors it fluff that has lodged in the fans. Are your filters cleaned after every job...?

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: JandS on April 21, 2011, 01:14:52 pm

Colin

Spoke to the engineer who said it's
not water or fluff it's just that they
don't make them to last.
Clean filter every day although half
the time they don't need it.

John

Title: Re: rubbish motors
Post by: clinton on April 21, 2011, 02:57:13 pm

They used to last a fair while didnt they.

Fingers crossed im dont have the same problem soon then if these new ones dont last very long..