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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markpowell on May 03, 2011, 08:08:58 pm

Title: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: markpowell on May 03, 2011, 08:08:58 pm

Does anyone know where i can get some vac motor brushes for the 3 stage 1500w italian motors?
Cheers Mark

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: Carpet Dawg on May 03, 2011, 08:31:28 pm

Mark, are these the ones you need? http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/universal-vacuum-motor-brushes-set-of-2.html

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 18, 2011, 10:22:40 am

Just found these much cheaper,also the red plastic denotes original spec carbon,so they don't wear out as quick,going to get some and see what they are like,as one of my motors requires them changing


http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Vacuum+Cleaner+Parts/Universal+Parts/Motor+Carbon+Brushes/12LB04+Lamb+AMETEK+Motor+Carbon+Brushes.html

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 18, 2011, 12:41:09 pm

Oh dear,motor was beyond brushes,the spindle was all wobbly,so just chucked in the spare I had,and ordered a genuine Lamb motor off the bay...1500 watts 5.7 3 stage = £100  Bargain

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: Carpet Dawg on May 18, 2011, 05:51:51 pm

Hey Mark

Let me know how you get on witth that vac motor off ebay. I've had my eye on it. I already have a back up, but always good to have another one.

Cheers
Tony

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: Carpet Dawg on May 18, 2011, 05:56:55 pm

I've bought from that seller before and he does sell genuine stuff.

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 18, 2011, 06:25:02 pm

That's good to hear,was going to make sure it was genuine,as it states that in his add.
The motor that had gone was getting on for 18 months old,it's the longest I have had one last,so yeah the new one will be my new spare one.

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 18, 2011, 08:20:22 pm

Anyone know what the max allowable end float is on a Lamb vac motor ?  Really surprised the one I took out today was not making more of a noise,the amount of play there was

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: Adam Fearnley on May 18, 2011, 09:23:47 pm

I have an 18 month old Chinese vac, plenty water through it but no float in any direction. :o

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 18, 2011, 10:04:39 pm

Well you can move the bit on the top with the vanes on a good couple of mm in all directions,bearings must be gone,brushes were worn half way down.

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: M.Acorn on May 21, 2011, 09:37:37 am

New motor turned up yesterday,very impressed,it's all metal construction,where the others have all bee plastic,one of the mounting lugs on the one I took out had snapped off.
Hopefully it will be another 18 months or more before I have to replace it

Title: Re: Vac Motor Brushes
Post by: Kinver_Clean on May 21, 2011, 02:20:42 pm

If you are careful with the foam it should last a lot longer than that.
Keep a rough note of the hours if there is not an hourmeter. Check the brushes and blow the carbon out after 5-600 hrs.
One motor in my machine has been in for 8yrs and over 2000 hrs several sets of brushes.