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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john adaway on February 26, 2015, 03:19:32 pm

Title: Blowing fuses
Post by: john adaway on February 26, 2015, 03:19:32 pm

Hi
Can someone help I have a extracta carpet cleaner x2 vac and when I put the second vac on it blows the fuse also I have a second machine that has 1 vac and this is doing the same thing.
Any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Blowing fuses
Post by: Dave_Lee on February 26, 2015, 04:11:16 pm

Discounting a short circuit, the electrical brushes need replacing or possibly you need new vacs. Often when the brushes get worn down to the state they blow themselves or they blow the fuses, they have usually damaged the commutator. If this has occurred, simply just replacing the brushes with new ones wont do, as they will spark and disintegrate within minutes. However replacing the brushes is probably the only way to find out if the vac is knacked.
I ran portables for 23 years and found this to be the case every time.
Dave.

Title: Re: Blowing fuses
Post by: john adaway on February 26, 2015, 09:32:50 pm

Thanks Dave.

Title: Re: Blowing fuses
Post by: DB on February 28, 2015, 08:37:42 am

The brushes on Extracta machines did tend to wear quite quickly... In the years I used them I replaced the brushes every six months on a regular basis

Title: Re: Blowing fuses
Post by: mr muzzy on February 28, 2015, 01:35:51 pm

you need a couple of new vacs by the sound of it 07948524756 that is brains number from extracta ,he will sell you some new ones

Title: Re: Blowing fuses
Post by: john adaway on March 05, 2015, 07:56:56 am

Thanks guys and yes I did have to buy a new vac got it from Brian and he was very helpful thanks again.