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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stuart_clark on April 16, 2015, 12:54:30 pm

Title: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 16, 2015, 12:54:30 pm
Hello
I am in the process of having three new 1600w electro motors fitted to my older Scorpion , it will be 8 years old in november

Whatch this space

Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: Robin Ray on April 16, 2015, 06:47:41 pm
I will be Interested to see how well this works for you I am planing on doing the same thing with my Airflex. This should give you 330 cfm and 150" water lift.

When do you get it?
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: john martin on April 16, 2015, 07:57:40 pm
Hello
I am in the process of having three new 1600w electro motors fitted to my older Scorpion , it will be 8 years old in november

Whatch this space

Stuart

Check the model number to make sure they actually fit one of the more powerful ones .
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 16, 2015, 08:09:52 pm
Well all three are fitted or so iam told, and running in well
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 17, 2015, 08:36:37 am
There is a slow start up device being fitted today so that should prolong the motor armature,  I think John Martin has this type of device already fitted in his Enforcer



Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 17, 2015, 08:43:15 am
I would be very interested to know if anyone has had any trouble or had an Electro motor blow in the last two years ?

Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: Robin Ray on April 17, 2015, 08:58:46 pm
Any news?
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 18, 2015, 08:46:28 am
Got my Scorpion back yesterday afternoon, to be honest I am disapointed, they dont seem anymore powerfull than my other Scorpion thats fitted with 5.7 lamb 1500 watt motors, but the electos are rated at 1600 watts so there must be some difference!
You just cant tell at the wand, if I had known I wouldn't of bothered as these motors were a lot more expensive than the Lambs



Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: John Kelly on April 18, 2015, 09:15:01 am
What did you pay for them?
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 18, 2015, 09:21:55 am
£130.00 each plus vat I only paid half that for the Lambs and they were 1500 watt
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: john martin on April 18, 2015, 10:11:23 am
£130.00 each plus vat I only paid half that for the Lambs and they were 1500 watt

what electro model number did u get fitted  ?
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 18, 2015, 11:11:03 am
I dont have that information at hand john but I will find out, they are definitely 1600 watt does there model number make a difference ?



Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: john martin on April 18, 2015, 12:16:12 pm
Not a whole lot ... but I wouldn't trust someone else not to mix the various models up . It's not like they have 1600w written on then .
u might have just been expecting too much for a very similar setup . It's probably not possible to detect 30 cfm and half a hg.
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: CleanerCarpets on April 18, 2015, 12:16:41 pm
you can't get genuine USA Lamb Ametek motors for £60 - not unless you source and import direct yourself as far as i can see. Were you fitting European cheap 1500 watt Ametek motors before?

Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 18, 2015, 12:53:10 pm
I wont reveal there name but I have an account with a supplier down south and they are genuine lamb motors think the last batch cost me £70 plus vat each or a bit less cant remember exactly


Stuart
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: Robin Ray on April 18, 2015, 02:31:47 pm
I think Johns right it could just be that the set up is very similar and the performance difference is minimal.. 330 cfm vs 285 cfm and about + 10" water lift.  You may possibly notice over a longer hose run.. put 100 ft on it and give it a go. Also you may possibly notice a difference after you have used it a little while.... maybe.
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: CleanerCarpets on April 18, 2015, 06:05:53 pm
I wont reveal there name but I have an account with a supplier down south and they are genuine lamb motors think the last batch cost me £70 plus vat each or a bit less cant remember exactly


Stuart

the guy from carpetcleanersstore does them for a round £100 all in without VAT so about the same then
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: stuart_clark on April 18, 2015, 10:31:13 pm
Cleanercarpets

that price ? Is that for a 1600c watt electro ?
Title: Re: Electro / Scorpion
Post by: CleanerCarpets on April 18, 2015, 11:47:59 pm
no Lamb USA one's - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1500w-5-7-Carpet-Cleaner-Vacuum-Motor-Genuine-Lamb-Ametek-/251918938384?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aa789f110