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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 12:17:51 pm

Title: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 12:17:51 pm: I'm making the most of the nice weather by cleaning a custy's rug on my drive, then the machine comes to an abrupt stop.... One of the motor's has blown and it's only done about 50 hours. :( :( :(

On the bright side, it happened at home and my back up machine was 10ft away in the garage. It's an Exel, does anyone have any idea's as to what it could be? I'm not buying motors every 50 hours >:( >:( >:(

Roll on the day I pick a TM up!
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Post by: robert meldrum on January 28, 2009, 12:40:54 pm: Are you sure it's knackered Colin, they don't normally just stop suddenly, could be some thing simple.
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 12:45:18 pm: There was a burning smell, I'm gonna see if it's the "Brushes"??? Is that the right terminology?
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Post by: Doug Holloway on January 28, 2009, 02:00:44 pm: Hi Guys

Colin, when I had my Excel I went through lots of vac motors and tried everything from running the vac motor for 2 minutes on completion of job to bringing machine indoors every night.

Nothing seemed to make any difference.

My accountant even picked up on it.

I believe it is just something to do with Excel's design.

When I went to aAlkltec vac motors lasted over 3 years !!

Cheers

Doug
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Post by: Jim_77 on January 28, 2009, 02:05:07 pm: One of my ninjas has a date stamp of 2003 on the motors!

I'd be well hacked off with 50 hours out of one!
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 02:46:56 pm: I've just tried switching it on, sparks and the lot....

Hacked off Jim....? You'd better believe it!! >:(
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Post by: robert meldrum on January 28, 2009, 05:03:57 pm: Sparks definitely suggest brushes are gone
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Post by: derek west on January 28, 2009, 05:11:16 pm: thought they were bushes in a motor. not that i'm motor minded. so they probably are brushes. so forget i said anything
sorry if i'm being pedantic.
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 05:18:47 pm: I dunno Derek, maybe I should know, being an ex engineer! :D
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Post by: robert meldrum on January 28, 2009, 05:43:13 pm: Easy to renew Colin and a lot less than a new one
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Post by: clinton on January 28, 2009, 06:04:40 pm: Am with doug on this one the alltec have been going on mine for a good few years on both machines :)
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Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 06:15:08 pm: Exel motors are massive, I thought alltec's motors were smaller. Forgive me if I'm wrong!
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Post by: Joe H on January 28, 2009, 06:17:23 pm: I think the Exacta are 7.5" as opposed to 5.7" as the "norm".
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 06:23:57 pm: That rings a bell Joe, the guy I bought it from had me a spare motor sent and it was the smaller one.... I wonder if there's a way of fitting the smaller, more reliable motors ???
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Post by: Joe H on January 28, 2009, 06:25:24 pm: Not saying this will fit yours but its links like this that may help you

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/220-VOLT-3-STAGE-7-2-INCH-AMETEK-MOTOR-CARPET-CLEANING_W0QQitemZ320266618767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item320266618767&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on January 28, 2009, 06:28:48 pm: I think you get a years warranty on on vac motors if bought from Extracta...50 hours is nowt!
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Post by: daysdeepclean on January 28, 2009, 06:29:37 pm: It looks the part! Thank you Joe!!!
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Post by: Ken Wainwright on January 28, 2009, 06:33:31 pm: Although the 7.2" vacs wear brushes much quicker than a 5.7", 50 hours is far too little for the brushes to have failed. On my Alltec Pro Plus with the same vac motors the brushes would last about 300 hours.

I presume that the failure is on the new motor Colin, and not the other?

Is the motor still under warranty? Was it a genuine Lamb Amtech motor and not a pattern?

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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Post by: John Kelly on January 28, 2009, 07:11:43 pm: Are you sure they were brand new and not just refurbed. Check your invoice.
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Post by: Dave_Lee on January 28, 2009, 07:27:08 pm: In my experience of using porty's for 23 years, the motors did last much longer if the brushes were replaced when they were up to half worn. If the motor blew the brushes, this was due to there being hardly any of the actual carbon brush left and once this happened the armateur was also damaged, so just replacing the brushes at this stage was a waste of time, as they just rapidly burnt in a mass of sparks.
Dave.
Title: Re: Typical, my motor's blown!!!!
Post by: daysdeepclean on February 14, 2009, 03:43:45 pm: My motors arrived and my back up machine is now working perfectly. John at "Extracta" was very helpfull and the motors were indeed under warranty...