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spindle

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cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« on: January 21, 2011, 05:14:55 pm »
called ashbys for a new vac motor. £120+ VAT. £45 LABOUR +VAT +GASKET ETC  total quote £212

called crystalcleaningsupplies.co.uk they are closer to my house and was recommended to me by the legend len gribble....

they charged me £60+vat and £25 to fit!!! total cost 97.50

i used to like ashbys.... but now i can see just how much they were ripping me off!!
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clinton

Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2011, 05:55:13 pm »
Thats a big saving chris,is that for the same motor etc mate ???
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Darren O

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2011, 06:53:59 pm »
£60 +vat they have probably bumped you sounds like the crappy vacs from China Amtech use to sell them for £30 you will be lucky to get a couple of months out them.
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JandS

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2011, 06:56:36 pm »
That's a very cheap vacuum motor.
Think I'd be wary of it.
Let's see how long it lasts.

John
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JandS

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2011, 07:00:12 pm »
I had a 3 stage heavy duty vac motor fitted in
the Ninja last July by my local engineer.
£280 including "THE DREADED"

John
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mark_roberts

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2011, 07:25:47 pm »
I can get my whole house cleaned for £30.  So everyone on here is ripping people off by charging more.

Apples and oranges.

Mark
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Paul Redden Countryfresh

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2011, 07:37:05 pm »
Don't pay someone to fit a vac motor...easy peasy. Three nuts to undo and two bullet connections. Connect vac hose and seal with silicone and a self taper to secure.

 SIMPLES

Give the cheapo ebay ones a wide birth

1 mega noisy
2 plastic mounting lugs break
3 as  mentioned last a few months
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Colin Day

Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2011, 07:39:03 pm »
You gets what you pays for. I know that the profit margin isn't that great on a motor, for the supplier!

Are you sure you're not getting a refurb ???
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Len Gribble

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2011, 08:22:02 pm »
Chris

It true every little helps and you are now one of the Tesco’s leading CC’s ;)

Thanks for the endorsement  ;D I can only point in a direction then it’s up to you, for the life of me can’t see why? ???  You are a local competitor be it a porty :-*


AH Pink Floyd  ;D

I was surprised earlier this week finding out that Peugeot and Citroen diesel engines, were made by FORDS (cheap as chips ant they) ::)
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Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2011, 08:50:31 pm »
Nice one Chris, I need a new vac for the Ninja stuck in the bedroom.
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kinder clean

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2011, 08:58:24 pm »
Hi Steve

I had to replace a vac motor on on my Powrflite back in June last year, found this guy online and he sold me a pattern unit ( Italian make )
very helpful guy and it was half the price of all the other quotes I had and performs very well.

Can't remember the company name but they are close to York ( they use courriers to post ) Tel 01423 359359

Paul
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2011, 09:45:34 pm »
I change vacs and pretty much everything on my machines now. Its pretty easy, just remember how you took them off lol and you only need minimal tools.

I used to pay to have it all done for me but turned out to be a complete rip off. I posted about it a year ago on here i think...

The only thing i am having difficutly with is changing the carbon brushes!  ??? I'm able to take off the casing etc but how do i remove that yellow cable attached from the vac motor to the carbon brush?? without ripping it off completely (obviously).

thanks in advance
Tony
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cleanability

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2011, 08:32:42 am »
Tony try this, may help  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yND5ffhfqZU   I find the smaller vav motor brushes a nightmare too. Not as easy as the big ones which have easy spade connecters to brushes.

Chris
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2011, 03:52:52 pm »
Quote from: cleanability on January 22, 2011, 08:32:42 am
Tony try this, may help  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yND5ffhfqZU   I find the smaller vav motor brushes a nightmare too. Not as easy as the big ones which have easy spade connecters to brushes.

Chris

Cheers for the link Chris! :) That'll be my sunday project tomorrow lol

Last time i looked in the vac motor it was covered in black carbon dust! So made it harder to find what he was pushin on there. I'll have my vacum handy this time.

Cheers
Tony
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dave123

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2011, 04:38:40 pm »
Crystal Cleaning Supplies are they the ones off North Cray Road ?
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Paul Redden Countryfresh

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2011, 06:59:21 pm »
Ashbys 'run in' new brushes by running the vac on a RS spares gizmo which runs at a reduced voltage to
reduce arcing until the brushes are bedded in.  Would like to get my hands on that gizmo  ;)
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Len Gribble

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2011, 07:29:03 pm »
Dave

Yes
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dave123

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 10:17:47 pm »
Thought so Len.Spindle I hope it lasts longer than when they put a vac in my Steampro 2000 had to take it back twice.Was not impressed, at least with Ashby's I get a service that I'm happy with and I don't have to keep taking it back when it's been repaired .The price always comes off your tax bill at the end of the year , then again if you are happy fine .
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Len Gribble

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Re: cheaper than ashbys by more than 50%
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2011, 06:52:46 pm »
Dave

Hands up I can be a prat at times in pointing directions, think I will run this past my commercial clients (The price always comes off your tax bill at the end of the year)
 ;D
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