Imagine this you are vacuuming your dining room floor, preparing for company to come over for a special dinner when suddenly. You hear a noise that sounds like something that just broke. It was the vacuum belt, but you can prevent this situation from happening by following a few simple tips. Regardless of the type of vacuum you have, upright or canister, it is almost certain to have a belt within it. Simply made of a band of rubber, belts are made of many unique sizes and styles to accommodate the numerous vacuum cleaners found in houses today.

A first aspect that should be checked when trying to correct vacuum cleaner belts breakage is incorrect fitting. Due to the many different varieties it is easy to install the wrong belt on your vacuum cleaner. An incorrect belt on a vacuum could either instantly break or be very loose; a loosely fitting belt prevents the brush roll from rotating correctly. For these reasons it is essential you have the correct belt for your vacuum cleaner.

It is crucially important that you are correctly using the proper belt for your vacuum cleaner. To identify which belt will fit your machine first check your vacuum cleaner to see if there is a number or style written on the vacuum. If the style or number cannot be found on the machine then check the belt that came with the machine. If you are still having trouble locating the belt number or style, check your instruction manual.

An additional problem that arises from vacuum belts is incorrect installation of the belt. To correctly install the belt it is important to make sure that the belt goes around the motor spindle and then around the brush roll. When installing the belt it will be evident there is a lot of tension in the belt and putting the brush roll in the correct slots is difficult because there is a tremendous amount of tension. The tension felt is entirely normal and essential to perform its job of rotating at high velocity speeds.

But why do vacuum belts break? Should I be worried if I am constantly breaking belts? Even if a belt is installed correctly a belt can still break regardless. Some belts can break just from constant machine use, but the most common cause of belt breakage is snagging. When a machine runs over the edge of a rug or a blanket, the belt gets jammed, overheated and instantly breaks. Belt breakage caused by snagging can happen over and over again and will only stop when you buy a new vacuum with a gear-driven belt system with electronic overload.

When vacuuming make sure you are using the proper belt and properly install the correct belt in the machine. If properly installed you can begin vacuuming. Remember you should change you vacuum belt every 6 months, because overtime the belt gets stretched out and loses cleaning ability do to the belt stretching. When you do not change the belt the belt will become loose. A loose belt does not enable the brush roll to turn at the proper revolutions per minute. When the brush roll does not turn the right amount of revolutions per minute it causes extremely ineffective cleaning when on carpeting. Be sure when vacuuming not to run over anything like the edge of a rug or even the vacuum cleaner?s own cord because this can cause snagging.

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