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Kraakefjes t1_j9k8gos wrote

Vacuum cleaner belt? Never heard of that.. Do you mean the filter?

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frontpagekek OP t1_j9k9mp3 wrote

The belt to drive the part on the front that spins to clean the floor and draw in the particles

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Kraakefjes t1_j9kv7i6 wrote

What a strange design. Have had a lot of different ones, and they all have used vacuum to suck dirt into the bag.. Even the industrial one, that easily picks up gravel and water.

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Alexis_J_M t1_j9kw2b8 wrote

Every vacuum I've ever had has used a belt to rotate the brush that sweeps particles into the center to be vacuumed up.

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WorkMeBaby1MoreTime t1_j9l1t5e wrote

Same. Every vacuum I've ever had has had a belt. And I've been around since the Dead Sea was only sick.

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xstrike0 t1_j9kbq5p wrote

https://www.consumerreports.org/video/view/appliances/laundry/5289484586001/how-to-change-a-vacuum-belt/

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j9kf89c wrote

What a strange design. In my vacuum this kind of brush is just "powered" by air suction. No motors, no belts etc.

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DefinitelyNotaGuest t1_j9kjq1f wrote

The ones with belts tend to do a better job cleaning because you aren't losing all of that suction power to the brushes. And you can get a lot more torque out of a belt-driven assembly in general.

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j9kl5j2 wrote

Why would I need more torque for a brush? I'm not bending steel beams there. I have my vacuum set at "minimum" power since it already sucks everything up. Maybe that's because there are no extra holes on the side for belt and stuff that leaks air left and right?

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DefinitelyNotaGuest t1_j9knnc8 wrote

If you can't understand how torque relates to rotational forces then google can probably help. The benefit from direct drive assemblies comes from their mechanical simplicity, not from heightened performance. Not sure what your point is here besides that the most common type of vacuum cleaner is a "strange design."

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