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>> Tom: One of the most common questions we have about vacuums is what is a vacuum belt?
>> Richard: This is a vacuum belt. This is what attaches from the roller on the machine
to the motor on the machine. >> Tom: I see, now what does the roller do?
>> Richard: The roller is what is responsible for agitating the carpet in order to allow
the vacuum to pick up the dirt. >> Tom: Why do these belts break so often?
>> Richard: Uh, they stretch, belts stretch, if they get caught on an area rug they stretch,
depending on the weather can cause the belt to break.
>> Tom: I see. what are we changing the belt on today?
>> Richard: Today we're going to change the belt on an Oreck Vacuum
>> Tom: Alright, shall we go to the back? >> Richard: Yes
>> Tom: Here we go, mechanic here is unscrewing the screw, this is the left side of the vacuum,
there's a panel that actually slides out like so, revealing the belt inside. Now this belt
is just completely and totally broken. The mechanic is now going to latch the belt from
the bottom side onto the roller, and then use a screwdriver and pull it on to that ***.
That *** is actually connected to the motor. He's going to roll it a little bit.
>> Mechanic: Armature >> Tom: He's going to roll it a little bit,
and then, just to make sure it doesn't slide off when it's actually in use. Slide the panel
back on, screw back on.
>> Tom: And that's it, we're all done. Beautiful. Thank you very much mechanic.
>> Mechanic: You’re welcome. >> Tom: And thank you viewers, for viewing.
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