01-01-2015, 12:32 PM
It is an older Advance Aquaclean with an 18" rotary brush at the front. Did a fair job on a couple of floors before rolling belly up. Then I stumbled over this forum, dadgummit. Encapping seems to promise great work on large areas, the reason I bought the Aquaclean. So I thought "why not prespray, use the 175 to massage it in, then do a quick brush-n-rinse with the Aquaclean?"
Then I thought "I'll just give it a good going over so the motor doesn't overheat." Cleaned out the old stuff, used a polishing stick on the commutators, realised the motor is a bit loose. That would account for the brush sparking, as they are slightly out os symmetry. Now, to tighten the motor mounting bolts I have to get inside the attached blower housing. It is pressed on, but I think I can make a cut around the circumference, clean and tighten, then cold weld it back together.
After all that fun, It will probably still be a twenty year old paperweight, hahaha!
Then I thought "I'll just give it a good going over so the motor doesn't overheat." Cleaned out the old stuff, used a polishing stick on the commutators, realised the motor is a bit loose. That would account for the brush sparking, as they are slightly out os symmetry. Now, to tighten the motor mounting bolts I have to get inside the attached blower housing. It is pressed on, but I think I can make a cut around the circumference, clean and tighten, then cold weld it back together.
After all that fun, It will probably still be a twenty year old paperweight, hahaha!
With Respect,
Stephen
Stephen