Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

For the older 2101 style shampooer (mainly sold in Canada), they were an all gear driven system, as opposed to the current, which is belt driven.  There is a company in the US that is making these replacement gears, as Lux no longer supplies the parts.   Does anyone know the name of this company???


Vernon

Venson,

All the leg work you did on this, it must have felt as if you were running a marathon!!  Thanks!!

Lux can still supply the single gear at the rear, but the two front ones are no longer serviced.  The problem here is that the front gears are not made from the same material like the rear one.  (less durable) 

In regards to durability, I feel that this model is more reliable than the belt driven one.  The main problem is that with age, the plastic gears become brittle.  Whereas the belt driven model does not have this problem, but when the transmission starts to leak on this version, you have to replace the whole motor and transmission assembly.  A big expense.

I was hoping that I might stumble onto the "jobber" that is making these replacement gears in the US.  A lot of times, I have purchased the same product in the US for about 1/2 the price I would pay in Canada. 

Carmine,

In regards to what do I think of this three brush shampooer???  I like the geared version better than the belt driven one, as on the gear driven version, the rear brush spins in the opposite direction to the front ones, thus scrubbing both sides.  It also helps to counter balance the torque steer that you get by having all brushes turning in the same direction, such as in the belt driven application.    The torque steer doesn't bother me too much as I am accustomed to using 15-17 inch single disc buffers. 

I don't use it in the typical shampooer application.  First, I pretreat the carpet with the shampooer, let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then I come over it again with the shampooer to agitate, then I extract the carpet.  I have a five gallon extractor from www.crusadermfg.com, with two, two stage motors and a 100 psi pump, with a 2400watt external heater. 

Vernon

Vernon wrote:
Hi Vernon,

You're welcome but it was no big deal -- not to mention that I was happy to do it. I must say I'm impressed by your carpet cleaning technique. First shampooing then extraction. Does this promote a longer look of clean because of very effective detergent residue removal?

Venson