Cyclonic
Motors
Where
Does The Dirt Go? |
When it comes to a central vacuum and
it's filtration, you will hear and read many different things. The
sole reason for filtration is to keep the dirt and debris away from
the motor. Dirt on a motor will lead to over-heating and eventually
motor failure. Imagine running an air conditioner with no filter, or a
pool motor without a cartridge. Dirt and debris in the motor is the #1
cause of motor failure. A lot of manufactures will try to get you to
believe that vacuum motors in a cyclonic unit will last as long as
others, or that the dirt that passes through a cyclonic motor will not
effect anything. This information is simply not true.
With all central vacuum motors, the electrical components are exposed.
There is no "protection" from the dirt passing through. Cyclonic
vacuum units take the heavy dirt and drop it to the bottom of the
canister while the leftover dirt vents directly through the motor. So
you can imagine the amount of dirt and debris that will stick and stay
on your motor's armature, carbon brushes and electrical components.
How could this be a good thing for anyone?
More myths about the cyclonic units are that they "never loose
suction" or "have no filters". This information, along with the false
"electrical components protected" information is again not true.
Cyclonic units have screens (filters) that need to be cleaned to
maintain performance. This requires you to get deep into the vacuum
canister, and as you clean this "screen" all the dirt and debris will
fall onto your arms and hands. Anyone with allergy concerns or asthma
should not attempt to clean a cyclonic "screen".
Hopefully we have shed some light on truthful cyclonic information. We
don't want our customers to be mislead when reading false information
on other internet sites.
Some central vacuum units that feature a cyclonic filtration are
Imperium, Vacuflo and Vacumaid.
>> Click here for more information about
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