Vacume Pump – Heart Of The Vacume Cleaner
A vacume pump is the most important part of the vacume cleaner. It works on the principle of suction. In a cleaner, the vacume pump is made of a motor and fan. When the motor moves, the fan starts rotating too. It draws air in and expels it from one side of the cleaner. This creates a partial vacume (vacuum) and dirt is sucked in. A vacume cleaner is not the only device that uses a vacume pump. It is used in industrial machinery, aquariums, and medical equipment too.
Vacume Pump Maintenance
Now that it is clear how crucial the vacume pump is to the cleaner, you will understand the importance of maintenance. If you find the cleaner is not cleaning as well as it used to, first you need to check the filter out. Sometimes, the filter may be blocked by debris and dirt. If this is the case, then clean the filter. If the filter is spotless, then it is possible that the vacume pump needs to be replaced.
If you would like to try your hand at repairing the pump, you should buy a vacume pump repair kit. These kits contain tools and spare parts so that you can clean and repair the pumps yourself. Some kits are useful not for repair, but for maintenance of the pump. They keep the pump clean, thus increasing its lifespan.
Purchasing A Vacume Pump
The decision to purchase a vacume pump should be based on the following criteria:
Is the old vacume pump too badly damaged to be repaired?
Is the new pump compatible with the cleaner?
Can you replace the pump on your own or do you need professionals to do it?
Would it be cheaper in the long run to buy a new cleaner rather than replace the vacuum pump?
Types Of Vacume Pumps
There are basically two types of pumps: wet and dry. Dry pumps suck in air at one end and release it at another end. Your common household cleaners use these pumps. The wet vacume pump sucks in water instead of air. The water is circulated through the pump due to suction. This pump is used in swimming pool vacume (vacuum) cleaners.
While most pumps are either wet or dry, some pumps can work in wet as well as dry environs. The internal pumps in some wet/dry cleaners can be submerged to allow for emptying of tanks. Some pumps can work continuously, so you do not have to keep switching the cleaner off to empty the water. Powerful wet/dry pumps can work independently as well. They have their own power cord and float switches.
Good Quality Vacuum
A good quality vacume pump with container unit can cost up to $600. If you buy just the pump, the price may be a little lower. Shopping online is one method of getting cheap rates for pumps. If you wish to replace your old pump, you must look at the dimensions of the new pump carefully to ascertain if it will be compatible with your vacuum cleaner.