All You Need To Know About Central Vacuum Motors
Central vacuum motors are the heart of your central vacuum systems. It is the motor that provides the power for your vacuum system to work.
There are generally two kinds of motors: the single, and the dual. By comparison, all central vacuum motors consume less than 15 amperes of power. They give out varying degrees of suction power in order to remove any dirt and dust that have stuck to your surfaces.
Places to Buy Central Vacuum Motors From
Central vacuum motors can be bought online and offline. You can search for sites that sell vacuum motors through your preferred search engine. You’ll see that there are several sites from which you can make purchases, including Amazon.com, eBay and Modern Day Manufacturing Inc.’s builtinvacuum.com website.
Lamb Ametek. The Lamb Ametek brand of motors has been installed in virtually all brands of central vacuum cleaners in the world. Aside from that, they also power many blower motor products in the market.
The Lamb Brand of central vacuum motors are designed to power canister, tank, commercial and industrial vacuum systems. They are ASM thru-Flow blower/vacuum motors. There are many models and kinds of Lamb Ametek vacuum motors. However, this article is limited to the
Lamb 115334. The Lamb 115334 is a 2-stage, 12-ampere central vacuum motor. It runs on power outlets that supply appliances with 110-120 volts. It can give out a waterlift suction of 110 inches, a CFM of 102.7 and a 384 air watts of suction.
The 115334 has received a lot of favorable reviews from users of MD’s builtinvacuum.com. Majority of the reviewers praised the fact that the 115334 was installed and ran like new on older central vacuum models, most of which are over 20 years old. The 115334 was also installed easily, which also delighted the users.
Lamb 116472. Like the 115334, the Lamb 116472 is a two stage motor. However, it is only 10.7 amperes as compared to the Lamb 115334′s 12 amperes. It is capable of giving a waterlift of 106.7 inches, 404 air watts of suction power and a CFM of 117.
Like its brother, this central vacuum motor by Lamb received rave reviews from various users of MD’s site. The 116472 had provided users with great suction, and was installed quickly by the people who bought them. However, there is a complaint about the motor having unstable and weak mounting tabs.
Lamb 116765. Yet another well-loved central vacuum motor offering from Lamb, the 116765 is a 13.1-ampere, 3-stage motor that has a vacuum suction strength of 136 inches, 95 cubic feet of air per minute and 465 air watts. The 116765 can function within 110-120 volts, and within 50-60 Hertz.
The 116765 worked great with all users who bought the product. Like its other two siblings, the motor was installed quickly and was up and running in no time. Not only that, it was able to improve the suction power of one user’s central vacuum cleaner by 60-70% greater than its previous performance.
Things to Remember When Changing Central Vacuum Motors
Vacuum motors are delicate things. They also carry electricity so you would need to be careful when you are changing the motors for your central vacuum cleaners so that you won’t be electrocuted when you do maintenance.
1. Make sure you have powered off your circuit breaker. You should also unplug your central vacuum cleaner.
2. Open the main unit, and loosen the screws that hold the motor in place. Afterward, disconnect the wires that are attached to the old motor.
3. Insert the new motor into the main unit, and reattach the screws and wires.