Your treadmill manual will most times advise you to lubricate your walking belt. Most individuals don't, most likely, simply because they do not know how and prefer to no take a chance. Some will hire a qualified service company once per year to do a general maintenance from the unit and lubrication. But why does the belt require lubrication? How can 1 discover how to do it? Won't I make items worse? What will occur if I do not lubricate? Let's answer those questions one by 1:
Why does the belt need lubrication? Very first, the jogging belt does require to be lubricated because of a buildup of friction. A new walking belt is nicely lubricated and provides little friction allowing the drive motor to work normally. If your walking belt loses its lubrication, this creates a lot more friction and puts tension for the motor and creating a domino effect as we will outline below.
How can 1 discover how to do it? In order to lubricate your walking belt, you will require (1) Lubricant and (2) An Allen wrench utilized to adjust the rear roller.
a) Make sure the treadmill is turned off. Utilizing your Allen wrench, unscrew the rear roller on the left, and also for the correct, towards the point where you can readily lift the jogging belt to apply the lube. b) Apply the lube, not on the edges from the jogging deck, but for the high traffic area, within the center. c) Use your foot to move the walking belt left to correct, lathering the lube into the jogging belt. d) Turn the belt so that the side that was on the bottom is now visible. Repeat the steps a to c above. e) Tighten the belt to the position it was before. Run unit at 1 mph and check if the belt is staying centered. f) If not centered, adjust the belt on the left side only. Turn left to adjust the belt left. Turn right to adjust the belt to the right. g) Test at 3mph and verify that belt is staying centered.
Won't I make items worse? Nicely, you might, but if it works, you may say yourself up to $150.00 for a service call. If you follow the steps above and still have problems, you may require to call a technician to complete the job. At least you tried :)
What will happen if I do not lubricate? A number of items will begin to befall your treadmill if no lubrication is done. The first thing that will start to happen (not noticed by you) is; the jogging belt will begin to slow as you walk. The less lubrication, the a lot more it slows. The domino effect happens when your motor manage PCB begins to supply an abnormally high present to meet your speed needs due to excess tension. Your drive motor also begin to feel the stress. This eventually causes your motor manage PCB to go bad, your jogging platform will be damaged, and/or an over current which will trip the breaker as you use the unit. This not only shortens your workout, its dangerous, as this can happen during the middle of your run. If your treadmill begin having symptoms, like shutting down after 45 minutes, 30 minutes, 10 minutes etc, you need to get it checked out, nevertheless, you're most likely looking at a worn walking belt from years of neglect and lack of lube as the main culprit.
Treadmill Care Suggestions: Treadmills attract dust so ensure your treadmill is covered or folded up when not in use. This will lengthen the life of the walking belt as it's free from dust and grime. We also recommend lubricating your walking belt each 6 months. If its utilized each day, keep a log and lubricate every 500 miles. Never over-tighten the jogging belt as this puts undue stress for the drive motor and can ruin your roller bearings. Don't leave your treadmill plugged in for extended periods. This can save your unit if your house ever get struck by lightening or your basement ever gets flooded. Also, this can burn out your motor manage PCB on some units. Constantly rest treadmill on a treadmill mat to protect it from dust as nicely as to cushion the unit while in use.
Constantly hire a qualified technician when working on any problem in the motor region.
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