Effective, correct installation will ensure your belt drive lasts longer and works more efficiently throughout its service life.
One of the most common mistakes – made in 70% of installations – is to fit a new belt to a worn pulley.
This wastes energy and not only compromises the efficiency but also the lifespan of the new belt.
In fact, the kind of lifespan you can expect from a new belt decreases drastically depending on the pulley it’s fitted to:
- New belt / new pulley – approx.. 25,000 hours’ life
- New belt / worn pulley – approx.. 12,000 hours’ life
- New belt / severely worn pulley – less than 1,000 hours’ life
Often, the pulley won’t be replaced because it’s considered too costly to do so. But if a pulley with worn grooves is replaced at the same time as the new belt is installed, it will quickly pay for itself by restoring optimum drive efficiency, by lengthening the life of the belt, by reducing maintenance requirements and by minimising downtime.
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