Treadmill Belt Care And Maintenance - How Important Is It?

Regardless of the type of belt you have on your treadmill, the most important angle of any belt is how well you take care of the belt. Many factories have decided to put warnings in their manuals to not lubricate a animated belt. The impetus many do this is being of all the barmy things that people use to lube the belt. I ' ve heuristic people use existence from motor oil to WD - 40 to Crisco in procession to lube the belt and you should only use a commercially available treadmill belt lube on a treadmill belt. Many other products like WD - 40 or most commercially available spray silicone lubricants will ruin the backing of your motile belt. Some of these lighter lubricants can in truth cause the belt to create more friction on the treadmill deck than not using any lubricant at all.

Finding a lubricant that is designed just for your machine can be onerous. Most commercially available lubricants for treadmills are calm of food grade liquid silicone which has as much in common with spray silicones as a fish has with a bicycle. Other treadmill lubricants use a synthetic polymer and others use products such as Teflon or something as simple as wax. The key is to make thoroughgoing you use a product that is designed to work with your treadmill and has been designed to work exclusively with treadmills.

More important point is to make indisputable to keep the top of the belt clean.

Dirt can have its own insulating denouement on the mobile belt. What we suggest is buy a new pair of shoes for each person that will be using the treadmill and only use them when moving on the treadmill. This keeps dirt, road grime, beige, etc. off the top of the belt. It is surprising just how much trash can build up on a belt just from people carrying dirt on to it from their shoes. We also suggest cleaning the top of the expressive belt at maiden once a reservation. It is easy to do and any treadmill belt detergent along with a clean nylon bristle brush works great to keep the belt clean and running at as low a temperature as possible.

Many people don ' t pick up the need to maintain the most important part of their treadmill. The dealers are sometimes only concerned with making the sale and getting the product out the door. Maintenance will always be a necessary part of using your treadmill and the belt is the most important part to maintain. If you maintain your belt well and keep it properly lubricated it will not only make your belt last longer, but also keep your treadmill running better for longer. It is relatively low application and really cheaper than the alternative, in short, it just makes sense. So keep up with your maintenance mismated you could have much bigger problems than you expect.