SERVICING YOUR TREADMILL YOURSELF

Sometimes it can be tempting to service your treadmill yourself, thinking you may save a few bucks. How hard can it really be!

To be frank, treadmill repair is not hard. Mostly what you pay for is the expertise of the trained technician to do the job correctly.  However, from time to time we have seen where the problem actually is made worse by the user attempting to service the unit himself. And to be fair, most treadmill user manuals do suggest, for  example, tightening the walking belt if you have a slipping problem. Some owners follow that advice. Most times though, the problem is completely unrelated to the walking belt.

Take for example, one of the low-end treadmills but more popular Proform 1000 and 2000. Part of the design employs a molded plastic rear end-cap that mounts to the frame of the unit. This piece is NOT cosmetic but is used to hold the tension on the belt. Typically what happens is the user attempts to "tighten" or "adjust" the walking belt because of whats commonly called a slipping belt as was mentioned. The normal tendency is to tighten, then test. If the problem remains, the user will keep tightening until that molded piece breaks and breaks apart.

Your treadmill is a unique piece of equipment, unlike any other appliance. You do need a trained technician to service it. In this example, a slipping belt can be caused by three different things. One does need to check all three possible problem areas. The other complication is that you may have two simultaneous symptoms causing the same effect.

Your service technician will be able to do general maintenance on your unit and check the entire unit for faults. Keep fit in 2010 by keeping your fitness equipment in shape.