The 3 Most Important Treadmill Maintenance Tasks

Maintaining your treadmill falls into three steps:

  • Lubricating
  • Cleaning
  • Adjusting the belt

Simple routine cleaning and a preventive maintenance program will extend the life of your treadmill.

If you follow our guide and concentrate on all three steps, then you’re going to keep your treadmill working correctly. Each of the points above needs to be completed but some more regularly than others.

Let’s take a closer look at what you should focus on within each step and how often you should be doing each.

TREADMILL LUBRICATION

There is a motor inside of your treadmill, and that means a lot of moving parts. When those parts move, they rub together, and that can cause wear and tear. The motor turns the belt and, if it is not working correctly, the belt is not going to move, and you are going to be unable to run. Keeping the belt running is essential to keeping your treadmill working smoothly.

How Often Should You Lubricate The Treadmill Belt?

How often you lubricate the treadmill belt is going to depend on how often you use your treadmill.

The more you use the treadmill, the more you are going to have to lubricate it.

A treadmill belt can crack and become brittle if it is not oiled, and we recommend oiling it every 150 miles. If you are not using your treadmill for extended periods of time, then every 3-6 months is also a good practice.

If you are a heavier user or use the treadmill more rigorously, then you are going to be adding more friction to all of the moving parts. If this is you, then you should lubricate the belt more frequently to ensure that it does not break down.

How To Lubricate A Treadmill Belt?

  • Plug out, ensure that the treadmill is turned off.
  • Loosen the belt, in order to sufficiently lift it up.
  • Slide in the tube of lube as close to the center betweenthe belt and the running desk as possible.
  • Using gentle pressure, move the tube to apply lubricant from the center to the edge, all the way along the belt(use roughly 5-8ml of lube for one side in this step).
  • Repeat for the other side of the belt.
  • Tighten the running belt.
  • Now plug in, turn the power back on.
  • Run the belt to disperse the lube evenly across the belt (at speed of 4 km/h for 10 seconds).
  • That’s it, you’re all set.