Replacing your treadmill belt will be your first maintenance job. It is the first part of the treadmill to wear to the point of replacement. The belt will show signs of wear after extensive use and you will know when it is time for a new belt.

Sometimes the belt will just look worn and that is enough to replace it. You will need a new belt especially if it is torn or worn to the point of curling upwards at the edges. A less apparent sign of wear is if you step on the belt and feel the treadmill slowing down. This slow down means that the tension of the belt is loosening.

If it is the latter of the signs there are a few things to check before you start tearing things apart. Firstly check the deck of the treadmill. If it looks ok then it probably just needs to be waxed or lubricated.

If it shows signs of wear, such as grooves worn into it, then it may be that both your deck and belt are in need of replacement. Otherwise, if the deck is perfectly fine, and the belt shows wear, then replacing the belt alone should suffice.

Make sure you unplug the power cord before getting started. To open up the treadmill, remove the hood that covers the motor. It is normally towards the rear of the treadmill and will reveal screws on both sides that controls the tension of the belt.

Loosen the belt by turning the screws. Once the belt is sufficiently loose, push the back roller up toward the front of the treadmill. Then go to the front and begin to loosen the front roller. Remove the front roller before the back roller.

Most people at this point want to cut the belt off, but then you may not know how to put the new one on. Instead, let’s remove the screws that hold down the deck. Remove both the deck and belt together. This is a good time to wax or lubricate the deck. Notice the seams on the new and old belt; memorize the direction so you can put the new belt on the same way.

Slide the belt over the deck and position both the deck and the belt together onto the treadmill. Put each screw in partially without tightening any of them yet until they are all in position.

Now straighten the belt towards the back of the treadmill and slide the back roller through the belt. Put the screws back into place in the same manner as you did with the front screws.

Now, it is time to slide the front roller into place and tighten the front roller. Then tighten the back rollers. Tighten the belt on each side equally.

Now turn the belt on at a very slow speed, step onto the belt and test it for tension. Make adjustments as needed. Once the final adjustments are made it should feel good when you step onto the belt.

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This review covers the entry level massage chair made by Sanyo, which is model HEC-SR1000K. The SR 1000K massage chair recliner has some of the same features as some of Sanyo’s higher end models. Our product review makes an evaluation in 5 separate categories and up to 20 points are awarded in each category. The total points are added up to give an overall rating for the massage chair. Here is our review of the Sanyo SR1000K massage chair recliner.

Warranty Coverage & Customer Service: First let us get the driest part of the review out of the way first-the warranty coverage. OK, we all know that warranty coverage is important in complicated machines like massage chairs. But what kind of coverage do you get from Sanyo? Sanyo provides the same warranty for all its chairs. The good news is that it adds up to good coverage for an entry level chair. You get 3 years of warranty for the roller mechanism, 1 year parts and labor, and 1 year in home service. There is also a call center for issues, should they arise. We give the SR1000 a 19 for its warranty.

Comfort & Ergonomics: Quite simply, a massage chair needs to be comfortable to sit in. We have seen some chairs that could not be used other than when the massage is running. Sanyo has figured this out and the SR1000 is a comfortable chair. The controller is well laid out and easy to figure out. The main power is to the side which takes a short training period to remember. The foot massager takes getting use to flipping out which is somewhat cumbersome. We give this chair a 17 for comfort and ergonomics.

Ease of Use: The advance of electronics is just simply amazing. However with this amazing advance come other challenges. All the new features that are in massage chairs must be learned and the user must figure out how to use them all. This is where the design becomes of paramount importance. The remote for the SR1000 seems to have more steps than needed to obtain the massage you want. We give this massage chair a 16 for this category.

Key Features: This massage chair comes with the Sanyo stiffness detector. The stiffness detector uses technology borrowed from lie detectors. The stiffness detector in the SR 1000 can sense tightness in the muscles of the body and other points of stress. The user holds the side of the remote and the chair can detect these areas of stiffness. The chair will then target these areas for relief. The other interesting feature is the shape sensor. The shape sensor takes a measurement of the position of the shoulders. The chair then identifies where the shoulders are at and adjusts the massage accordingly. The rollers width will then become less when it gets to your shoulders and for your neck area. These are some advanced electronic features that are unique to Sanyo. We give a rating of 18 for key features.

Massage Therapy: This is the most important category, since this is what a massage chair is all about. The SR 1000K comes with the following manual massage techniques: massage, tapping, combination, stretch 1 and stretch 2. The massages can be used in combination with the stretch 1 and stretch 2 functions. There are 2 automatic programs which are Relax and Recovery. First you choose the massage and then you can select the region of the body to target. You can select neck/shoulder, upper body, or waist. The SR1000K also comes with a calf and foot massager. The leg rest can be used directly for the calves. You must flip the foot massager out to use the foot massager. The leg rest allows you to target the following regions: calves, back of the knees, soles of the feet and the Achilles tendon/heal. The leg rest roller mechanism provides effective massage to the calves and the back of the knees. We rate the massage therapy of the SR-1000 a 17.

The Sanyo SR 1000K scored 87/100 points in our rating scale. The SR-1000 has some very unique electronic features for an entry level massage chair. It has one of the strongest warranty coverage for its price range. The foot massager can be hidden from view which adds to the aesthetics of the chair. The chair comes with a nice wood accents adding to its design flair. The massage therapy is effective. This is certainly a great value for its class. If you are looking for a massage chair recliner in this category the SR-1000K certainly merits your consideration.