why does the motor sound like its going to explode near the end of the Smoothie program
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I know what this is! I always listen and I get crazy eyes and start laughing like a mad scientist. The blade is speeding up and there is a lack of resistance because most of the ingredients have blended fairly well, you are really getting the full throttle of the Blendtec at that point. So awesome.
2005759
We had a very similar problem with ours as well. It is a great freezer and exceeds any other cheap freeze we have had over the years. When the windings inside the motor start to come apart or a bearing goes out, they start to squeal like you describe. We actually took our motor into an electric motor winding shop and he replaced all of the internal windings for about $60. The unit is working like new again. They can probably do the same if a bearing is going out. Hope this helps! It will probably be cheaper than buying a new motor.
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Thanks Jennifer. I mainly use it for making smoothies, but I tried blending just water and it made that noise. I emailed Breville customer support, and they're going to ship me a new blender pending "inspection" of the old one. I don't know what they could hope to find during the inspection - I just purchased it a month ago!
471410
I've only used it twice. The "popping" should stop after about 20 secs., and before it is used. It is a steam processor, so it does sound like a toy train engine. If it's stronger than that, there could be a problem.
932716
Doesn't sound normal at all....if the squeal is present only when using the "beater bar brush" for carpet, then it could be the brush motor bearings and if always present, it would seem to be the main motor bearings...just my guess. If still under any warranty, check into that because a main motor is very expensive. Sorry to hear of your problem.
2158240
only if you're in the fast mode, you'll hear some noises from the motor. I'm using off camera audio so it doesn't bother me much.
194885
look it up on youtube. The suction inside makes it sound like gagging noises.
1878689
Same issue with mine. Perhaps just the normal byproduct of the motor's internal moving/grinding parts. Honestly, thisnis my 2nd Blendtec. 1st one burned out after ~650 cycles. I'm no longer enthralled with this product. should have just saved $$ and went with a Ninja.
882181
It sounds defective. My mother board failed and I was unable to contact the company. It was out of warranty, but I really hadn't used it much. So now I have a new jar and a kaput blender.
2245738
No! It sounds like a jet engine when on speed 5, but even 1 is loud. Juicing will never be quiet :)
313193
It does produce great juices but the down side is the machine vibrates tremendously when feeding short pieces and very loud noise from the motor.
564188
Yeah I just set mine up and the motor is pretty loud. I'm thinking of returning it because of that even though everything else is great.
52108
If it makes a clacking noise, its because the plastic posts that hold the motor down have cracked. Mine failed and I tore it apart to find out why. Its poorly engineered and won't last more than a year or so through normal daily use. I took a hot glue gun and fixed mine but its poor engineering and design on the manufacturer's part.
904347
Sounds like something is hooked up backwards. No problem with that here while it was running, mine died after 2 months of use, motor burned up.
97054
It's not loud but beware before buying. It's a beautiful blender but after about 6 uses making ice fruit smoothies the motor burned-ou. Maybe be great for liquids only.
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It's not that bad, it makes a moderate amount of noise, but does not run you out of the room. I did notice that it does leak a little when processing and I should let you know that I no longer use my Tribest. I enjoyed green smoothies so much that I would have to make two to quench my needs when using the Tribest. So now I use my Vitamix. I had it before buying the Tribest, but didn't use it since I thought it would be harder to clean and would make too much. I was wrong. My Vitamix is much easier to clean and makes just the right amount of smoothies for my needs. If you can afford it, I would strongly suggest getting a Vitamix. Just my 2 cents. It's not that bad, it makes a moderate amount of noise, but does not run you out of the room. I did notice that it does leak a little when processing and I should let you know that I no longer use my Tribest. I enjoyed green smoothies so much that I would have to make two to quench my needs when using the Tribest. So now I use my Vitamix. I had it before buying the Tribest, but didn't use it since I thought it would be harder to clean and would make too much. I was wrong. My Vitamix is much easier to clean and makes just the right amount of smoothies for my needs. If you can afford it, I... » Read More It's not that bad, it makes a moderate amount of noise, but does not run you out of the room. I did notice that it does leak a little when processing and I should let you know that I no longer use my Tribest. I enjoyed green smoothies so much that I would have to make two to quench my needs when using the Tribest. So now I use my Vitamix. I had it before buying the Tribest, but didn't use it since I thought it would be harder to clean and would make too much. I was wrong. My Vitamix is much easier to clean and makes just the right amount of smoothies for my needs. If you can afford it, I would strongly suggest getting a Vitamix. Just my 2 cents. « Show Less
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There should not be any noise other than the sound of the bubbles coming from it? Sounds like you have a defective motor.