Can anyone else verify that this comes with a metal impeller blade, Another model with a plastic one broke on first use?
1961700
This model does indeed have a metal impeller blade and is the reason I purchased it.
1961701
ours has a high impact metal fan. I am not very mechanical so I hope this answers your question
1449080
I bought mine in October 2013 and it has a steel plate inside the impeller housing.
2152729
When I saw the commercial for this I googled then started to research and the only thing that was different for me was I found some who said thefan blade was plastic and tend to break so I made sure the one I bought had a metal fan blade. I LOVE mine.
1428040
We are not certain what you mean by a plastic cutting blade. There is no actual blade included in the kits. There are fiberglass reinforced cut-off wheels (#426) in this kit.
289582
The front end of the pump including the impeller is all plastic, there's usually a brass threaded insert on the impeller so it may be fastened to the motor shaft, the back half or motor housing is steel, the base is also plastic. The plastic is not high temperature so running the pump dry for extended periods may damage the plastic parts and pump seal. I've never seen one of these booster pumps come with an all brass or bronze housing with brass impeller, filter pumps yes but not the pool cleaner booster pumps and I've been in the business for 35 years.
438896
My Vitamix is Model VM103 and someone in my comments section told me it was the 5000. It does not come with a blade or a wrench. I already had both and just switched the blade to the new container. It is still working fine and I am enjoying smoothies, etc. once again.
2145720
It comes with one. A selection of both wood and metal blades from B&D; is not very expensive.
1387876
It's an easy assembly but the blade attaches with a plastic nob. I haven't used others so I can't compare.
2038354
I think the model I have is plastic parts. I have had no problems with it as yet ( a few months ).
2236087
Amazon has the best price anyway and it clearly states which model to replace it with. I just replaced my blades with amazon and it came as one piece.
1156866
Yes, it is the model I have; I was disappointed that it is not made of metal like the ones that came with my mixer, but it does work well.
315400
It does come with one that is also the pressure regulator. I put an extra air drier on the air line to help keep drier air coming into the machine. This will make the consumables last longer and therefore operate cheaper. I suggest you buy extra consumables when you purchase your Cutter.
218595
geez. what is the point of "answering" the question with "don't know"?The 260 series impeller is "Engineered plastic with metal insert"
1134646
No, the image is misleading. Only blades. No plastic. As another respondent noted, I too had to buy from http://www.buyphilipsparts.com/item/9682749/Norelco/422203618621/Bracket. You might also consider the "holder assembly" #422203618581 since it is probably the same age.
2156861
the impeller is some sort of plastic......not metal. i had a couple lava rocks get sucked up into mine and they put a groove in the impeller.....this may or may not be a good thing. If it was metal, it would have either broke one of the impeller blades, or bent it rendering the pump useless.
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The mfgr forgot to install the impeller SHAFT on my new 306, so I had to mail the whole thing to them AFTER I contacted them (their parent Co.) so they could tell me that, and send it all back, with a shaft I had to install myself. No shaft means the impeller will catch sides or not even turn, causing overheat and no pumping... poor quality control!
1187200
In my opinion this one does. I bought another used one off of Ebay which had 3 blades and this one blows it away.....