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Posted by Bipolar Bear on January 28, 2009, 12:07 pm
> Steve wrote:
> >> First off hello to all those who read and post here. I am a newbie to
this
> >> group but I was hoping for some opinion from those with more experience
> >> then me.
> >> I have a Ruud gas pack furnace c.1996. About three weeks ago it started
> >> making a horrific noise and stopped heating. If I turned off the heat
and
> >> just ran the fan it ran fine, so the main fan motor wasn't the problem.
I
> >> got a number for a freelance HVAC guy who told me the draft-inducer
blower
> >> was bad. I ordered a new one from electricmotorwarehouse.com and he
came
> >> out and installed it for me. Presto! My heat had never worked so well.
He
> >> showed me the old blower assembly and it was corroded beyond belief.
only
> >> about one fourth of the squirrel cage was left, so I have no doubt that
it
> >> was bad.
> >> Then two nights ago I notice the house is a little chilly and check the
> >> thermostat. I could hear the "tick" sound indicating that the heat was
> >> supposed to be engaging, but the blower never turned on. When it was
> >> working the inducer motor would start as soon as the heat was supposed
to
> >> engage I think. Again the fan is fine. The controls seem to be working.
> >> The HVAC guy came out yesterday and said the new inducer motor is bad.
> >> My question is, is this a common thing? Are electric motors sometimes
just
> >> bad and flake out after a couple of weeks, or do I have a deeper
problem?
> >> The guy who came out said the controller board looked fine (we had the
> >> controller board replaced about two years ago.) Is there a rely or
> >> something that could have burnt this motor out? The old motor showed no
> >> signs of being burnt out. In fact it was still spinning even in its
> >> horribly corroded state. This new motor just doesn't seem to be doing
> >> anything. It's not locked up, if you spin it by hand it spins fine.
> > There is a reason to spend the money for OEM parts, and have them
installed
> > by a licensed professional. Can you say "warranty"??
> The blower is only 2 weeks old and the company I bought it from will
> replace it if it's faulty, so warranty isn't the problem. I was just
> wondering if bad motors are a common thing or if I should be concerned
> about.
> For what it's worth, the replacement part was a Rheem-Ruud A241 by
> Fasco, which is exactly what was on the system, so either it's been
> replaced before, or this was an OEM part.
You should never hire a freelance hvac guy even if he is licensed and has
professional training because ofentimes this will cause even OEM parts to
rapidly fail.
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> group but I was hoping for some opinion from those with more experience
> then me.
> I have a Ruud gas pack furnace c.1996. About three weeks ago it started
> making a horrific noise and stopped heating. If I turned off the heat and
> just ran the fan it ran fine, so the main fan motor wasn't the problem. I
> got a number for a freelance HVAC guy who told me the draft-inducer blower
> was bad. I ordered a new one from electricmotorwarehouse.com and he came
> out and installed it for me. Presto! My heat had never worked so well. He
> showed me the old blower assembly and it was corroded beyond belief. only
> about one fourth of the squirrel cage was left, so I have no doubt that it
> was bad.
> Then two nights ago I notice the house is a little chilly and check the
> thermostat. I could hear the "tick" sound indicating that the heat was
> supposed to be engaging, but the blower never turned on. When it was
> working the inducer motor would start as soon as the heat was supposed to
> engage I think. Again the fan is fine. The controls seem to be working.
> The HVAC guy came out yesterday and said the new inducer motor is bad.
> My question is, is this a common thing? Are electric motors sometimes just
> bad and flake out after a couple of weeks, or do I have a deeper problem?
> The guy who came out said the controller board looked fine (we had the
> controller board replaced about two years ago.) Is there a rely or
> something that could have burnt this motor out? The old motor showed no
> signs of being burnt out. In fact it was still spinning even in its
> horribly corroded state. This new motor just doesn't seem to be doing
> anything. It's not locked up, if you spin it by hand it spins fine.