Bad inducer motor replacement?

Posted by HVAC on January 28, 2009, 1:57 pm

> 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.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.... Why did YOU supply the part?
That's like going to your doctor and telling him you
need a heart transplant and you're going to supply the heart.

You can buy spare hearts here www.storminmormun.com

Posted by Don Ocean on January 29, 2009, 12:11 am

HVAC 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.

>
> Whoa, whoa, whoa.... Why did YOU supply the part?
> That's like going to your doctor and telling him you
> need a heart transplant and you're going to supply the heart.
>
> You can buy spare hearts here www.storminmormun.com

Freelance service guy needed his daily wine money. There is no such
thing as a freelance service guy. You either are trained and licensed or
you are not.

>
>
>

Posted by Stormin Mormon on January 28, 2009, 7:53 pm

Most of the folks who post to this list are techs. If you
add up all the replies you get, and divide by three, the net
result is to call a different tech, cause this one doesn't
sound like he's got the experience to help.

Most of the techs on this list buy OEM or approved
replacements, not some super discount that they find on the
web. The OEM parts typically last longer.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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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.

Posted by Don Ocean on January 29, 2009, 12:15 am

Stormin Mormon wrote:

> Most of the folks who post to this list are techs. If you
> add up all the replies you get, and divide by three, the net
> result is to call a different tech, cause this one doesn't
> sound like he's got the experience to help.
>
> Most of the techs on this list buy OEM or approved
> replacements, not some super discount that they find on the
> web. The OEM parts typically last longer.

When parts fail prematurely, The Service company takes responsibility
for warranty work. It will be a cold day in Hell before I install
something a customer has purchased over the net.

Posted by Zyp on February 1, 2009, 7:21 pm

Don Ocean wrote:

> Stormin Mormon wrote:

>> Most of the folks who post to this list are techs. If you
>> add up all the replies you get, and divide by three, the net
>> result is to call a different tech, cause this one doesn't
>> sound like he's got the experience to help.
>> Most of the techs on this list buy OEM or approved
>> replacements, not some super discount that they find on the
>> web. The OEM parts typically last longer.

> When parts fail prematurely, The Service company takes responsibility
> for warranty work. It will be a cold day in Hell before I install
> something a customer has purchased over the net.

I'd say don't buy your parts on eBay....

--
Zyp

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