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Posted by on December 1, 2007, 4:51 pm
I just purchased a house which has a Sears 3000 furnace mounted
humidifier. It's mounted to the supply side with the controls on the
return side. There is a motor driving a drum with a foam pad. When I
pulled it apart the foam pad and reservoir was full of mineralization.
Original owners must've never cleaned it (7 or so years) You couldn't
even tell there was a foam pad under there. I cleaned the reservoir
and got a new pad (actually, a paper wicking pad cut to fit since I
could no longer get the original replacement) and it's looking new
again. But when I hooked it back up the motor doesn't seem to be
turning the drum. Without load it seems to turn fine. With it hooked
up to the drum, there's a lot of clicking like a timer but no turning.
Even with the slightest resistance using my finger it clicks. I'm
wondering if the motor is bad due to years of neglect since I
wouldn't be surprised if the drum hasn't turned in years due to
mineralization. It's a SIEBE Appliance Controls 115VAC 1RPM (3W)
motor. One place online says discontinued, but I wonder if there is a
replacement.
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