Furnace Blower starting to make noise


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Old 08-17-18, 06:02 PM
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Furnace Blower starting to make noise

I have a furnace that is about 16 years old. THe furnace blower in my attic furnace is starting to make bearing related noise. It isn't bad yet but Idon't want what a problem to catch me off when it is not convenient.

What is the best way to deal with this? replace the motor? squirrel
cage? I have rad that you can open up the motor and re-oil the bearing oil pads.

Appreciate anyone thoughts.
 
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Old 08-17-18, 08:32 PM
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You may be able to lubricate the motor. You'd need to open the service door and see if there are oil ports. Most blower motors have sealed bearings that are not re-oilable.
 
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IMO it isn't a big deal to replace the motor if you need to.
 
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Old 08-18-18, 04:01 AM
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Make sure it's the motor or the blower itself.

Couple years ago our blower came apart at the shaft which made noise, we assumed it was the motor, after the repair we heard that it happens more than you would think.
 
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I travel for business a reasonable amount so don't want it leave a problem for my spouse to deal with. I agree that repalcing the motor isn't too muh of a big deal. Biggest hasssle is getting the control board out of the way and taking the pictures to make sure you get the wires hooked back up correctly.

System is 16 years old. Hate to spend the money replacing the motor only to have somehting else go out.

My motor doe snot have oil ports but I have seen a couple of articles on thw web where they just took the motor apart and re oiled the pads near the bearings. Just not sure how temporary that fix is.
 
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Old 08-18-18, 01:56 PM
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That is a temporary repair. There is no guarantee how long it will last.
If you can't have downtime.... look to replacing it.
 
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Old 08-20-18, 07:02 PM
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THanks. That confirms my initial thoughts. I don't plan on moving any time soon so this should be an ok investment.
 
 

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