On Mar 30, 4:41*pm, N8N wrote:
On Mar 30, 3:56*pm, wrote:





On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:38:39 -0700 (PDT), kansascats

wrote:
On Mar 30, 11:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 30, 12:44*pm, kansascats wrote:

cozyparts got back pretty quick -- 68K21
$175

$175. *Ouch. *Sounds like it might have been worth taking that thing
apart when it started squealing and trying to get some oil into the
bearings.

yeah.. somehow water ends up down in the blower assembly. *Searches
revealed this is a common problem. *that motor is pretty enclosed --
next time around i'll try a bit harder to get at the bearings.

*How about a drain hole in the inducer fan to prevent water buildup in
the first place. Doesn't need to be very big - and a small hose to a
container will let you know if water is getting into the fan. Blow in
the hose accaisionally to be sure it is not blocked.plugged.

the pvc vents for the inducer blower for my furnace had a tee for a
small drain pipe inline, with a 360 degree loop in the drain to hold
water so as not to allow exhaust to blow into the condensate pump.
pipes are pitched down toward furnace.

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You sure that external was in both the intake vent and the exhaust
vent?
Somehow I doubt the install called for one in each. On my
Rheem there is a trap as you describe on the INTAKE vent
pipe so as to prevent any rain water that blows in from
reaching the furnace. The intake vents normally just terminate
inside the furnace cabinet, so without the external trap water
could make it inside.

The exhaust on the other hand, should be able to deal with
any water that runs down the pipe as it should have it's
own trap inside the furnace that handles the regular
condensate.