On 28 Jan 2004 12:44:23 -0800, wrote:

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An quick update. Gas company is saying the power-vent brought to you
by "fieldcontrols" (see http://www.fieldcontrols.com) will set me back
$600 plus $250 in labor. "It's very hard to replace it, will take at
least 3 hours".

I thought, seems a little high. Grabbed my toolbox, and took it apart
myself.
Piece of cake, I had the thing apart in 10 minutes, with most of the
time spend walking back and forth from outside to the basement.

Ok, so now I'm looking at a small motor, with a square plate of metal
with the axle sticking through it with a metal cylinder like fan
attached to it.

Is there any reason why I couldn't pick up a similar electric motor,
move over the blade, and slap it all back together again?
What would a motor cost, fifty bucks something in that neighborhood?

$600, pfff, the nerve, and they tell me this with a straight face...

You would be surprised at what some of those small odd ball motors
cost...but yes I do agree that $600 is insane whether it really does
carry a hefty price tag from the manufacturer or if the seller is
slapping you with 500% markup.

My advice is to take the motor to a local place that specializes in
selling and rebuilding motors. Every so often when I run into an
obsolete motor I'll take it to a local rebuilder. If he can't match
it up with a replacement they'll rebuild the old one at a reasonable
cost...usually have it back the same day too. Also if you go this
route you'll know you're getting the proper voltage, rpm, HP and
rotation.

George