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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
I have model g26q3/4-100-6.
The induced draft motor has been whining for over a year -- rather loudly at times. I think it has finally died. It just moans now and does not turn -- furnace will not come on. I cannot seem to find a matching partnumber at the online parts sites. Does anyone know what part number I need? cozyparts.com seems to have the right stuff -- but I cannot find a match between the values I read on my part and their website. I see: induced draft motor on the motor: 5899J43113 1Y25-734CS on the blower housing J16 5468 |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
cozyparts got back pretty quick -- 68K21
$175 |
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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. |
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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. |
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On Mar 30, 1:38*pm, 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. If it's a condensing furnace make sure that the drains are good. The water is supposed to drain before it reaches the draft fan. |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:38:39 -0700 (PDT), kansascats
wrote: On Mar 30, 11:22Â*am, jamesgangnc wrote: On Mar 30, 12:44Â*pm, kansascats wrote: cozyparts got back pretty quick -- 68K21 $175 $175. Â*Ouch. Â*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. |
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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. nate |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
Not to get into a "wo is me" contest, but my inducer fan was
$290 retail. Hope you can afford the replacement, and that you've got someone to install it. I've been able to oil bearings on fans, before. Might work, for you. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "jamesgangnc" wrote in message ... 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. |
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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. nate- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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. |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
Oh, you were writing about an inducer fan? I thought you
meant my last girl friend. Whining for a year, and then went dead. A skilled HVAC tech might be able to disassemble the fan, and relubricate it. Most techs want to rip and replace, so that's not helpful to write. I see you can get another one for $175. Wish you'd called me earlier. Gonna be cold tonight. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "kansascats" wrote in message ... I have model g26q3/4-100-6. The induced draft motor has been whining for over a year -- rather loudly at times. I think it has finally died. It just moans now and does not turn -- furnace will not come on. I cannot seem to find a matching partnumber at the online parts sites. Does anyone know what part number I need? cozyparts.com seems to have the right stuff -- but I cannot find a match between the values I read on my part and their website. I see: induced draft motor on the motor: 5899J43113 1Y25-734CS on the blower housing J16 5468 |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
Inducer fan.
Water in the blower assembly. So is it likely to be a condensing furnace? (I vote yes). -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "jamesgangnc" wrote in message news:2926ac5b-44ba-4a37-b3c8- 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. If it's a condensing furnace make sure that the drains are good. The water is supposed to drain before it reaches the draft fan. |
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Lennox Induced Draft Blower failed
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:48:35 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Not to get into a "wo is me" contest, but my inducer fan was $290 retail. Hope you can afford the replacement, and that you've got someone to install it. I've been able to oil bearings on fans, before. Might work, for you. Mine was $340 and out of stock when the blower wheel started to squeak. I ended up brazing the blower wheel to the hub - which stopped the squeak - after having dissassembled the motor and cleaned and lubed and replaced the bearings trying to chase down the squeak. That was something like 6? years ago. |
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On Mar 30, 5:33*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:48:35 -0400, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: Not to get into a "wo is me" contest, but my inducer fan was $290 retail. Hope you can afford the replacement, and that you've got someone to install it. I've been able to oil bearings on fans, before. Might work, for you. *Mine was $340 and out of stock when the blower wheel started to squeak. I ended up brazing the blower wheel to the hub - which stopped the squeak - after having dissassembled the motor and cleaned and lubed and replaced the bearings trying to chase down the squeak. That was something like 6? years ago. Ouch, that all sucks. I'm thinking that's pricing based on what the market will bear, not based on percentage of production costs. |
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