How To Replace A Goodman Fan Motor & Blower Wheel

[@OGHVAC]

43 year's as a HVAC tech. Retired as of January. I still like to see what the young guys are up to. You young man, are good tech and have MANY more adventures ahead of you. Stay safe, hydrated and vigilant out there. There are so many obstacles and dangers out there that are not HVAC repair related that can slow you down or stop you in your tracks. The wheel puller is a smart tool to utilize when you can. I've always said "work smarter, not harder" and that mindset will give decade's of success.

[@diyhvacguy]

Yeah! I appreciate your input very much. I actually just bought one of these polar so I’m excited to test it out. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with others. Make sure and subscribe to our channel for more HVAC related content! Cheers

[@OGHVAC]

@@diyhvacguy subscription done. Looking forward to more interesting videos from your channel.

[@Delcore2006]

i wish i could find and keep a legit and honest hvac guy i can call for issues and regular tuneups

[@glendurant911]

nice video again and because I just installed a Goodman it was cool to see a blower motor/fan/squirrel cage adjustment.

[@nickcurry8515]

HVAC tech/installer here, brother you need to get a motor puller for your drill lol! instead of smacking it with your hammer and cutting all that metal you just tighten it down on the squirrel cage and drill and it pulls the motor right off with ease. It'll save ya a lot of time and hassle

[@diyhvacguy]

What?!? Send me a link bro

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@transformationproject3583]

@@diyhvacguy lmao!!! An honest response

[@xtoxicxx]

You got a link to that ?

[@nickcurry8515]

@@xtoxicxx I tried two times replying with the link but it won’t let me post it, guess you can’t post links in comment sections I’m not sure. But on Amazon search hvac motor puller and the first one that pops up is the one I use. Two tips when using it, make sure ya spray pb blaster on motor shaft before and before you drill make sure the point of the puller is center on the motor shaft

[@TeslaBoy123]

Look easy but obviously isn't a easy task to complete many people think ohh why u charge me to much is only a little fan motor Good job btw 👍

[@77LionTree]

Magnificent teaching skills.

[@diyhvacguy]

Many thanks!

[@Eddy63]

1st time viewer and 1st time subscriber ... Thx and nice job replacing blower ...

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks so much for the support! I hope you find my videos helpful :) cheers

[@steveasher9239]

really enjoying your videos. Especially since I have that 👉exact unit in my house

[@diyhvacguy]

Awesome! Yea it’s a pretty common one. Mine has been amazing! Definitely a great one to have. Very basic and very trustworthy

[@search_eternal]

Good job dude. I've had many blower wheels like that and even had one that blow a part once. You should look into getting a M12 impact driver. So much more compact then the M18.

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks for the tip. I do have the m12, I just nabbed this one out of my other truck real quick. Thanks so much for watching! Make sure and subscribe to the channel for more helpful hvac tips and tricks! Cheers

[@leomerino3906]

Man just subscribed and videos are very detailed.

[@jkelleyhvac]

Wow! Great video bud!

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks bro!

[@bigdaddy4975]

Klein is now making those malco bits way better and way cheaper you should check them out they have a way smaller footprint and can get into smaller spaces.

[@danielbutler578]

Several years ago I had to replace a blower wheel in a furnace that had been thumping on startup for a couple of months. They called me when it quit working entirely. 2 of the welded on mounting legs had broken and the blower wheel was shredded. I ended up drilling out the spot welds on the mounting legs and putting a belly band mounting bracket on it and a new blower wheel. The thermal switches on the housing were destroyed and had to be replaced as well. If I had been called when it first started thumping it would have only needed the mounting bracket for parts. At the time that would have been about $15 in parts. By waiting until it quit working they ended up with almost $100 in parts. It also took about double the time to repair the wiring and the bent up fan housing.

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks so much for sharing. Make sure and subscribe and comment on all of our videos and we super appreciate comments from seasoned hvac guys! Much appreciated. Cheers

[@actechBaDsHaKhAn]

I love you work taknik ❤

[@smokeskull]

Our furnace is original except the gas valve from 1988 when the house was built. I got a spare furnace when my neighbor upgraded so I have 2 spare motor and squirrel cage. I don't have a spare gas valve though I had yo use it.

[@diyhvacguy]

Always good to have spare parts! Nice!

[@smokeskull]

@@diyhvacguy if you lived near me you would get all my business. Any my friends too. The world needs more people like you.

[@diyhvacguy]

@@smokeskull thanks man! That means a lot. I really appreciate your support here on KZbin even if I can take care of you in person 👍🏽 cheers

[@Time-Trvlr]

I was wondering about using the old capacitor on this new motor

[@realSamAndrew]

I have a question about the speed wires and have not received a clear answer yet. If you have determined that the best airflow and temp split occurs with the high speed in BOTH heat and cool, can you use a Y adapter on the black wire and plug it into the heat and cool spades on the board so it always runs on high speed for every mode?

[@diyhvacguy]

Yes all you need to do is make sure both heat and cool terminals to to the black wire, that way, it will be in high speed for heat and cool alike 👍🏽

[@zapa47]

Wow goodmans seem to have some problems in this regaurd. My blower cage asploded and the installer found extra fins from the previous replacement in there.

[@Shalmaneser1]

I have an end-of-life 15 yo Goodman compressor with a hard start that's three years old. I'm planning for a bitter end. HVAC salesmen want to replace entire system (as always).

[@xtoxicxx]

What is the light that you use ?

[@diyhvacguy]

Oh man I have a seperate video on this light. It’s one of the best tools I’ve ever bought! It’s called a streamlight switchblade. Here is a link for it with the quick charger. Worth every penny! Cheers amzn.to/3XltFW6

[@bigdaddy4975]

You get a two pack for like 10$ one small and one bigger one.

[@realSamAndrew]

If the parts were under warranty, why was it any cost at all to you?

[@diyhvacguy]

I meant to say HE would have paid 600 but his bill was only 350 for the labor side since I paid for the parts and then brought the old parts back to Goodman to get my money back. Sorry for the confusion haha

[@db8823]

Wow, no gloves with the sheet metal. Good job.

[@diyhvacguy]

Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@transformationproject3583]

You get to learn to handle it. Its when the boss comes flying out yelling about go faster and all the suckasses rip it out of your hands is when you have problems.

[@carooterplumbing9875]

how much u charge for a job like that ?

[@diyhvacguy]

650 if I had to pay for the parts. They were warranties so it was $350

[@kennethwilson1117]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@transformationproject3583]

hmmmmm...... $350 for a couple hours(I suppose speedy guys could do it faster I know I could leisurely do it in a couple) maybe ill reconsider just doing this for myelf lol. I do know a guy that works a regular job and has a legit hvac business on the side seems like a good idea to me. I mentioned elsewhere I did commecial install for 20 years but never learned service so its not a problem for me to drage one of these thing into a house and set it up I just need to know the smart stuff. I left the trade because I mostly did a lot of really high up in the air, dangerous types of situations and I just dont want to do it anymore the money isnt worth getting killed over. "this job requires harnesses!" next thing you know you're in a shaft standing on beam reaching thru a damper blade trying to uninstall a damper motor with 200ft of air below you getting yelled at on the radio to hurry up. No thx im done.

[@diyhvacguy]

I don’t blame you! Yea this is very chill and pays good in my opinion. I’d imagine you were getting paid well doing that but it’s also nice calling your own shots. No one is yelling at me except my inner self haha cheers man

[@transformationproject3583]

@@diyhvacguy I made $42hr when I left. Its a lot working for someone else but in the overall scheme of things not a lot considering the time.

[@johnnguyen685]

$650 is ok Primer but hard to find A good repairman

[@Nine_883]

This is why I do commercial. I don’t like homeowners in my grill. I have no interest in hearing about their lives or listening to them lie about all the crap they didn’t try to get the thing running when it’s obvious as hell the guy was in the furnace making things worse. Not necessarily in this case, but you all know what I mean.

[@Nine_883]

@Harry Maybe you do not understand how much homeowners lie about what the "internet" tricks homeowners have already tried before they end up calling a professional and in the process have made the problem worse and more complicated. People like you is why I stay in commercial where the customer is not tied down by cost and have called me to pix the problem first before they have rewired the system backwards and forwards trying tin impress their wife and save a couple of dollars. Many times their KZbin efforts have costed them more money.

[@transformationproject3583]

Someone needs to sue these mfg for making these garbage wheels. I have to replace the one in my heil on average once a year! The furnace is 15 years old but since I have replaced literally every part on it its basically new so I hate getting rid of it over this stupid crap. I dont have any back pressure issues the wheels are just JUNK ive tried ordering from different places all the same. This summer really pissed me because I replaced the wheel then realized the motor was shot and replaced it to. Then we had 1 day left of really hot weather and the outdoor motor kicked it. Its on a shelf till spring. I cant complain about the motors they lasted this entire time I just hope the replacements arent junk I did sheetmetal for 20 years but sadly never learned service as I only did commerical install so im learning this crap now to help out in my elder years when im not making the big bux anymore. I already know if I call a shop I can take whatever price of the parts are x 2 or even 3 screw that. Im probably going to sign up for pennfoster online. Many say it costs too much im like its the cost of 1 visit. I already have the mechanical knowledge I feel I can really benefit from it.

[@diyhvacguy]

Right on. I highly recommend doing the schooling, it will be worth it for you if you like hvac work. I was Wondering with these wheels if throwing a few tack welds would work? They are like clamped over the main center portion which is really dumb. I might give that a try next time. I’ve only seen it on Goodman’s so far. Not many however. Cheers

[@transformationproject3583]

@@diyhvacguy thx. I havent tried tacking them yet to try but its on my list. Ive saved all the wheels I have 4 or 5 of them lol so worth a shot. I know they can get out of balance easily. Just a real mess and poor design Or a good design depending on who you are.......like the mfg

[@JenniferJillOlmstead]

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[@thomashardin911]

At the end of kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYfVgZqdecyKfck why did you refer to this video along the lines a seeing how long it run on a full charge?

[@diyhvacguy]

That video endscreen will be changed soon. Make sure and subscribe to the channel so you can see when it comes out! Cheers

[@thomashardin911]

@@diyhvacguy thank you :-)

[@breatmiller606]

Xyx

[@joeyysossa4144]

Really you have no experience in HVAC...you should of losend the shaft lock nut than heated the shafft than hit it downwards till it came off...

[@diyhvacguy]

Why? I had to get a new wheel so I hooked my guy up with a new motor. No sweat. Thanks for the tip though! I’m always learning. The heat won’t mess up the bearings on the motor?

[@f.hababorbitz]

@@diyhvacguy I bet if you were to press the shaft out of the hub of that wheel, you would find it galled up, and hence a time burner to clean it up (if you could have gotten it out without damage to the fan and motor shaft). I think your repair was spot on in how your got the motor and wheel out of the fan housing. Did the factory assemble this wrong, with the square headed set screw not tightened to the shaft flat?

[@diyhvacguy]

@@f.hababorbitz i’ve wondered the same thing. It’s definitely possible. I’ve done this same exact repair twice now in two months. Thanks for the comment! Cheers

[@f.hababorbitz]

@@diyhvacguy If you have seen this same issue on the same brand, it's not a design issue, but an assembly issue, and for the past 40 years, quality control is left to the final person doing their job. You know, there are some people you can't train to do their job right.

[@Nine_883]

Did that guy say he gave up his motorcycle “When we found out we were pregnant.” Hahah. California fruit cakes. Hahah. It’s a freaking yellow ornament in his house. Give me a break.