How to replace the furnace fan motor Part 5

[@jason-ge5nr]

Sir you are a special kind of person. No rational person willingly changes out a blower motor for funsies.... And you did. I've done 3 or 4 and none were pleasant. I appreciate your effort.

[@WanJae42]

Always amazed at how few people take advantage of the camera in their phone before taking something apart. Great advice.

[@jeffneedstogivejakeaturnon1083]

Just completed one of these on a Trane XE-80 at one of my buildings. Great experience and a pain in the butt all rolled into one. Lol Thank you for taking the time to make these videos sir. Even years after I took one of your classes, I'm still learning from you. 👍

[@grayfurnaceman]

Curious, which class, when. GFM

[@jewdali1]

thank you , it is always a pleasure to watch your videos

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@paulcilluffo]

Gary love your videos you always are very professional gary do a video on how to treat the customer with respect please view steve lavs last video on fixing a hot water line leak and suggest this is Not how to treat the elderly and customers in general thank you for your videos you had to be hell on wheels when you were working every day

[@grayfurnaceman]

Thanks for the support. I do have a series on customer relations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJKaZYaJer2FpNU GFM

[@joshualucero6054]

Good job sir. I’ve done thousands growing up and getting your hands torn up just comes with the job. How ever now I don’t bleed as much lol 😅

[@johnzsiga]

Just a tip on those old janitrol GMP's...remove the blower and feel around inside the shelf that the blower slides into. You'll probably find a couple of those large open rivets that once held the heat exchanger halves together. These were known for bad heat exchangers.

[@grayfurnaceman]

Glad to hear that. I had so many of those that I always hit side of those furnaces with every service call. If I heard the rivets bounce around, I knew we had a bad heat exchanger. GFM

[@YTsux24-7]

After loosening the blower wheel set screw I like to push the blower wheel toward the motor before loosening the motor brackets to expose the shaft for cleaning with some emory cloth. This will often negate using my puller to remove the wheel from the shaft. Also, true blower amps should be measured with the blower door on and filters in place. Happy New Year GFM!

[@grayfurnaceman]

Good workmanship idea. I probably should have noted the amp draw issue. As the unit is a test mule, of course that can't be done. Happy new year. GFM

[@YTsux24-7]

@@grayfurnaceman I appreciate all you do for the HVAC community sir.

[@BartSimpson-nr1dy]

Great video. Very informative. Looks like you have “the ultimate pull”. Great tool and have one too. Happy New Years

[@dangelorrrr]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, sir!

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@deanmartin1966]

Great Video. Happy New Year

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@aland680]

Awesome video. Very detailed. Thank you for your efforts and time. Happy new year.

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@williegillie5712]

I’ve heard it’s a good idea to replace the capacitor and motor at the same time.

[@grayfurnaceman]

Generally that is the best course. GFM

[@MrKentaroMotoPI]

Indeed it is, Willie. It's a capacitor start motor, so if the capacitor fails...

[@averyalexander2303]

You should. If the motor is so old that it failed, the capacitor probably doesn't have much life left either. And if the capacitor is bad, it can cause the new motor to run hot and fail early also.

[@LemontTheFanMan]

wow cool video i enjoyed it and i love the Startup Sound on that motor i'm a big fan of Startup Sound motors or fans also i like how you film now in 4K i also do the same keep up the good work.

[@grayfurnaceman]

And in a few years, they will be saying: why didn't he use 8K or whatever is the best then. lol GFM

[@craignehring]

Way to go GFM All the best going forward in 2019

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@ronnieh.2144]

New to your channel. My gas furnace is over 30 years old. It has 3 holes on the metal box/wall/housing of it. One is about the size of a dime. I can see inside, a little bit if I peek, and I think I see the pilot. Is this what the holes are for? Or can holes happen over time?

[@ultrafaga1947]

@grayfurnaceman I wanted to ask you: Would you recommend swapping a motor if there's oil on the side of it, but cap and amp draw are within specs???

[@grayfurnaceman]

I would not generally recommend replacement. As you could see with the motor in that unit, the oil slick is indicative of loss of oil. I have seen so many of those motors last for many years after seeing that, that I only recommend yearly service to see how its doing. GFM

[@streetclasscc5189]

I lost track which one goes where on the capacitor they both the same color and same connection type. Does it matter what side? My capacitor has only 2 sides but has 4 prong per side. Your help will be appreciated!!!

[@grayfurnaceman]

On a factory motor, it should make no difference. GFM

[@professorkiwi]

Great video! Thank you!

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@rogerf3622]

Great video. Thx.

[@grayfurnaceman]

Happy new year GFM

[@hddm3]

Awsome

[@ultrafaga1947]

Where. Are. Your. GLOVES!!!!

[@grayfurnaceman]

Never could work with them. Happy new year GFM

[@ultrafaga1947]

@@grayfurnaceman Love your vids! Back at'cha brother!

[@throttlebottle5906]

gloves suck and are either always torn or you spend 3x the time fighting them. after a while you get good at not cutting yourself or get good at not bleeding all over :))

[@ultrafaga1947]

@@throttlebottle5906 I feel you, but I'm learning to wear gloves when I swap a motor or put in a pan treatment. Otherwise, I deal with cuts and use neosporin as hand lotion. Lol!

[@throttlebottle5906]

what's a "neosporin".......... for years dirty grease, oil, dust, dirt and spray cleaners are all most used as antibacterial, well that and blood pouring out everywhere ;) while I'm kind of joking, I'm also not and a very common job-site fix is wrap some napkin over-top with electrical tape, nobody has time for the "office worker"/ "softy routine" and would continue to work the rest of the day. even if you have "band-aid's" you put part of napkin and tape over-top it all, else it would be gone in seconds...

[@MrKentaroMotoPI]

Ugh! Circuit board mounted on blower housing. Electronic components and solder joints subjected to vibration can lead to high cycle fatigue damage. Shame them, Grayfurnaceman!

[@grayfurnaceman]

Pretty common. GFM