How To Remove and Clean a Blower Wheel

In this detailed step by step video, Josh shows how to remove a blower from a Rheem furnace, how to remove the wheel from the housing, and what to use to clean the blower wheel. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment and we will respond as soon as possible. Thanks for watching!
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[@NeoEon]

Four companies gave me four different proposals ranging from 3,000, 4,000, 5,000, 7,000 George Washington's for cleaning evaporator coils and blower fan. I did both with all tools and your help and other channels help for 400, plus replaced my capacitor and cleaned my condenser unit. 10 up to 17 times less money. Fuel locally is 10 miles for all of them, labor in Florida is low, nothing above 20 bucks for techs as of 2024. I could see charging people 600, 700 or 800, but these companies over charge. Thank you, I consider you a real worker's hero.

[@KevinD21]

This was an awesome video! I used it to replace my blower wheel, which had torn itself up. Thank you!!

[@Warthog0129]

Thank you so much! Ours needed to be cleaned and the service company quoted me 600 bucks. thanks to your video i did it in maybe 45 minutes and now i know how to do it for the future!

[@russcobb1403]

Removed blower motor/fan removed blower from motor then cleaned squirrels, in 45 minutes! Plus assembled and reinstalled,?

[@akim2007p]

Thank you for details. I got a quote for 3k$ to change blower motor, capacitor and clean up blower fan. I was sure I can do it myself and your video help a lot. Ordering parts now. Thanks!

[@pcollenyt3683]

Why change the blower motor ? Is it defective or not performing ?If the fan is very dirty , that can but a strain on the blower motor. But cleaning the fan blades should remedy that.

[@STS4747]

just started at my first ac company a couple months back after graduating. I’ve seen it done before but I haven’t done it my own I feel a little less nervous. Thank you 🙏

[@Rabbitzblue]

Good luck bro. I haven't done one yet on my own either.

[@TitaniumTurbine]

If you guys are in Florida, you can come over and practice this on mine, no pressure. Lol That sounded like such a boomer thing to say… Sorry for that but congrats to you both on graduating! Best of luck out there.

[@EvilRiG]

I just cleaned my furnace motor and blades, it was soo dirty! your video gave me the confidence to clean it myself and it was very easy. Thanks a ton!

[@Time-Trvlr]

This spring I decided to check and clean my blower wheel in this 16 year old home. I knew that when it was manufactured they did not provide a inlet / return filter because I swapped the return vent with one that caged a filter. When I got the wheel out it was overwhelmingly evident that the interior house painters ran the system when painting. It was coated with cured paint the same shade as my walls. After unsuccessfully by trying many heavy duty cleansers to soften the paint on the blades. I used unscented heavy duty oven cleaner and several hours letting it sit to get a brand new shine with my water hose and a jet nozzle.

[@thecreativehuman75]

I really enjoyed that and I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@humanvideosponge4529]

That's a pretty big process for something that probably should be done fairly often (It can't be good for a lot of dust to build up on those blades). Seems like they'd eventually design these things so the wheel can be taken off and cleaned without taking the whole furnace apart. I know probably changing the filter often might help but you're still going to have some dust buildup on that wheel. Seems like kind of a dumb design for them to keep doing it for so long. Is there a reason it's made like that or is it just they don't think it's an issue or don't care?

[@willmckern8455]

The furnace he's working on is pretty compact. Mine is much taller and so the blower sits at the bottom on rails and you disconnect one wire harness and undo two screws and it just pulls out. Really depends on the furnace and how tall the housing is

[@arcticheroh]

Not all of them are this tedious

[@hellbooks3024]

Why would they redesign it when they can charge $1000 to clean it?

[@marcusdarnell3348]

Great video! What is the best way to clean the condensate trap connecting to collection box on 90% gas furnaces?

[@spiritdetective85]

I needed this. Thank you!

[@chesstime356]

Very nice work

[@mikepatel6323]

Great Video. Thanks.

[@beachwave2]

Thank you. Great video.

[@HVACTechTips]

Glad you liked it!

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

Good one. Thank you

[@angelicaalexander3041]

Awesome video.

[@CanadianBi-WeeklyInvestor]

Curious if this would help my furnace problem.... Not sure if it is related but I got a duct cleaning in my house this summer (10 year old house) and i noticed this fall that when i am raising the temperature of my house in the morning the furnace cuts heating before it reaches desired temperature 67f to 72f. When the furnace cuts out the fan continues running and then eventually kick the burners back on. When this happens it does have a orange flash of 4 blinks quickly. I wonder if its a air flow issue and when i got the duct cleaning some debris got into something, or its a completely different issue

[@lebenek.5806]

Hello whaat state are you in please & what HVAC company are with if you can disclose... Is there a HVAC company here in North Texas that would offer sich a service that you know of? My husband & I have our😮 because we have never seen or known of anyone offering this service. It would have saved many a units from being changed. My fan motor ran out over the weekend & they changed it out without cleaning out a 30 yr old blower drum! So what do you think happened again?? The new fan motor burnt out locked up again less than 24 hours after it was replaced! I only saw your video afyer the fan motor was replaced 😢. I am so sad & grateful grateful at the same time for sharing this well guarded maintenance secret four our HVAC's. Keep doing good. Thank You!

[@waterboggle36]

So what do you do in the winter time -40 C?

[@grntchstrmdws]

This is helpful, but the component that is really filthy that I'd like to know how to clean is the coil, just above the fan.

[@dunrobincourt]

Good info, thanks. B

[@joehead1294]

Hope you don't mind me asking, what was the reason for r&r/clean the blower wheel? Was it requested by customer or done to cure a problem? Unit looked to be in pretty good shape overall.

[@CARMENARDINO]

The blower wheel clogs with dust, decreasing the amount of air it can move. If you have a bathroom fan a few years old, pull it down it's probably 50% or more clogged.

[@user-qp4bj6we2f]

List of the attachments you used for the Milwaukee Drill plz.

[@matthewknezich1403]

If you could please provide the exact name of the coil cleaner you used and sprayer? Maybe an Amazon link? I have had blower wheels that would not clean with a brush easily, this coil cleaner you used looks like it did a nice job, looks like new. Would think this would be a nice promo for the cleaner you used. Wondering how well it would work on really dirty wheels and would they need to be brushed? Would this stuff work on plastic wheels like mini splits or does it have to react with metal?

[@omarious]

Use triple D coil cleaner

[@Marc_B.]

My blades have a lot of rust spots all over the blades. I rinsed and used fan blade cleaner. Lots of dirt came off, but still this rust or rust like stuff will not come off. What should I do?

[@hvactechwanttobe1499]

You did this like a professional

[@dporrasxtremeLS3]

As Good as it Gets! Josh! Thanks!

[@HVACTechTips]

That's because I am 🤣

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@HVACTechTips Ahhh that seems to answer a few things here. 😂

[@canuck-guy2384]

I live in a modular home with a counter-flow furnace in a closure. I started this because it said I had a limit switch issue. One of the other issues is a dirty coil above the burner. I have a dirty coil! How do I access and clean the blower and coil? Help!

[@bretthl1]

Isolate (turn off) the electrical to the furnace?

[@nilbertocohen4963]

What type of cleaner did you use? Evaporator coil cleaner?

[@HVACTechTips]

Yes

[@jeffsutton3583]

Is the fan itself directional, the squirrel cage

[@tylerparker3024]

All fans are directional thats how they work. Just pay attention to the way it is when you take it out and put it back the same way

[@360Mike]

Was the igniter sparking at 2:45? Did you forget to shut off the power?

[@HVACTechTips]

No

[@RC-Heli835]

That was lucky on the fan pulling! Mine won't budge!

[@PlumberGuy-ez9wx]

So I went to do mine and there's screws that hold the blower up, cheap aprilaire furnace. So I cleaned out the box as best I could and left the fan alone. I guess I'll be replacing the whole thing soon

[@mikai13]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@kennyg3192]

Brother, I’m from Baltimore Maryland. I’m a plumber I know I can do it I’m petrified. I don’t know why because I know I don’t have the money to replace it right now. If I do break something you know everybody says it’s just a motor it’s just wiring well I know what wire in the wrong way does I’ve seen what people do with Multi split units and burn them up because they wired them the wrong way, I had a company called DeVier came out and serviced my system said they did a full maintenance but yet they never did that never took it out and cleaned it. They sealed all my docs, sealed my return system and sealed the problem.😮😮 what would be the best thing for me to do as a plumber should I try my hand and take it apart or should I call Friend and have that fan housing clean because other than that my system is running perfectly I got all the readings from them from last time when they came out in March of this year so my system is only one for April out in May. My systems always turned off in May. I don’t run my air condition and I just turn my heat back on in November. I don’t think they did a good job at all. Can you explain to me sir it’s a tuneup and maintenance and a gas machine for system has or has not been cleaning that furnace wheel or blower wheel part of it.???so is it covered in a maintenance check up

[@digitalliquid5159]

Pulls wheel out at 7:00 -7:30

[@hotfeva9843]

I use an air compressor

[@mnmurph]

Can't i just put it in the dishwasher??

[@ronj9448]

What level of work is this? For a yearly checkup, they never did anything like this on one of my units.

[@HVACTechTips]

Hey Ron. So on a maintenance visit, I typically just inspect the blower wheel and recommend cleaning it for an additional fee. If they want me to do it and I have time I'll do it while I'm there but if not, we'll schedule it for another day.

[@ZIXTRIX]

@@HVACTechTips how much do you charge for cleaning if it’s not a secret ? Thx

[@CPgoogle619]

I was quoted 425

[@Dre4laraza]

Damn I just cleaned one today for $250

[@Dre4laraza]

Also this video helped me do it lol

[@myname2263]

Stop at Dollar Tree , Grab that yellow can of over cleaner . Spray on and let it sit for a while . Blower wheel will look brand new !

[@tillerdogg3232]

Them blades will slice you up

[@10YearOldTom]

Let's be honest though, that wasn't going to change anything. Nice video of the labor involved, but some 52 year old is going to think this will fix his leaky system

[@paranoidparanormal376]

u aint gotta take all that stuff apart just water gose it and wait for it to dry any electronic will work if u let it dry throw a tv in a pool and let it dry it will work still

[@I_name_All_my_guns]

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