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The technician diagnosed the problem as the cage being out of balance. He said clean or replace it, so I chose the former. While I had everything out I verified the ceramic piece was not from my...

Maybe bad parts? The HVAC people who sold me the motor watched the video I posted and said the cage is probably defective. Would you agree, especially considering my re-adjusting it "solved" the...

Take a deep breath, it's going to be okay! I'm very competent at electrical, mechanical, and other items. I've plenty of experience around gas & electric motors, high voltages, capacitors, fan...

What do those weights look like? When I was taking it out, a white plastic washer (broken in half) fell out of the blower motor housing:

http://i.imgur.com/topXHl.jpg

The rubber grommets are...

Update: I removed the set screw from the cage/shaft, repositioned the cage slightly, tightened it back up and now the noise is gone.

Question: There is still a small amount of vibration present. ...

Thanks for the explanation. :)


Ok, I did this. It is very hard to tell if it's not centered or is loose. I grabbed the cage and tried to move it every which way and it seems as solid and as...

JD, Wahoo, you are both offering sound advice. I'm just a little put out. I do have the tech scheduled to come out and look at it. They were nice, I can't imagine they'd be rude.

The last motor...

Ugh. Merry Christmas to me. I can't afford this right now. I want to throw this whole system away! Haha.

Ok, fun new problem. I ordered a new motor. The technician who was at my home advised me that to motor in my system was improperly sized, at 1/3 HP, and should have been a 1/2 HP. I installed the...

Ok, that is reassuring. The tech replaced the wire with a wire that feels like it's 1 gauge heavier, so I guess it's fine.


Thanks for the corrected info! Since my new blower motor is somewhere...

Oops, good catch. It's a 3 ton unit all around.


I didn't mean to, while I'm not a pro by a long shot I do know the air handler is the inside portion. :) I refer to my entire system as a...

That's interesting, thanks for the info.

Now, onto new questions I forgot to ask. :)

While the HVAC serviceman was here he noticed that one of the wires to one of the emergency heat strips...

Thought you'd appreciate an update - the technician diagnosed the blower motor had failed. It has ... uh ... one of the windings grounded out. Basically, it is shorting out. In addition, it spins...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the advice.

Something has - I think - destroyed the motor run capacitor on my heat pump, but I am not sure what it is.

Back story:

I have a Goodman 3.5 ton heat pump, model ARUF036-00A-1A. Two nights ago...