Cond fan motor in airhandler?

[truck12]

So theres (now) this guy way out in the middle of bfe with a 1/3 hp 1075 condenser fan motor in his airhandler thanks to my non stocked truck. It's a 2000 trane that had the original vented 1/3 1075 in it that burned up.

It draws normal amps. Seems like people would do this back before ecm motors. It'll be fine right? Not that I really care.

[martyinlincoln]

His Nebraska cousin( also in BFE) has the same thing and it has been going strong for 5 years.

[AC5096]

It gets pretty hot in Egypt. I wouldn't use a TENV motor.

[ironpit]

That's a relief! Thought I was the only one. I put one in a garage that had a sandblaster.The sand kept getting in the air-over motors windings.

[ServiceMgr28]

Ive put several of them in, especially in dusty or high humidity environments

[54regcab]

As long as the voltages are the same and they don't need multispeed i don't see why not..

[ar_hvac_man]

Ive done it many times in a pinch and havnt had any issues. As long as your amp draw was good the motor should actually stay cooler than if used outside.

[newoldtech]

I've considered doing it mostly for the cost savings. But from what I've seen the amps on the condenser motors are usually too low to use for a blower motor regardless of the HP.

[54regcab]

Are condenser motors not more efficient since they are mostly single speed? This may account for some of the lower amperage?