I am a new member of this forum and am hoping that some of you cleaver people out there can help me with my problem.
I have a 1990 vintage Payne series A forced air furnace with two problems both associated with the blower motor.
The first is when the blower motor is first switched on. The motor starts to turn but does not quite reach speed and goes off for a few seconds. The motor then switches back on and the second time it spins up to speed just fine.
I took the blower motor out, cleaned and oiled the bronze bearings and also replaced the filter and this seems to have improved things. I was wondering if replacing the run capacitor would be worth a try?
The second problem is at the other end of the furnace cycle when the blower turns off. The motor stops turning for a few seconds, comes back on for 2-3 seconds, and repeats this cycle 2-3 times.
After looking at the (partial) diagram on the inside of the furnace and searching this forum, I wondered if the plenum T/stat was the likely cause of this problem? (The sensor is a STEMCO 430-1457 HH12ZA174c).
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks!
I have a 1990 vintage Payne series A forced air furnace with two problems both associated with the blower motor.
The first is when the blower motor is first switched on. The motor starts to turn but does not quite reach speed and goes off for a few seconds. The motor then switches back on and the second time it spins up to speed just fine.
I took the blower motor out, cleaned and oiled the bronze bearings and also replaced the filter and this seems to have improved things. I was wondering if replacing the run capacitor would be worth a try?
The second problem is at the other end of the furnace cycle when the blower turns off. The motor stops turning for a few seconds, comes back on for 2-3 seconds, and repeats this cycle 2-3 times.
After looking at the (partial) diagram on the inside of the furnace and searching this forum, I wondered if the plenum T/stat was the likely cause of this problem? (The sensor is a STEMCO 430-1457 HH12ZA174c).
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks!
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