Old oil furnace snapped fan belt
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Old oil furnace snapped fan belt
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My furnace died today. I noticed on my thermostat it was making a heat call, and no air was being moved. I went and inspected and found that the belt snapped, so the motor was just turning away.
Replacing the belt seems simple enough. I'm just curious if anyone recommends any additional work I should perform while in there? I"m not sure if the bearings can be lubed in the motor/fan, or what to use if they can be.
Thx!
My furnace died today. I noticed on my thermostat it was making a heat call, and no air was being moved. I went and inspected and found that the belt snapped, so the motor was just turning away.
Replacing the belt seems simple enough. I'm just curious if anyone recommends any additional work I should perform while in there? I"m not sure if the bearings can be lubed in the motor/fan, or what to use if they can be.
Thx!
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On most of those old belt driven blowers there were oiling points.
That motor probably has oil ports too.
That motor probably has oil ports too.
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It does look pretty tight. Unfortunately, those bearings do not appear to have any lube points. If they are sleeve bearings, you may be able to force some oil in there around the shaft, but I would plan on replacing them.
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Thanks, that is sort of what I figured.
I got the new belt on and it's running much quieter now, and seems to be moving air a bit better. It got down to about 50 in the house last night, so it was a bit chilly. The furnace is running A LOT now trying to get things back up in temp. Definitely way more quiet though.
I got the new belt on and it's running much quieter now, and seems to be moving air a bit better. It got down to about 50 in the house last night, so it was a bit chilly. The furnace is running A LOT now trying to get things back up in temp. Definitely way more quiet though.