DIY Inducer Motor Replacement A170 Fasco on Heil Furnace
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- How to replace a draft inducer blower motor on a Heil DC90 Gas Furnace.
OEM Part# 7021-8918 Fasco
Replacement Part# A170 Fasco
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Thanks for sharing your video! A couple of years later and the video is still helping people. I was able to save money and replace my inducer in about 20 minutes after watching this
Glad the video was helpful, thanks Lonnie!
Thank you. That’s exactly what’s happened to my blower this week. I’m sitting here with portable heaters. Hoping all goes well with the replacement blower tomorrow! Thank you for this video!
Good luck!
Hey man. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video. I just had to replace mine and I'm NOT handy but this video walked me right through it. I really appreciate the video and the help.
Glad you found it helpful! 😁
Thanks for the video. I had to replace my draft inducer fan on the same Heil DC90 and the video really helped. A couple of comments, Amazon had an aftermarket fan for ~$135 and prime 2 day delivery and it is a great kit. Also, if you don't want to bother with refitting the wires into the plug, you can just splice and wire nut the black and white wires to the prior ones.
Glad you found the video helpful, thanks.
Well wouldn't ya know, started my furnace up today after a few days of warm and heard this god awful racket. Thought at first it was a neighbour doing some carpentry but then I was like whos gonna be doing that at 1030 in the morning on Easter Sunday... low and behold my furnace's inducer motor's bearing is on its way out. Thanks to this video I now know how to replace it - though I am gonna gamble on it lasting a few more weeks as I had been planning on replacing the whole thing this summer, though a big THANKS for sharing your experience!
Very useful video! Mine actually started leaking and the local HVAC company quoted at 691. Got the inducer for 188 shipped! If they don't find you handsome they should find you handy!
Glad you found it helpful!
@@OutsidewithTom immediately noticed the noise reduction! Mine has almost like a tick noise and I think i might hear it in yours too. You notice that?
That ticking noise you hear in the video is the sound of the flames in the upper part of the furnace.
Much appreciated. Saved me money, frustration & prevent a case of frozen cajones.
Awesome, glad you found it helpful! Thanks!
Thanks man I just replaced mine it took me 20 minutes to do that and spend 200 bucks only for the motor the guy wants to charge me 350 only for the part plus 150 for labor so all I can say is thank you very much for share that video god bless you and ur family 😇
Awesome, really glad you found it helpful. Thanks!
Just replaced mine today. Couldn’t believe someone had the same old furnace as me. I didn’t need the wire adapters I just clipped mine on. Thanks for the video.
Glad you found the video helpful. A little over a year after this repair, the old DC90 furnace is still running great. Should be good for another 20 years. 😀
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We’ve had ours since we moved in which was in 2003. The sticker says 1993 so it’s been a long time either way. Fingers crossed for a lot more years. 🤞
@@ctuagent31 Hope so, good luck!
Thanks for the video. I have to replace mine which is identical, and now have the confidence to do it. Just waiting for the blower part to come in.
You can do it! 👍
Good Job, Great concise Video. Thanks. I live in a 1974 Double Wide Mobile, had a micro Burst hit the trailer, tore off the whole front awning and metal roof, and also damaged the furnace Draft Inducer motor. So I'll be replacing mine when it comes in. We are living on Oven and Electric heaters Heat, so I hope the inducer motor works. Thanks again.
Hope that gets your furnace back up and running, thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. I have the same furnace and my inducer just started making noise and will need to be replaced. Your video covered what I needed to know.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for posting your fix. My 1999 Heil DC90 just started to make crazy noise yesterday, went online and got a new Fasco A170 blower on Amazon for $161. Furnace is still operating but this blower needs to go. Thanks again for the how to guide!
Glad you found the video helpful Louis!
Thxs, I have to replace mine as my house sounded like buffalo running around downstairs lol.
Haha
Hey Tom! Thanks for sharing this video. My furnace just started making the noise you mentioned -- and of course IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND! I just ordered the blower motor I need - similar model to the one you put in -- and after watching your video I have confidence I'll be able to do the same as you did... because THE REPAIR MAN ISN'T AVAILABLE FOR A WEEK! Nope, that's not gonna do.
Seriously, four screws, a vacuum hose, a discharge pipe, and a wiring harness -- it can't be too
hard!
You can handle it. It's a piece of cake. (or pumpkin pie) 😃
Took less than an hour... once the part was here. Thanks again for your video.
@@nickgiacobe 👍
awesome job. I'll need to change mine soon, started whistling. Thanks for the info.
Right on, thanks!
Hi...Thanks so much for posting this video. I may need to have mine replaced and this really helped me if I need to do so.
Glad it helped!
I am literally watching this on Christmas eve 2021....what are the odds?
1 in 365😀
i just lubricated mine, and if i could detach the fan, would do a better job, but i guess that isn’t feasible without special tools.
i’ll be ordering another soon.
you got it done, though i took the shroud off to be able to get to the oil port better. it took a bit to figure out how to undo those clips!
hope it keeps going!
I'd replace it now, before you wake up one morning with no heat. Good luck!
@@OutsidewithTom i got the new one ordered. omg, are those things pricey! but the one i got is around $150 w/ shipping.
👍
@@OutsidewithTom i never have done a diy vid, but most of mine are of things i consider pretty.
I just ordered this part to replace mine. Awesome video!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video. Thanks. I have to replace almost the exact same draft inducer. It rumbles on startup. I saw it on repair clinic for 190.00 . Going to try and replace it myself.
Glad you found the video useful, thanks!
Very helpful. My inducer motor has water coming out of it. I cannot figure out where the drainage is jammed up. The motor seems fine but the water leaks on the inner shelf and down into the bottom of the furnace.
Glad you found the video helpful! I believe a few other viewers had the same issue. I think it was due to a worn out gasket where the inducer motor connects to the furnace. Not for sure though, I'm no HVAC expert. Maybe check the other comments.
having the same issue. Saw other videos saying it could be a clogged drain but cannot tell. My inducer motor is leaking from the bottom too and into the 2 shelves. Great video by the way @outside with Tom!!
Thank you so much for this video. In 2022, this DIY is still very useful. I should be able to get at least one more winter out of my aging Heil DC90, and just before the cold front moves in too. BTW did you ever replace your DC90 like you said you might?
Glad you found the video useful. We moved fall 2021, and the furnace was still running good when we sold the house. I presume it still is, those things seem to be a workhorse. I kept thinking, just one more winter, but it just kept going and going and going.........
Thanks very helpful
Glad it helped!
Did you notice any condensation dripping from the bottom of the motor? I have the same furnace. My motor is making a lot more noise. I was thinking the same thing you did. Oh I could get a couple more months. After watching your video I think I will replace it now. Just noticed a small amount of water under it.
I didn't have any condensation coming from the motor, however someone else in the comments also mentioned that they did. Good idea replacing it before it quits completely. That way you won't wake up Christmas eve with no heat like I did. Good luck with your repair.
Well guess what? It didn't make it until the new one came in. Ordered one off Amazon for 188.00 arrived on Tuesday. Fan died on Saturday night. Once I removed the old one I found the seals worn out. Reason for the water leak. Second thing was you can use the old plastic push pins if you break one. I used a shop vacuum to make sure the drain line was clear and draining right. The fan is set up to disperse the condensation down the drain line. My furnace is installed in 2000 heil dc90. So the connections were easy because the wire connections matched up with the ones on the fan. The rubber exhaust gasket was the same. Your video made it clear to install. One thing missing is the drain line. I suggest people inspect it. My fan had a few pieces broken off. So I wanted to make sure no pieces fell in the drain line. Thanks for your video...
@@michaeloliver5190 Glad you found the video helpful, and that you got your new one installed. Good idea of inspecting the drain line too. 👍
Michael Oliver hi I replaced mine in January. Just opened up the furnace door to check it out and I noticed condensation coming from underneath the rubber gasket that is attached to the blower motor. I never noticed this before not that I even checked. Not even on the old one. I tightened up the clamps but still does it. The water runs down to right where the ground wire is attached and also behind that same area. I notice it ends up on the bottom of the furnace right below the blower housing. I don’t see any drain line. I’m not sure if this is normal it’s been running fine since January.
Thanks for this video
Thanks!
Can you describe the sound it was making before it died? Mine makes a fairly high pitched almost rattle noise. It also gets fairly hot.
Hi thereve! Before it died, it was just running very loudly, with a high pitched almost whistling/whining noise that could be heard through the whole house. The night that it died I didn't hear it, but my wife told me she heard a loud noise during the night but she thought is was a noisy truck driving by. If you have a rattle, the bearing is probably shot and what you're hearing is pieces of the bearing rattling around as it's running. I think the housing getting hot is normal, as the housing on my new motor gets hot as well. So much more quiet now when running though. FYI, I'm not a HVAC pro, just a guy who likes to do my own home repairs when I can. Hope that helps.
Just did this but forgot to take off the old plastic restrictor. How important is it? I still have it and will take it back apart this weekend.
Hi Tom, I just replaced my draft inducer blower motor and your video was very helpful. I found the instructions that came with it to be pretty good, but it was nice to see it done.
It seemed to go smoothly, and the blower is nice and quiet, but, I think I can feel air coming from behind the blower. My guess is that it is from the connection to the furnace, where I replaced the o ring, and that needs to be stopped.
Do you feel any air blowing to the left of the blower when it is running? Any suggestions from one DYI'er to another?
Hi there DM, glad you found the video helpful. I just checked mine, and I don't have any airflow coming from behind the blower motor like you describe. If I did, I suppose I would pull it back off and check the o-ring connection point and the two foam washers that are back there, and make sure the connections are as clean as they can be. If that didn't work then I would probably start looking at the piece that the blower motor connects to. Good luck!
Thanks , that's what I'll do
I used some Rem Oil to lube the bearings and it quieted right down. Good to go until I get my replacement.
Nice!
@@OutsidewithTom Was crazy noisy before hand!
@@My-GG-1 I believe it. Mine was noisy for a long time. Eventually the bearing went out completely with a VERY loud crashing sound during the night.
Outside with Tom same here, two weeks now. New until will be here Thursday. $188 on Amazon. A170 model.
@@My-GG-1 Nice, wish I would have bought my replacement before the original quit working.
Must be a christmas time failure thing. Mine started squealing yesterday. My father is a master electrician and we've done some facetime stuff. It looks to be a bearing issue inside the motor and not the entire unit. This seems to hold with what others are saying about spraying in grease to reduce the noise. I'm going to attempt to disassemble the motor itself and replace the bearings to see if that fixes the issue. Could reduce the fix to a few dollars.
First step confirmed, the noise went away after spraying white grease into the front and back bearings.
Might buy you a couple more months. Of course, if you replace the motor now then you can do it at a time when it's convenient, rather than having the motor go out at a very inconvenient time and then all of a sudden you have no heat and it's an emergency. That was my mistake. Good luck!
Do you still have this furnace? I used this video to replace my motor. Now I think some of my burners are not lighting. I can see three burners and sometimes only one is lit. Have you ever had this with yours?
Sorry, I don't know the answer to that.
Where did you order your from?
Thank you for this video. This is the same furnace that I have. I’ve been able to use a 3to1 oil through the inducer motor fin cage to get to the motor shaft and lubricate the shaft. The high pitched squeaking stopped. It’s been running great since. I’ve had to add more oil since then but it continues to run quieter for now. I’m sure I will have to replace it and your video helps. 👍
Does your blower motor run continuously like mine? I have researched the information on the blower motors and limit switches on blower motors but I cannot find a blower limit switch on this furnace so I just allow the blower motor to continue to run even with the air conditioning unit off cycle and the furnace off cycle in the winter. Do you have the same problem? Thank you again.
Glad you found the video useful. My blower does not run all the time, only when the heat or a/c kicks on. There should be a setting on your thermostat to set the blower to "Auto". That way it will only come on when the heat or a/c kicks on.
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Thanks for the reply Tom.
I have done exactly as you suggested with my thermostat by setting it to auto but the blower motor still continuously ran. I even changed the blower motor about two years ago because it stopped working (was old). It still ran continuously. Recently I changed the thermostat and it still runs continuously even when I set it to auto fan. ???? Strange, I know ? I just thought that you having the same HEIL DC90 ultra high efficiency furnace (exactly) might have the same situation with your blower motor ?? The air conditioning is working otherwise and the only issue is the power usage of having the motor run continuously. It does help with circulation of air in my home lol.
Hmmm, my next thought was to replace the thermostat, but you've already done that. Maybe a bad relay somewhere? I'm pretty stumped.
@@OutsidewithTom
Ya, me too 🤔🧐.
I’m well aware of the fact that. I will need to replace this furnace at some point but I’m dealing with a financial crisis at the moment and I’m simply trying to prolong that. Thanks again for responding and trying to help me with fan blower issue Tom. Much appreciated friend. I will continue to try and remedy the situation and if I resolve my problem, I will be sure to post it here for your reading pleasure. Take care Tom.