TheMG
join:2007-09-04
Edmonton, AB
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Re: Plastic was sucked into the furnace return
said by tp0d  :Its possible the plastic stopped over top the motor itself and the heat melted the plastic. If that is the case, the motor could be heat damaged ($$$) Either way, definetly dont run that thing, theres not only the risk of breathing plastic fumes, but the blower could overheat and catch on fire, destroying the furnace, and possibly more. All of the blower motors I've seen had built-in thermal protection that opens the circuit should the windings get too hot. Yeah, running it like that with the thermal protection tripping all the time certainly can't be good for the motor in the long run, but you'd be hard pressed to cause a motor to self destruct or even catch fire.
Think about it - if the motors didn't have thermal protection what would happen when the start/run capacitor fails (very common problem)? |
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yabbazooie
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Carnegie, PA
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Yea hard to believe it made it past the blower. Unless it was in little pieces
Its possible the plastic stopped over top the motor itself and the heat melted the plastic. If that is the case, the motor could be heat damaged ($$$)
Either way, definetly dont run that thing, theres not only the risk of breathing plastic fumes, but the blower could overheat and catch on fire, destroying the furnace, and possibly more.
Expensive lesson methinks..
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TODarling
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Fort Smith, AR
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said by SandShark :If you can access the blower compartment (with the unit off), see if you can see if the plastic is caught in the blower. It's hard for me to believe the plastic made it past the blower. It depends on how is air handler is made. Mine goes thruogh the filter past the heating and cooling units and then the blower.
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SandShark
So it goes
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Santa Fe, TX
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If you can access the blower compartment (with the unit off), see if you can see if the plastic is caught in the blower. It's hard for me to believe the plastic made it past the blower. |
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