lutful... of ideasPremium
join:2005-06-16
Ottawa, ON Reviews:
 ·TekSavvy DSL
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Re: noisy furnace fan I have been planning to replace the furnace and a/c and water heater ... for 3 years now. Hopefully next year. 
Anyway, I took some photos just now. It is a York furnace. The label says motor is permanently lubricated.
There is definitely no "draft inducer" fan. I can see the flames through the grill. Some combustion air seems to come in through the open pipe nearby and the rest from the basement.
There is a schematic attached to the back of the blower compartment door. They seem to be using HIGH and MED speeds (although I only hear high speed operation) and the LOW speed is not being used. Using MED and LOW settings may reduce the noise but I won't risk messing up the wiring in this cold weather. |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | said by lutful:There is definitely no "draft inducer" fan. I can see the flames through the grill. Just because you can see flames doesn't mean there is no inducer. What's the model number? |
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lutful... of ideasPremium
join:2005-06-16
Ottawa, ON Reviews:
·TekSavvy DSL
| The house was built in 1989. YORK's model number label may be hidden behind the original installer's support label - I will check.
However, I know there is no draft inducer fan because I stood and watched the call for heat cycle. The faint pilot flame magically becomes a huge hissing flame. There is no fan noise at all just flames. The blower does not actually turn on until a minute later.
I checked the schematic again and it seems the heat call always runs the blower on HIGH. Only the manual fan call runs on the MED setting. |
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BobAccount deleted
join:2012-07-22
New Jersey Reviews:
 ·Optimum Online
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said by lutful:The label says motor is permanently lubricated. Unfortunately, the manufacturer probably considers the definition of "permanent" to be 20 years. |
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