Reminder: Clean Your Blower Motor

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project240

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We bought a used Osburn 1600 insert 2 years ago and used it alot last year and now use it only on cooler nights/weekends this year after installing our new stove. I always thought the blower was a little noisy, but it was new to us and just assumed that was normal (plus we had never had a stove before, so nothing really to compare it to).

Anyways, I finally decided to remove it and do a thorough cleaning today. The squirrel fans were covered with dust so I blew everything clean with compressed air and then a few drops of oil on each bearing. WOW, what a difference. We use to constantly run the blower on high speed because I thought the blower maybe didn't have enough power. Well, turns out I was completely mistaken. After cleaning, our blower is so much more quiet ( I can't even hear it from 15ft away) and blows more air on low speed now than it did on high before.

So, take this as a reminder to all the new guys or those who don't do it on a regular basis. Spend 15 minutes and clean your blower. It is time well spent!!
 
I think most of those motors have oil-less bearings, and if you oil them they attract dust/dirt. It will cause them to wear out prematurally. Just blow them out with a few good blasts of air from a compressor and you are good.
 
I have an old buck 28000. As per the dealer, it does need oil occasionally.
 
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