55SHP-10 room blower whining

[blackbear219]

Hi all,

I wrote to Mike too so I am sure he will get back to me with an answer but I figured I would pose the situation to the rest of you also. Can't hurt.

I have a Englander 55SHP-10 (same thing as the 25PDVC) that I just bought new in the fall and the last couple of weeks the room blower has been making a whining noise. "Whine" is the best word I can come up with for it...but it's not really a high pitched whine. It's kind of like putting a marble in a coffee can and spinning it around, if that makes any sense. It's definitely way louder than it was originally. I figured that maybe there is somewhere to lube up the fan bearings or something, but I don't see anything about it in the manual.

Maybe there is some ash buildup in the blower that needs to be cleaned out? I did find in the manual that the blower should be cleaned annually, but it's only been half a season so not sure.

It is still blowing just as hard as it always has (as far as I can tell) but since this noise is new I can only assume it is an indicator that I should probably do something to fix it or risk shortening the life of my blower.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
-bear

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Hi all,

I wrote to Mike too so I am sure he will get back to me with an answer but I figured I would pose the situation to the rest of you also. Can't hurt.

I have a Englander 55SHP-10 (same thing as the 25PDVC) that I just bought new in the fall and the last couple of weeks the room blower has been making a whining noise. "Whine" is the best word I can come up with for it...but it's not really a high pitched whine. It's kind of like putting a marble in a coffee can and spinning it around, if that makes any sense. It's definitely way louder than it was originally. I figured that maybe there is somewhere to lube up the fan bearings or something, but I don't see anything about it in the manual.

Maybe there is some ash buildup in the blower that needs to be cleaned out? I did find in the manual that the blower should be cleaned annually, but it's only been half a season so not sure.

It is still blowing just as hard as it always has (as far as I can tell) but since this noise is new I can only assume it is an indicator that I should probably do something to fix it or risk shortening the life of my blower.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
-bear

Check the blower motor, lubrication information is frequently on the makers plate.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

its not gonna be ash with the room fan , possibly a singing bearing, happens some time, BTW i answered your PM you should be good to go now

 

[pell it]

See this thread I posted a while back. It may help.

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/87525/

 

[imacman]

Check your convection blower for oil ports in these locations: (btw, ports may be on the underside....the motor CAN be rotated so oil ports are on top)

 

[pelletizer]

Had this issue with my stove when first purchased after a few months of use,
Actually sent Mike a u tube video of the stove "singing"
Englander replaced both my motors no questions asked.
No more singing..

 

[TLHinCanada]

I think the last post says it all they will probably replace it

 

[blackbear219]

Yep, Mike took great care of me (as always) and they are going to replace it. Thanks, Mike!