Blower on my wood insert started “chirping” like a bird chirping. What is the best way to fix that?
Blowers “chirping”
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First you need to figure out where that chirp is coming from. Are the blades hitting the housing? Are they hitting a wire? Are they clean? Pet hair & dust can wrap around an axle & cause unusual sounds…
Thank you. I’d bet pet hair and dust. It’s on and off (currently off). If/when it starts up again, I will disconnect and blow them out with an air compressor.
I would guess it's the start of the bearings going bad in your blower fan. I had 2 P.E. fans go bad and that was the starting sign of the end. Definetly give yours a chance by cleaning it. Mine would chirp for a couple of months at least before stopping all together. It might be worth your time to start looking at what your replacement fan will cost. That's my experience with a chirping squirrel cage fan on a remote heat duct fan that ran 24/7 for entire heating seasons.
Occam`s Razor states the simplest answer is the most likely.
You hear a bird chirping in your blower and want the chirping to stop. Remove the bird.
(Or replace the blower/bearings)
You hear a bird chirping in your blower and want the chirping to stop. Remove the bird.
(Or replace the blower/bearings)
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