Hello and thanks in advance.
My distribution blower has started making a peculiar clicking or popping noise. It's intermittent but regular (does not go more then 10 sec. without making the noise) At first you would think the fan was hitting something but after listening for a while it does not sound like that's the case. The noise is not loud, moderate I guess. The stove is downstairs and I can't hear it upstairs. But I think if I had to spend any amount of time downstairs with the new noise it would drive me crazy. If I turn the blower setting down to 1/3 or less the noise stops. Any setting above 1/3 produces the noise. The blower doesn't sound like it has lost any power or revolutions, in other words besides the new noise it sounds like it always did. I pulled the side covers and vacuumed everything including inside the blower of course and it still makes the noise. I was hoping someone had an idea to the problem. I'm not sure if maybe it's a bearing issue or whatever. I'm not sure when I'll be able to pull it off to take a look.
I'm a newbie here. I had a wood stove for 5 years and I've had my Harmon P38 for about 7. I clean it regularly during the winter and it gets a thorough cleaning in the spring. I replaced the combustion blower myself a few years ago. I burn about 2 ton a year supplementing with electric heat.
My distribution blower has started making a peculiar clicking or popping noise. It's intermittent but regular (does not go more then 10 sec. without making the noise) At first you would think the fan was hitting something but after listening for a while it does not sound like that's the case. The noise is not loud, moderate I guess. The stove is downstairs and I can't hear it upstairs. But I think if I had to spend any amount of time downstairs with the new noise it would drive me crazy. If I turn the blower setting down to 1/3 or less the noise stops. Any setting above 1/3 produces the noise. The blower doesn't sound like it has lost any power or revolutions, in other words besides the new noise it sounds like it always did. I pulled the side covers and vacuumed everything including inside the blower of course and it still makes the noise. I was hoping someone had an idea to the problem. I'm not sure if maybe it's a bearing issue or whatever. I'm not sure when I'll be able to pull it off to take a look.
I'm a newbie here. I had a wood stove for 5 years and I've had my Harmon P38 for about 7. I clean it regularly during the winter and it gets a thorough cleaning in the spring. I replaced the combustion blower myself a few years ago. I burn about 2 ton a year supplementing with electric heat.
