p43 dist/convection blower removal

[tystick]

I now have the back of the stove opened up and would appreciate the step by step for removing the blower/fan. Im guessing its the squirrel cage looking one. I see two SS bolts. Am I on the right track here guys? any help would be great. thanks

 

[Lake Girl]

Page 35 of the on-line manual shows the outline of the "distribution" motor. They usually are a squirrel cage. Tried to see if there was any relevant videos in the owner resources but didn't see much (but didn't watch each one either!)
http://www.harmanstoves.com/Owner-Resources/Use-and-Care-Videos/P43-P61A-P68-Pellet-Stoves.aspx

Harman owners will usually chime in pretty quick so be patient!

 

[Don2222]

Hello
Yes the distribution / convection / room blower has 2 Bolts and 2 wires. Just pull the wire clips out and remove the 2 bolts with an extension on your drill/ driver! Easy Peasy!

 

[tystick]

Hello
Yes the distribution / convection / room blower has 2 Bolts and 2 wires. Just pull the wire clips out and remove the 2 bolts with an extension on your drill/ driver! Easy Peasy!

Thanks for the help Don2222,

Now the fan I pulled was a Dayton. Is that standard or do I have an aftermarket? I bought this used. Also, the fan has three wires. Blk, yellow, and green. The green pulled off the spade easy enough but the other two go into a red male/female connection that I tried to coax out but was really afraid of really pulling hard cause I wasn't sure if that is how its designed. Anyone with any thoughts will be appreciated.

 

[Don2222]

Use Long nose pliers to pull the spade lugs apart, Dayton is standard but the new blowers do not say Dayton on them anymore.

 

[tystick]

Use Long nose pliers to pull the spade lugs apart, Dayton is standard but the new blowers do not say Dayton on them anymore.

 

[tystick]

Thanks again Don,

The needlenose worked albeit it was a struggle. Just received my replacement fan. Does it matter if the blak and white wires on the new fan go back onto the (blue and white) male spades the way they came off? I failed to mark how they came off.

 

[tystick]

Use Long nose pliers to pull the spade lugs apart, Dayton is standard but the new blowers do not say Dayton on them anymore.

Can anyone help out on the wiring question?

 

[Bioburner]

Should not matter on AC small motor. Just match the white to white and you should be fine.

 

[tystick]

Should not matter on AC small motor. Just match the white to white and you should be fine.

Thanks everyone!!...the pellet stove, thanks to this great forum; is up and running. The new blower is smooth and quiet. I love DIY projects where I save a boatload of $$.

 

[zrtmatos]

Happy days again!

 

[dw06]

tystick, what blower did you end up installing? I ask because going to have to look at replacing mine soon, as bearings are getting noisy in mine.

 

[tystick]

dw06,

I used a Dayton that I picked up from Amazon. It was around 75 bucks total. It was the same model/serial number that was on the original blower.
The only thing with the new is it doesn't come with connectors for the wires. I just clipped the old ones and spliced.