I have a Quadra Fire Santa Fe that's about 2 years old now. Last season it developed a kind of buzzing/howling sound like you'd get if you put a playing card in a bicycle's spokes and rode it real fast.
I suspected blower motor and tried to get it fixed on warranty, but dealer told me it was normal and he wouldn't replace the motor.
Last summer, I pulled that motor/blower assembly - the combustion air blower - and oiled the bearings, tho' once I had it out it spun freely and silently. Then I hooked up a jumper to the leads and it ran SILENTLY for 15 minutes. Sound of the blower in air only. OK......got down with flashlight and mirror and tried to see into the cavity it came out of. Nothing, nice and clean. (for a stove exhaust) Then pulled the baffle inside the firebox on the back of the right side as you look into stove and looked up in there with light. Nothing. Vacuumed it anyway. Reached in with fingers from both sides. Nothing. A little frustrated by now, I put a small bead of high temp black permatex around the flange to seal it and bolted it back in.
Started the stove and it sounded exactly as it did before. Now, recently it's turning more into a high pitched howling that's driving me nuts - and the d****d thing runs about all the time in this weather.
Anybody with ideas on what my problem might be ??
Thanks
Lar.
I suspected blower motor and tried to get it fixed on warranty, but dealer told me it was normal and he wouldn't replace the motor.
Last summer, I pulled that motor/blower assembly - the combustion air blower - and oiled the bearings, tho' once I had it out it spun freely and silently. Then I hooked up a jumper to the leads and it ran SILENTLY for 15 minutes. Sound of the blower in air only. OK......got down with flashlight and mirror and tried to see into the cavity it came out of. Nothing, nice and clean. (for a stove exhaust) Then pulled the baffle inside the firebox on the back of the right side as you look into stove and looked up in there with light. Nothing. Vacuumed it anyway. Reached in with fingers from both sides. Nothing. A little frustrated by now, I put a small bead of high temp black permatex around the flange to seal it and bolted it back in.
Started the stove and it sounded exactly as it did before. Now, recently it's turning more into a high pitched howling that's driving me nuts - and the d****d thing runs about all the time in this weather.
Anybody with ideas on what my problem might be ??
Thanks
Lar.