What does a bad room blower sound like?

[cristiansmom]

I just had a really good cleaning a month ago. It is making a whining/squealing/grinding noise? It's intermittent. Seems to happen more after a long day of running the stove (I don't run it 24/7) How do I know if it's the room blower or something else?? I had the combustion fan replaced about 1.5 years ago so don't think it's that. I don't think it's the auger because it's not happening when the auger is feeding pellets. It happens when it's not as well. Any infor or help. I can try to record it tomorrow and post it. (I shut the stove down for the night)

Debi

 

[Gavin641774]

Have you ever taken the room blower out and cleaned it really good?

 

[cristiansmom]

Yes, just had it done in December. I have it done every year

 

[LordmetalZ28]

Yes, just had it done in December. I have it done every year

Mine was doing that. So I opened the side doors and It stopped. Im thinking its a heat issue. Im limping my stove along today which requires me to monitor air temp in the room air chamber and when I open that door the temps drop literally 10 degrees in an instant

 

[jss227]

Sounds like the bearings are dying.

 

[Snowy Rivers]

Time for a new blower me thinks.

If you're handy with tools, yank the motor apart carefully and stuff in a set of new bearings

Most auto parts stores can get bearings, you just need the numbers off of them.

Many auto electric shops can rebuild these small motors as well.

 

[SKOAL MAN]

If it makes the sound rreachsrllweeeezthump!

 

[Bioburner]

In the end,if not rebuildable by a electric motor shop, a whole lot of cash coming out of ones wallet

 

[Lake Girl]

Could consider parting with the cash on a new blower and then get the old one rebuilt for a spare.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Could consider parting with the cash on a new blower and then get the old one rebuilt for a spare.

+1 on that. I like one in the stove and one on the shelf. Called spare parts.

 

[Lake Girl]

Many dealers work on the Just in Time principle that way they don't have to keep a large inventory of spare parts = money and space. The only problem with that philosophy is that part availability is never in time for the consumers needs = we get to wait