Applies to:
Replacing the Blower
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To avoid electrical shock or property damage, move the power switch to OFF and disconnect power. |
Removing
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Remove electrical power supplied to the unit.
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Loosen four screws on lower shroud and remove the lower back shroud.
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Using a crosshead screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the blower to the flue. One screw is located on the back side of the flue.
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Cut zip ties that are holding the wires to the blower. Remove wirenuts from the wires.
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Remove blower.
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Reconnect new blower wires to the existing wires with wirenuts.
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Tighten the new blower onto the flue with the two screws.
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Zip tie wires back to the blower.
Installing
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Loosen set screw using a hex-key.
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Attach wheel puller to OD of wheel hub by tighten 3 hex head bolts down with 1/ 2" wrench, making sure to keep the puller centered along the wheel/shaft axis.
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Turn screw to remove the wheel from the motor shaft.
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File down the burr on the shaft left by the set screw, to allow wheel to slide onto shaft freely.
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Install wheel with hub set to end of shaft and tighten set screw.
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Turn on blower and verify that pressure is 1.7 inwc at 60 Hz (1.4 inwc at 50 Hz) or greater.
- If less than 1.7 inwc at 60 Hz (1.4 inwc at 50 Hz) verify that flue is not obstructed and clean as needed to achieve 1.7 inwc.