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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 03:53 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist 
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This is great! Thakns in advance for the help. I'm fairly handy, but mostly a parts replacer, and not much of a diagnostican. Need to know WHICH parts to replace! I have a Rheem package unit, still set in gas heating mode, that won't move air any more. Had the temp up to about 72 and the fan set to on after having cleaned the carpets. Ran all night fine. Came home to no air movement and a bad plastic smell. The wife said it smelled like that "all day", got to love the wife! After letting it sit over night, I turned it back on and went outside. The burner came on and started pumping out steam, but still no air movement inside. So... once I open up the box out there, screwdriver and electrical meter in hand, what should I test, and in what order, to see if I need to replace the entire blower motor, or a smaller cheaper piece on up the line??? thanks again for your thoughts.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 04:19 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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model number ?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 04:50 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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that would be RRKA-A018JK04E, with "option" 589, whatever that is. ser. no. 1R6228ADAAF030111721 natural gas, made 1/01
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 05:39 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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this may help Wiring Diagram on page 72-73 http://216.122.22.11/FetchDocument.aspx?ID=332d7f05-6224-41f0-89bd-f7251791f673
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 07:32 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Hey, thanks so much. That will likely be very helpful to know what part is what. I may, however, have over emphasized my knowhow. I'm mostly an "unscrew this part, and put something back that looks the same, in the same hole" kinda guy. Not a lot of technical knowledge. Any thoughts on possible culprets I should look at up stream from the motor, and how I should test them???
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 07:40 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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If you could check some voltages at the Motor... May also be a bad Motor Capacitor ... not easy to test, but give it a good visual. Last edited on Wed Feb 25th, 2009 07:43 pm by RegUS_PatOff ____________________ RegUS_PatOff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPAY2LsKVEw my video production: “Easter Seals Walk With Me” (also in HQ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EBiLyYXMiA Upon leaving this Earth "Do you want the Smoking or Non-Smoking section ?" |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 07:48 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Motor Capacitor, I like it. Sounds small and cheap-ish. How will I know it when I see it? is it round and can shaped? how big? inside motor housing somewhere? If I give the fan a hand spin and it keeps going, would that point to capacitor?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 07:58 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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near the motor somewhere, maybe round can, maybe silver oval-can... listen to see if the Motor is humming ... could try carefully turning it...
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 08:01 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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I did notice a hum. Is that good or bad?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 09:00 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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It may mean that the Controller is good, and the Motor is bad, but possibly only a bad Capacitor ... With the power OFF, see if you can turn the Motor.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 09:10 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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10-4 If it's not too dark when I get to the barn, I'll give 'er a try tonight. Thanks again.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25th, 2009 11:18 pm |
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8dust Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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well now..., got home, took the top off the box, didn't see how to disconnect the feed wires through the top so had to have wife help lift and rotate top just a bit with me, reached in with disconnect off and gave the cage a few turns which seemed a bit stiff on the first one but then nice and smooth, flipped disconnect on and there she went! Had already turned thermostat on after I shut off the power. I feel like a heating & air GOD, or demi-God maybe. That was my kind of repair. It's working nice, and i'm inclined to not ask too many questions. Thanks for the encouragement, and I'm ever so glad to have avoided a $75 service call AND a new blower!!! for today at least. I've got another unit on the other end of the house with a major personality disorder, but I'll save those for another day. Heig'
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