[johnnierandall]

This is for a wall furnace, blower motor is siezed up, oiled the ports but didn't help. Parts house guys not havin any luck, any ideas where to check, websites to go to? For what it's worth, the wall furnace is a Locke Stove, mod# WMF900, no ser #, guessin its 35+ yrs old.

Side note, the H.O. is the grandmother of a Miss USA contestant a couple years ago, I wanna get in her good graces!

 

[Saturated Suter]

A.O. Smith, Fasco 1/15-1/25-1/30 HP, 115V, 1550RPM, Room Air Conditioning & Double Blower

Model: CA2G178N

 

[SkullMonkey]

Google : A.O. Smith 53 motor

They are now Century Electric --- 937 667-2431 for a local dist.

 

[johnnierandall]

thanks guys... as soon as I got to a site that had the motor for a certain dollar amount, GALarson called me back and had one for the same price.

 

[BNME8EZ]

If you run into a motor you can't find again call Colon Electric in Lincoln, I have not stumped them yet.

 

[GREGHVACGUY]

Double shaft. make sure you put the right blower wheel on the right side before you put it in. Its no fun when you get it in to find out you have it back words.

 

[johnnierandall]

Ya, backwards is not good I hear...

I have lots of pics of how it was before I took it apart, even placed the parts on my bench to mimic how they go back on. Wouldn't have been that smart 20 yrs ago...

BTW, if I put it in backwards, couldn't I just swap the black and white wires around?

and kls-ccc, thanks for the info, I'll call them next time... gimme a reason to go to lincoln... where they located? hopefully next to P.O. Pears?

 

[Glennhvac]

YES! I had a honking double blower air handler unit apart in the guys driveway to rebuild and clean, get the darn thing back in attic and installed........whoops!

Double shaft. make sure you put the right blower wheel on the right side before you put it in. Its no fun when you get it in to find out you have it back words.

 

[Glennhvac]

No. Double shaft motors are reversible only by flipping them around.

 

[BNME8EZ]

Ya, backwards is not good I hear...

I have lots of pics of how it was before I took it apart, even placed the parts on my bench to mimic how they go back on. Wouldn't have been that smart 20 yrs ago...





BTW, if I put it in backwards, couldn't I just swap the black and white wires around?




and kls-ccc, thanks for the info, I'll call them next time... gimme a reason to go to lincoln... where they located? hopefully next to P.O. Pears?

They are on West O just west of Saltvalley or Sunvalley Dr that goes North to Cornhusker, on the north side of O. I have a card with a 800# and address if you need it. They have a traveling rep, he may deliver, he does here from time to time.

 

[johnnierandall]

Visited their website, know right where it is . I haven't been to lincoln in 15 years, i don't think i will recognize it. Omaha has nothing between it and elkhorn now, pretty soon ashland will be mid-town when Omaha and Lincoln annex eachother

 

[johnnierandall]

U mean I just can't flip the black and white wires around? how about if I splice the cord into a two prong plug and just flip the plug upside down? hahaha

 

[pecmsg]

Some good reading on motors

 

[dougfamous]

Thanks pecmsg good stuff.

 

[johnnierandall]

thx pex... cute kid in your pic too... yours or gkid?

 

[pecmsg]

1st Grandson

Im gonna spoil him :grin2:

 

[CHAINIK]

U mean I just can't flip the black and white wires around? how about if I splice the cord into a two prong plug and just flip the plug upside down? hahaha

I see youre only joking, but I've seen a couple of times where whomever thought that to correct a wrong rotation CFM, you just needed to turn the fan blade over.

 

[johnnierandall]

I know what you mean CHAIN man... we should have an insert or italicized lettering for sarcasm, teasing, etc...

 

[Chiz_Man]

I think Carrier had these on some old fan coils. Try a Carrier supply house.

 

[johnnierandall]

NOVA SCOTIA ?! I didn't think the internet worked under 4' of snow!

Got a motor comin, thanks for the reply tho...