I have an ICP furnace which is now just over 10 years old, and I'm about to install the third draft inducer blower.
Perhaps I am too optimistic, but each time I think "this should last at least x number of years" and so I don't prepare for the next failure, so when it happens it's always in the dead of winter and I end up paying inflated prices to pick one up same day so my family doesn't freeze.
Here's my question: I have both older blowers, one sounded like the failure was bad brushes the other bad bearings. Has anyone priced getting the motors rebuilt compared to buying a new blower assembly? Ideally I'd rebuild both and have two spares ready for the next failure(s), but I also see this motor new on Amazon for under $ (I always pay upwards of $ to pick one up locally). Time is not on my side so rebuilding myself would be difficult.
I was thinking if some place did the rebuild for under $ having two spares would be worth it. if it costs much more I'll likely buy a new one from Amazon this summer and just sit it in the corner.
Any thoughts?
Perhaps I am too optimistic, but each time I think "this should last at least x number of years" and so I don't prepare for the next failure, so when it happens it's always in the dead of winter and I end up paying inflated prices to pick one up same day so my family doesn't freeze.
Here's my question: I have both older blowers, one sounded like the failure was bad brushes the other bad bearings. Has anyone priced getting the motors rebuilt compared to buying a new blower assembly? Ideally I'd rebuild both and have two spares ready for the next failure(s), but I also see this motor new on Amazon for under $ (I always pay upwards of $ to pick one up locally). Time is not on my side so rebuilding myself would be difficult.
I was thinking if some place did the rebuild for under $ having two spares would be worth it. if it costs much more I'll likely buy a new one from Amazon this summer and just sit it in the corner.
Any thoughts?
