Replacement AC fan motor very weak.
Short version: I just replaced a failed AC fan motor. Now the fan actually works BUT it runs at around 20% of the previous speed and blows air very weekly. Also, when I set the fan to auto instead of ...
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I my life before retirement , several times have found diy'ers sometimes put the fan blade on reversed. I think if you had wired it wrong the factory charge of smoke would have already escaped :E
Also, if you swapped the Run & Start leads to cap, the motor runs reversed. Something else to check when low airflow .
I had a red rubber stamp I stamped invoices that said, NO WARRANTY if not installed by Geezer AC, when diy guys would want to buy parts, I explained my warranty of ZIP on electrical parts but many hundreds still wanted them and yes sir , many paid us to come put a new motor on. I was a service business not a parts house.
Also, if you swapped the Run & Start leads to cap, the motor runs reversed. Something else to check when low airflow .
I had a red rubber stamp I stamped invoices that said, NO WARRANTY if not installed by Geezer AC, when diy guys would want to buy parts, I explained my warranty of ZIP on electrical parts but many hundreds still wanted them and yes sir , many paid us to come put a new motor on. I was a service business not a parts house.
