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 pulled the cover off to check the wiring and take another look at the motor. The sticker on top which lists the specs of the motor indicates the direction of rotation. The new motor is spinning the direction it's made to spin, but that is the wrong direction for my AC. The old motor label also has rotation direction (which is the way I need it to spin) on it but it's so faded I didn't know it was on there at all.
Long story short, the shop gave me the wrong part and I was too dumb to double check it. Hopefully they'll let me return the thing so it won't be a waste of $100 in addition to the waste of time.
Thanks again for all the help guys. I don't think I would have noticed it spinning the wrong way without all the advice.
PS. It's impossible to install the motor itself backwards because of the mounting brackets.
Long story short, the shop gave me the wrong part and I was too dumb to double check it. Hopefully they'll let me return the thing so it won't be a waste of $100 in addition to the waste of time.
Thanks again for all the help guys. I don't think I would have noticed it spinning the wrong way without all the advice.
PS. It's impossible to install the motor itself backwards because of the mounting brackets.
