How to replace blower wheel?

If you landed on this page means you are interested in replacing your HVAC Blower wheel parts by yourself. And modestly PartsAPS can say that we can help you this whole process with our valuable guidance.

Today we are going to share the furnace blower wheel replacement guide. Our guide includes the process of – Diagnosis, selection of the right part and installation of the new replacement part. Our guide will walk you through the process and helps you to save money by doing it yourself. Scroll down to get the guide to replace your faulty HVAC Blower Wheel  Parts.

How to Diagnose the Faulty Blower wheel?

Before you replace the HVAC Blower wheel parts, make sure that you have checked the blower. Whenever you start diagnosing it is mandatory for shutting off the power to the furnace.

Try to pour some grease through the ports to the wheel if it is not spinning freely if it is not spinning freely yet then check the wire connection to ensure they are tight.

Still, your blower wheel is not working means you have replace the HVAC blower wheel parts. Before you install the new replacement parts you have to remove the old faulty part.

How to remove the old HVAC blower wheel part?

Before you start removing the blower part make note of all the wires – colors, where they are connected, with whom they are connected etc. Now you can remove the bolt and disconnect the wires.

You should start by loosening the set screw that attaches the wheel to the motors, if required remove the motor and the mounting bracket as well, but be careful about the orientation of the motor in the bracket.

Our next step is to find the exact HVAC Blower Wheel Part for your equipment.

How to find the exact part for your HVAC equipment?

Checking the label of the faulty parts is the simplest way to find the part number and search for the same part number. The model number is sometimes referred to as a CPN or PN in the label. Get the exact the part number and search in our website with that number. You will surely get the replacement Blower wheel part in our online store - PartsAPS

But if you are unable to get the exact part number then the only option remains is to get the universal Replacement Parts. So to ensure that you get a part that is fully compatible in size, shape, power requirements and mounting method, requires a bit more research and information. Note down all the specification of the faulty parts, for these, you can the manual of the equipment also. The specification includes:

   1. Voltage power requirement

   2. Motor diameter size

   3. Type of motor drive

   4. Shaft length and width

   5. A speed of the motor

   6. Frame size

   7. How much speeds

   8. Motor rotational direction

   9. Horsepower

   10. Method of mounting

   11. Run capacity requirement

Try another search in the PartsAPS online store when you have a list of the above details.

Now you get exact replacement blower wheel part, the last step of the whole DIY process is to install the new motor.

How to install the Blower wheel part?

If you can successfully remove the faulty part then it will become very easy to install the new part. As installing the new motor is just simply the reverse of the removal procedure. But to complete the installation successfully you have to be careful about few of the points :

  1. Make sure that the wheel is centered in the housing before you securing the wheel to the motor.

  2. Select the proper rotation direction of the wheel.

  3. By checking for the normal operation, you should complete your furnace blower wheel part

  4. Switch on the power and check for any noises and ensure that wheel is rotating perfectly.

Hope that this DIY Furnace Blower Wheel installation guide can help you to replace your blower wheel.