Blower motor not starting

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  1. jdhoffman

    jdhoffman New Member

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    Furnace blower motor hums when it's not running. It turns on when it's supposed to, runs and shuts down just fine. Is it the capacitor?
     
    jdhoffman, Aug 30, 2016
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  2. Reach4

    Reach4 Well-Known Member

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    Not the capacitor, based on your description. I suspect the hum is not from the blower. Feel around. It might be the transformer used for the control power.

    If the hum is from the motor, and you could disconnect the motor to see if that stops the hum, the problem is with the control system. I am not a pro.
     
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  4. DonL

    DonL Jack of all trades Master of one

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    Reach sounds correct.

    "Blower motor not starting.
    It turns on when it's supposed to, runs and shuts down just fine."

    Do Watt ?

    Some transformer hum is normal if the transformer has power.

    The reason that they hum is because they forgot the words.

    Good Luck.
     
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