Blower Life ?

Pretty sure that LL uses Fasco blowers for a lot of years. Was wondering how long the convection and combustion motors last...we pretty much run these for 24/7 for at least something like ~3.5 months each year...thats ~2520 hrs per year.

With that said does anyone know the manufacturer's average motor life ? or any other actual group experience that says none of these failure before X years?

Guess we have to also consider if there was proper lubrication as well....I try to lube em' before the season and mid season...

Appreciate any knowledge..

Ug

Well, I thought you had just met my ex-girlfriend after seeing that title .....

Sorry I can't help you with that .... or your motor issues.

Tough question, but if you do the proper maintenance on them, they should a while.

My Keystoker is 6 years old and boths blowers work fine (combustion and convection).

My Hyfire is mid 90's and has the original convection blowers, I think I replace 1 combustion blower since I have it in the last 3-4 years. I think the fines were falling off the back part of the stoker and getting into the blower, I have a cover over it now.

Smitty, I know where she is.....WOW!!! Still crazy after all these years.....

The motors work until they die......how long do people live? IT all depends upon the environment they live in is. Dusty and nasty sure doesn't help.
I ALWAYS recommend a spare on hand, or at least the emergency numbers to where you can get one.
Remember this: It will cost twice as much to wait, stress you out and drive you crazy because you failed to plan ahead.
Not even two hundred bucks to have a pair of new ones in your 'sock drawer'.
What is a service call worth, or worse yet, do you REALLY want to explain to the wife, kids and pets that you weren't smart enough to look out for them??????????

I have always been conscientious about product longevity and for having a back-up for worst case scenarios.

Actually, I would love to have a Hyfire just because it has DUAL stokers and if one fails, the other will still function.

A few weeks ago Adam (Murdoc1) changed out his sleeve bearing Fasco motors with Dayton, ball bearing motors which run quieter and have a full load amp rating as much as half that of sleeve bearing units of the same size.

EarthWindandFire wrote:I have always been conscientious about product longevity and for having a back-up for worst case scenarios.

Actually, I would love to have a Hyfire just because it has DUAL stokers and if one fails, the other will still function.

A few weeks ago Adam (Murdoc1) changed out his sleeve bearing Fasco motors with Dayton, ball bearing motors which run quieter and have a full load amp rating as much as half that of sleeve bearing units of the same size.

Yup, you got it Mark!!! Reasons are two-fold, original Fasco units are only a little over 2 years old, wanted to have spares for all, so purchased ball bearing units, cleaned, oiled and boxed up the Fasco's all ready for service if ever needed, or to put in place to remove the new Dayton units for a real good cleaning without shutting down... Also installed a new feeder gear motor that I got under warranty prior to firing up this season and have a brand new one in the box on the shelf ready to go if ever needed... I too like having my bases covered and have not a concern in the world if one of them were to fail on me right now, can sit back, relax and enjoy...

MURDOC1 wrote:

EarthWindandFire wrote:I have always been conscientious about product longevity and for having a back-up for worst case scenarios.

Actually, I would love to have a Hyfire just because it has DUAL stokers and if one fails, the other will still function.

A few weeks ago Adam (Murdoc1) changed out his sleeve bearing Fasco motors with Dayton, ball bearing motors which run quieter and have a full load amp rating as much as half that of sleeve bearing units of the same size.

Yup, you got it Mark!!! Reasons are two-fold, original Fasco units are only a little over 2 years old, wanted to have spares for all, so purchased ball bearing units, cleaned, oiled and boxed up the Fasco's all ready for service if ever needed, or to put in place to remove the new Dayton units for a real good cleaning without shutting down... Also installed a new feeder gear motor that I got under warranty prior to firing up this season and have a brand new one in the box on the shelf ready to go if ever needed... I too like having my bases covered and have not a concern in the world if one of them were to fail on me right now, can sit back, relax and enjoy...

The fasco motors have oil holes that a lot of people don't know about . They should be oiled at least every spring using 5w or 5/20 oil. The biggest problem I have is where the Dayton motors are made. They do seem to work well, I just hate the thought of supporting China's economy any more than I have to. Dave