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    Aug 10, 2009, 07:45 PM
    Furnace blower will not come on unless I spin the fan blades.
    I have an old GE electric furnace. When I try to turn on the air conditioning the outside fan works but the furnace does not come on. I went downstairs and I could hear that power was reaching the furnace so I turned off the power at the circuit breaker, and then turned it back on and nothing happened. I turned off the circuit breaker again to check and see if the fan blades were stuck and I was able to spin them freely. I decided to try spinning the blades and turning the circuit breaker back on and it worked, however it shut off again in about thirty minutes. I tried testing the heat and it worked under the same conditions and for the same length of time. :confused:
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    Aug 10, 2009, 10:03 PM
    It could just be the fan motor capacitor is defective but it is also possible the motor itself is going bad.
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    Aug 11, 2009, 07:20 PM

    I have ordered a new capacitor, will report back once I have installed it. Thanks for the information.
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    Aug 14, 2009, 02:36 PM

    I just replaced the capacitor and it worked! Thanks again!
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    Aug 14, 2009, 02:40 PM
    Glad you got it running.

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