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tendance
May 14, 2011, 06:40 PM
We have a 12 yr old trane xe 80 and when the cool air is on, we hear a noise like a fan being unbalanced. We also have on going blinking on the light inside. Can you help suggest what needs to be done? I am not sure if this is a capacitor or motor problem.

T-Top
May 14, 2011, 07:04 PM
You have two speeds on your blower one for cooling and one for heat. The cooling speed is a higher RPM. So if the blower wheel is dirty you will notice it moore in that mode. Check you blower wheel to see if its dirty.

tendance
May 14, 2011, 07:49 PM
Thanks I will clean tomorrow and see if that helps. Dan

tendance
May 18, 2011, 07:52 AM
I had a chance to get into the unit and there is a shroud around the motor. I could not figure out how to get inside or get the shroud and get to the blower however, I tried blowing air via a compressor to see if dirt would come out and not much happened. I am not even sure if the blower is in this shroud and the noise does come from within the shroud where the motor is. Could this be a motor problem?