WOOPS wrong one. I thought I found a cheaper one. Just post brand and exact model of furnace. Also the pert numbers for the one you took off. I will search for a new cheaper one if possible,

A361 Furnace Blower - eBay (item 220323720071 end time Feb-01-09 14:18:39 PST)

Single stage/speed. The numbers say it replaces the BLW00473

Thanks hvac1000,

Unfortunately, I already paid $170 at another place online ($152 + $18 shipping). I should have looked a little harder I guess to save another $20. I checked eBay and somehow missed that one... oh well.

I am assuming the new motor unit will come with a new paperish gasket. Also, the connection to the exhaust vent had some kind of red sealant around it. Will I have to go buy some of that? What is it called and where do I get a small quantity?

Thanks.

It is a high temperature silicone that most service people use. You can also use it in place of the paper gasket.


http://www3.dowcorning.com/DataFiles...c88002ed0d.pdf

http://www.accumetricinc.com/boss/PDF/376.pdf

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Originally Posted by hvac1000

It is a high temperature silicone that most service people use. You can also use it in place of the paper gasket.


http://www3.dowcorning.com/DataFiles...c88002ed0d.pdf

http://www.accumetricinc.com/boss/PDF/376.pdf

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Good stuff that high temp silicone. :D

It always works for me

Much better than that crap from Wrigley's that has to be chewed...

True but after you chew it for awhile it looses that silicone flavor. I like the white color/flavor the best. The red has a cinnamon after taste.

The motor finally came yesterday and I successfully installed it tonight. Everything seems to be working. I bought a tube of the high temp sealant stuff at Lowe's for $15! What a rip off! I only used about 2 squeezes to seal the fan exhaust to the exhaust ducting. Oh well. Probably could have found it for cheaper elsewhere, but I was in a hurry.

So grand total: $270 in parts to replace the control board and the induction motor. I hope it was worth it. I figure it probably would have been at least $500 parts and labor if I had called a repairman. I wouldn't have been without heat for almost a month, though.

Although my electricity bill wasn't as bad as I thought it would be with the 2 space heaters going. With natural gas prices going up, maybe electric heating would be competitive (although I hear people say that NG is the best option if it is available). Plus we were supplementing the space heaters with our gas fireplace so I'm still going to have a gas bill.

Thanks for everyone's help

Glad you got it up and running again. You saved a few $$$$.