Blower Motor Sound - !!SOLVED!!
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Blower Motor Sound - !!SOLVED!!
A few months ago the blower for my HVAC system started making a VERY loud vibrating/humming sound when the Auto Climate Control was set to above 3. At the highest setting, it was almost too loud to have on. Upon searching for the issue, I realized there have been SEVERAL members with the same issue, and I'm hoping they will look at this thread for a possible solution. My mothers 1997 Chevy Lumina made the EXACT noise, so it seems to be a fairly common issue.
I opened the Air Filtration System cover and removed the filter (which I had replaced shortly before this issue arose). Inside of the blower motor there was about a 4-5 inch piece of foam that was attached to the fan blades. It was so tightly stuck on there that I almost assumed it was SUPPOSED to be there, but then I realized that didn't make much sense for a piece of foam to be stuck randomly to the middle of the fan blades. So I removed it and BINGO...HVAC is quiet again.
I doubt a huge piece of foam could have passed through the air filter, so I assume it came off of something within the unit itself. Either way, its fixed...and now I can use my heat at full blast, lol.
I opened the Air Filtration System cover and removed the filter (which I had replaced shortly before this issue arose). Inside of the blower motor there was about a 4-5 inch piece of foam that was attached to the fan blades. It was so tightly stuck on there that I almost assumed it was SUPPOSED to be there, but then I realized that didn't make much sense for a piece of foam to be stuck randomly to the middle of the fan blades. So I removed it and BINGO...HVAC is quiet again.
I doubt a huge piece of foam could have passed through the air filter, so I assume it came off of something within the unit itself. Either way, its fixed...and now I can use my heat at full blast, lol.
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Good news , mine does the same thing , and last week I pulled the filter to check if anything was near motor and only felt a peice of foam that I thought belonged there and did not pull out.I guess Ill pull it out now its probably my problem.Thanks.
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HAHA! See, I KNEW that other people would think that damn foam was supposed to be there, lol. GREAT NEWS! Glad I could help, let me know if this fixes it for you.
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Thanks for the info on the heater blower . I new mine sounded louder than I thought it should. Took your advice & checked it out today. It had a leaf from a tree in it about the sise of a silver doller. Got it out, sounds great now. Thanks
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Originally Posted by 95SLE
Does anyone have a opinion as to where the foam came from?
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