Congratulations to Kyle Scott, our Job of the Week winner from the Service Department for the week of 9/12/11. Kyle helped increase the comfort, efficiency, and equipment life of the furnace at the Stevens’ residence in Woodinville by cleaning their dirty furnace blower wheel.
All central heating and cooling systems rely on a fan and blower wheel to circulate air through the home. A dirty blower wheel can decrease air flow, efficiency, and comfort. It can also cause the wheel to become unbalanced resulting in blower motor failure. Beyond this, a dirty furnace blower wheel can:
- Increase electrical use
- Decrease motor bearing life
- Increase noise
- Reduce airflow potentially overheating the furnace and damaging the heat exchangers.
This dirty blower wheel had a heavy build up of dust and particulates
Good as new after it was removed and cleaned
If this problem re-occurs frequently, it could be a symptom of a bigger problem, such as air infiltration from a dirty attic, crawl space or garage. For more information on any of these services, contact BelRed today.
