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How to Easily Clean your Furnace at Home
In this video here I’ll be showing you how to clean your furnace. To start, if you are uncomfortable with this in any way, I would not recommend it and it would be best to hire a professional. This does involve working with high voltage. Furnace designs do very well, so it’s always a good idea to take photos along the way so you know how everything goes back together properly. #hvac #heatingandcooling #housemaintenance
A dirty furnace can reduce airflow, cause foul odors, you’ll notice a reduction in heating and cooling performance and may affect your energy bill.
I am currently replacing the furnace in my house, the old one has been removed so I’m using this one as an example. As you can see there is no duct, when looking inside you can see the heating coils as well as some dust and debris on the walls.
First is turning off the breaker to the furnace, this is extremely important. You can try to manually turn on the furnace to ensure there is no power going to the unit. The voltage testers are also available.
Remove the side inspection panel, this will give us direct access to the blower motor.
This furnace is an older model and fairly simple to work on. Some of the wiring will need to be disconnected to fully remove the blower motor, this is the easiest cleaning method.
Once the wiring is unclipped and disconnected, then feed it through the hole. We only need to disconnect the wiring for the blower motor. Remember where all the terminal connectors are.
The blower motor on this model fits onto a slot and is held into place with a couple of small fasteners. Remove those small fasteners.
Then take the weight off the blower motor and slide it out of its location. Be careful as these can be heavy.
As you can see, this blower motor is filled with a fair amount of dust. This will cause foul odors, restrict airflow, and even reduce your heating and cooling performance.
Use a vacuum to clean up the dust. There is currently no duct attached to the furnace so it’s easy to clean the outlet side. The assistance of a broom can be used to remove the dust on flat surfaces.
Clean the inside of the duct around the heating element. Try to avoid touching the element.
Next is cleaning the around where the blower motor was located. Typically I like to start at the highest point and work my way down. That was any dust falls to the lowest point.
As for the blower motor, this is best to take it outside as this can get quite messy.
An air compressor can be used to clean a majority of the dust out. Typically it’ll just fall off. The blowing feature on a vacuum may also work if yours has that feature.
A low-profile brush can be used for other areas, in this case, a toothbrush for me. Make sure you clean all the fines on the fan.
Moving the fan in another orientation, I can access the other side of the fins.
Then it cleans the assembly around the fan, removing the dust stuck to the inside walls.
And finally cleaning the electric motor, using compressed air I find is the easiest method.
You’ll need to work at different angles to get rid of all the dust, making sure no corners or edges are missed.
When done, we can finally reassemble the furnace. The blower motor is slid back into place.
Then install the fasteners.
Reroute the wiring through the hole and then connect them in their appropriate places.
Using new cable ties, the wiring is fastened back into place. Make sure it doesn’t become tangled in the motor and is neatly out of the way.
Finally, the inspection panel can be installed back into place.
Welcome to my channel, Homes for Beginners where I show you how to do repairs around the house yourself. Please don't forget to hit that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE for future videos.
© Homes for Beginners 2019
All Rights Reserved
No part of this video or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author.
A dirty furnace can reduce airflow, cause foul odors, you’ll notice a reduction in heating and cooling performance and may affect your energy bill.
I am currently replacing the furnace in my house, the old one has been removed so I’m using this one as an example. As you can see there is no duct, when looking inside you can see the heating coils as well as some dust and debris on the walls.
First is turning off the breaker to the furnace, this is extremely important. You can try to manually turn on the furnace to ensure there is no power going to the unit. The voltage testers are also available.
Remove the side inspection panel, this will give us direct access to the blower motor.
This furnace is an older model and fairly simple to work on. Some of the wiring will need to be disconnected to fully remove the blower motor, this is the easiest cleaning method.
Once the wiring is unclipped and disconnected, then feed it through the hole. We only need to disconnect the wiring for the blower motor. Remember where all the terminal connectors are.
The blower motor on this model fits onto a slot and is held into place with a couple of small fasteners. Remove those small fasteners.
Then take the weight off the blower motor and slide it out of its location. Be careful as these can be heavy.
As you can see, this blower motor is filled with a fair amount of dust. This will cause foul odors, restrict airflow, and even reduce your heating and cooling performance.
Use a vacuum to clean up the dust. There is currently no duct attached to the furnace so it’s easy to clean the outlet side. The assistance of a broom can be used to remove the dust on flat surfaces.
Clean the inside of the duct around the heating element. Try to avoid touching the element.
Next is cleaning the around where the blower motor was located. Typically I like to start at the highest point and work my way down. That was any dust falls to the lowest point.
As for the blower motor, this is best to take it outside as this can get quite messy.
An air compressor can be used to clean a majority of the dust out. Typically it’ll just fall off. The blowing feature on a vacuum may also work if yours has that feature.
A low-profile brush can be used for other areas, in this case, a toothbrush for me. Make sure you clean all the fines on the fan.
Moving the fan in another orientation, I can access the other side of the fins.
Then it cleans the assembly around the fan, removing the dust stuck to the inside walls.
And finally cleaning the electric motor, using compressed air I find is the easiest method.
You’ll need to work at different angles to get rid of all the dust, making sure no corners or edges are missed.
When done, we can finally reassemble the furnace. The blower motor is slid back into place.
Then install the fasteners.
Reroute the wiring through the hole and then connect them in their appropriate places.
Using new cable ties, the wiring is fastened back into place. Make sure it doesn’t become tangled in the motor and is neatly out of the way.
Finally, the inspection panel can be installed back into place.
Welcome to my channel, Homes for Beginners where I show you how to do repairs around the house yourself. Please don't forget to hit that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE for future videos.
© Homes for Beginners 2019
All Rights Reserved
No part of this video or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author.
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Hello, what sansin color was this stain?
Great video!
Beautiful. Problem solved thanks for saving my.morning
Thank you, I have water in my house again now, i was trying to prime it without turning that lever
What about an old deck with pressure treated wood will this technique work on it?
How do you know fuel pump is good or bad? Mine gas goes to the carb but it doesn’t start. So it is not pump then?
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Excellent! My Moen kitchen faucet has been leaking for a year now - it's prob 10-15 yrs old but still looks brand new. Someone told me i'd have to buy a new one, and that you couldn't just put in new gaskets (as I remembered my dad doing decades ago). Glad to know it can be fixed! TY for your easy to follow video!
This is a nice idea but it puts a lot of stress onto the tips of the ski and might cause deformation due to creep (strain due to long term stress). Might be better to make a horizontal rack.
Hi, can it be applied on honeycombs of a fresh 12 days old small concrete step?
New well point is $50-$60. Depending on how often you need to clean it, replacing it may be cheaper and less labor intensive.
Like the one other video in this playlist, I found this helpful but really hoping for a few more showing your whole build but guess Life got in the way!
I’m planning a combined garage and garden bin build, including doing all the Groundworks so found your video incredibly helpful. Absolutely no surprises on your experience with contractors and this is the very reason why I’m doing as much of it myself as possible but I will be contracting for the cement pool and just hope I can find that rare combination of quality reliability and integrity…
I’m planning a combined garage and garden room build, including doing all the Groundworks so found your video incredibly helpful. Absolutely no surprises on your experience with contractors and this is the very reason why I’m doing as much of it myself as possible but I will be contracting for the cement pour and just hope I can find that rare combination of quality reliability and integrity…
Don't even get me started on professional contractors. I do stuff myself. If I can't, I still do it.
Thanks for the intel bud. I would have boiled my carberator which wouldn't be nice not one bit
Sorry but I've done this a couple of times and what happens is it ends up sucking the string in itself when you're using it
Rxcellent,
Is this legal to use on homes inside town? I sow them use this while visiting a secluded town population around 10,000 Yet now I live in a place around 70,000 population with no burning debrey laws. Wonder if this could be a exception?
Saw fly rose grub. The leaves come back. I’m going to try pyrethrin spray next year.
I love it when the old methods of getting the job done work better than inferior expensive store-bought solutions that require more time and energy. Thank you for the education and your easy to understand delivery of the methods! 5x ⭐️
Holy fuck I love you
I was a Coppersmith in the shipyards. I used fine steel wool to clean off the old solder after sweating off the old copper joints. It saves a lot of time because you don't have to use emery cloth to cleanup of dirty contaminated solder. Also, if you don't have steel wool you can get the pipe hot and use a wet rag and wipe the hot solder off the copper pipe. It's even easier than using steel wool and less clean up also. Some guys don't have steel wool and it saves a trip to the store this way. Just be careful and use leather gloves while doing this.
Thank you for the video, very straight forward and clear!
I’ve been frustratingly doing this incorrectly for so long. Thank you
All lights are good on the truck side as well as the running lights
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Can you put a stain into the linseed oil for a different look? Thinking of Red Color!
Great guide! Thank you for the video. I have done this on my car, an old Land Rover that I drive in Sweden. I use cold pressed raw linseed oil instead, not boiled. Raw linseed oil is a bit thinner than boiled and can be applied as it is on a warm day. However, it takes a much longer time to dry out, at least a couple of days. You can also mix the linseed oil with graphite powder to get a darker coating. I haven't tried that though.
Do you know of anyone else that might have a steering wheel for free some where
Will this work for a standpoint well?
Thanks a lot very helpful
Thanks man I needed this
Hello- I love this! However can I do the same process on PT wood deck boards AFTER the wood has been exposed to elements for 6 months. I just finished the decking so maybe burn n seal in November /December in Mass. Our seasons are changing n what is temperarure range that this would be good to do. Thank you kindly Donna B
Did you have any trouble putting it down the same hole at the same level? I hear your not suppose to.
What does the center tube in the fuel pump do?
This is very informative! When it comes to wiring trailer lights though, I cut the "Y" harness, clean through, and install Deutsch (DT) connectors at every light. This way, when I go to replace a burned out light, I only have to crimp one side of the wire and I don't have to worry about replacing (and re-routing) a whole new wire. Even if I have to replace lights frequently, because of this connector, the length of my original wire stays the same length, as I'm only replacing the short amount of wire leading to the light itself. I admit, it is more expensive, but on the positive, you don't have to spend $75 and 4 hours in your garage when something goes wrong. Lastly, if you buy Hopkins trailer brake lights, replace those disgusting, mushroom cap, cheap steel bolts with stainless steel, hex head bolts (1/4"-20 - 1.25" length). Can we PLEASE put an end to the "guuud enuuff" people!?!?!?!
Thank yo so much for this!
I can smell propane coming out of the the hose connection to the torch. I rubbed dawn dish soap around the connection and see some bubbles. Is that normal or is it dangerous to use?
You’re the man solved my problem- bad ground at the wiring to brake light connection
I hate gypsy moths they get my tv fir cheap price
Also under your car and caravan!!
It’s a shame you always gotta helicopter contractors.
Currently trying to source contractors to build my garage, or my slab in Ontario. Great video. Thanks!
How did the deck hold up now that a few years has past?
hoping you get a reply! wondering the same myself
For spot burning, what us the equipment i need to get?
Pájaro pendejo....
Does this smell bad on a hot summer day?
Ty. Very easy to understand and hear you.