Furnace Blower Wheel Noise

A broken blower wheel will vibrate in its housing resulting in squealing scratching and banging sounds.

Furnace blower wheel noise.

A broken motor mount causes the blower wheel to drop and rattle against the housing. The wheel may have become loose and is making the noise by hitting the blower casing. When your furnace blower wheel is broken it will make your furnace sound like metal scraping against metal and will really hurt your ears. The motor itself can also become out of balance.

Get a professional to tighten the wheel. Thumping and vibrating sounds are the results of an unbalanced blower wheel. Have a pro take a look to avoid further damage to your furnace. The blower wheel is broken and needs replacing.

Here are some of the reasons your furnace could be making a funny noise. The blower wheel can be making the scraping noise for different reasons. A few blower wheel problems include. If you hear this sound turn off your furnace immediately.

Having one of our techs tighten the blower wheel can often resolve this problem. Shut your furnace off if you have a compromised mount. The motor mount broke causing the whole blower assembly to drop and hit the housing. If you hear this noise turn off your furnace immediately to prevent any further damage to the furnace.

The cause of this noise is usually a problem the furnace s squirrel cage blower wheel. Blower wheel loud clanking or scraping classified as a metal against metal sound signals a serious problem with the furnace s blower wheel.