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offgrid 
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
 Calendar Event: R-Pod 179 Furnace fan noisePosted: 19 Sep 2020 at 10:15am |
If you like breathing combustion products and risking CO poisoning......
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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podwerkz
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Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 10:08am |
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Save your battery, your propane AND your ears, get a catalytic heater.
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r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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offgrid
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 9:28am |
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The motor is double ended and runs two blowers, one for external intake/exhaust and one for internal air circulation. Might be useful to try to determine which side is making the noise.
If you can't get at whatever is making the noise its probably going to be simplest just to remove the furnace so you can put it on a workbench. Then disassemble it enough to get at the blower(s). Its not that hard to remove, take a look at this video to get the idea. |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Ben Herman
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Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Location: Gr Junction, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 355 |
Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 10:38pm |
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Might be as simple as using a compressor set to high psi and blowing air in there to see if you can dislodge something. Wear goggles when you do so - might stir up a bunch of dust. Wouldn't take much to make annoying noises (small leaf, etc).
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Overland Pod
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Joined: 25 May 2020 Location: San Diego Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 12:37pm |
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will look into it
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Overland Greg
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Overland Pod
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Joined: 25 May 2020 Location: San Diego Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 18 Sep 2020 at 12:36pm |
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Thanks for the idea. It is hitting something. I need to figure out how to get it apart.
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Overland Greg
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2020 at 7:42pm |
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It is possible that there is something in there that the fan is hitting. Can you get something like a fiber-optic inspection camera to take a look in there to see what is hitting? One of the "As seen on TV" items is a "Lizard Cam." It is relatively inexpensive and may do the trick.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Overland Pod
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Joined: 25 May 2020 Location: San Diego Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2020 at 7:29pm |
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Hello everyone,
I have a very noisy fan on the furnace of my Model 179. Doe anyone have experience with solving the fan noise issue. The furnace works well but the fan sounds as if it is hitting something when the unit heats up. It is quite annoying when one is trying to sleep. I'm open to all advice on getting access to the fan motor. I have tried to take it apart but have not been able to accomplish it. Please help if you have experience with this problem. Greg Heckaman
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R-Pod 179 Furnace fan noise - Event Date: 17 Sep 2020