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    MUNCHKIN BLOWER MOTOR, CAN IT BE REPAIRED IF IT STILL RUNS BUT NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY STARTED (4 Posts)

  • debbijomamma debbijomamma December 30, 2011 @ 6:11 PM
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    MUNCHKIN BLOWER MOTOR, CAN IT BE REPAIRED IF IT STILL RUNS BUT NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY STARTED

    We have a T140M Munchkin hot water boiler. The blower motor works but has to be manually started, acts like the start capacitor is bad. It sometimes starts on it's own. How can this be repaired?
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  • Jamie Hall Jamie Hall December 30, 2011 @ 6:18 PM
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    If by manually started...

    you mean giving it a spin by hand and then off it goes, it may well be the start capacitor -- and those can be replaced.  Better to have someone do it who knows what he or she is doing, although it isn't really all that hard...
    Jamie

    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England.

    Hoffman Equipped System (all original except boiler), Weil-McClain 580, 2.75 gph Carlin, Vapourstat 0.5 -- 6.0 ounces per square inch
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  • Slimpickins Slimpickins December 30, 2011 @ 8:23 PM
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    need a pro

    There is no start capacitor for the combustion blower. It may be a control issue but probably not and the blower is on its last leg. You need to call someone who is qualified to work on a Munchkin because it does take a different skill set to work on. They can be tricky to replace if you don't know what you're doing. You need to pull the burner to make it easier to get to the screws. It will also be a good change to check out the heat exchanger to see if it needs cleaned and a combustion analysis should be done as part of the job.
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  • Steve Whitbeck Steve Whitbeck December 30, 2011 @ 10:53 PM
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    ECM motor

    Replace the motor. No start capacitor.
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