Gas and Oil Home Heating Furnaces - Bryant Plus 80

In 2002, Nov I had this bryant heating system with evaporator installed; I used to leave the fan at auto; we used to get this faint stinking smell. Called the installer, and they advised to leave the fan "on" at all times to keepthe smell away. So while we used either heat or a/c the fan was always on.

This week (June 2006) we put on the a/c, I could hear this samll reeere reere sound coming from the blower fan area, but it still worked. Today no more reeree reere sound it does not even turn.

Will this be covered under warranty, is this because we left the fan in "on" position when the system was used.

I had to spit out 3.2K for the furnace and evaporator, it's not even four years....what do i need to do.

Checked power, when i turn the thermostat i hear some sounds , but no actual blower turn.

Help please!!!:confused: :confused: :confused:

I would assume warranty will cover it. You may still pay the labor.

You would have to check the warranty papers the installer should have left with you. I'm not familiar with Bryant's standard warranties for equipment made in 2002 but many brands only give you 1-2 years on parts other than the heat exchanger. In any case, as Mattison said, you would have to pay labor unless you bought an extended parts & labor warranty.

most all bryant/carrier furnaces carry a 5 year parts warranty from the date of install. if the motor has already locked up then i would have the ductwork checked to be sure that it is big enough to handle the motor, many times the duct work is too small and overlooked at installation and too big of a blower is installed causing the motor to blow the bearing seals and lock up.

If they want $200 labor to put in a new blower motor, you could do it yourself by getting a new blower motor for around $100 and do it yourself. Or, if it is out of your range of mechanical aptitude, you could get a handy brother-in-law or neighbor to do it for you for a couple of barbequed brats and a 6-pack, maybe.