And the hits keep comin'

When the furnace comes on, we're accustomed to hearing a little "squeeyeeyeeyee" sound. I go downstairs, yank the cover, tighten the grease fitting to pump a little more lubricant into the bearing, and away we go.

Here's a new one: BLUMPFTP. A few seconds. BLMUMPFT. Repeat three or four times. Finally, with a last jolt, the blower motor kicks in properly.

That, friends and neighbors, is the sound of the blower motor torquing without actually beginning to turn, causing the whole of the furnace to shake, the sides of that largely hollow metal box acting like a drumhead. Yes, it sucks, especially at 3:00 in the morning.

It's what a furnace sounds like that is, I believe, dying.

( Courtesy snip... )

And the hits keep comin'

When the furnace comes on, we're accustomed to hearing a little "squeeyeeyeeyee" sound. I go downstairs, yank the cover, tighten the grease fitting to pump a little more lubricant into the bearing, and away we go.

Here's a new one: BLUMPFTP. A few seconds. BLMUMPFT. Repeat three or four times. Finally, with a last jolt, the blower motor kicks in properly.

That, friends and neighbors, is the sound of the blower motor torquing without actually beginning to turn, causing the whole of the furnace to shake, the sides of that largely hollow metal box acting like a drumhead. Yes, it sucks, especially at 3:00 in the morning.

It's what a furnace sounds like that is, I believe, dying.

( Courtesy snip... )