| External Air Blower Motor, Tropic-Air® Replacement |
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Note that this section is intended for replacement of a blower
"motor" only. This requires disassembly and reassembly of the blower housing, and
the connection of 3 wires. The information depicted here may or may not match your equipment,
or configuration. It is provided for reference only. Use common sense when working on
your equipment. If you do not understand the information provided here, then do not use it,
and consult with a qualified electrician, or spa technician.
Safety Warnings!
| Remove Power from the spa/hot tub BEFORE performing this
procedure. Failure to comply with this requirement, can lead to
electrical shock and/or electrocution! |
Disclaimer
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instructions here are intended for general reference only. Many blowers
are different from the one depicted here, and may require more or less
mechanical effort or knowledge in order to achieve the desired
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READ FIRST BEFORE YOU
CONTINUE
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This externally mounted Tropic-Air
® blower assembly needs the new motor shown on
the right. It's a 2.0 Hp, 230 Volt model. (To purchase this motor,
click here.)
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In order to disassemble this kind of
blower, the screws that are holding on the top, (located underneath the edge), must be
removed. These are usually phillips head or 5/16" hex screws. Note the rust that
has accumulated around the old motor housing (right).
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insulation surrounding the motor itself. The foam usually serves two purposes... 1, to reduce
the noise emanating from the blower housing, and 2, to prevent bugs and other debris from being
sucked into the blower air impeller. Normally it will work fine without this insulation, but if
you can, try to preserve and re-install it.
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With the
foam removed, now it's time to remove the motor and retaining mount from the main housing.
This requires a 5/16" nut driver as shown on the left. Usually there will be 4 screws on
the bottom of the blower holding it in. To finish separating the blower motor frame
from the housing, I use a flat-headed screwdriver to pry the assembly apart.
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| Once a little bit of force is applied to the
housing, it usually separates quite easily. |
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With the blower motor mounting frame
detached from the rest of the housing, the first thing to do is to remove the green ground wire
attached to the motor frame itself. Then, remove the four screws holding the plastic motor
mounting ring, (right), using a 5/16" nut driver.
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| Now we can remove the blower motor. Because of size
constraints, the brush assemblies must be hand maneuvered through the small hole. |
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Removal of the old motor is now complete,
click to continue to the next
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