Sounds like an impressive subject, doesn't it? My study consists of this: ask a bunch of cool guys you know and see what they think.
So I did the whole "call around to the HVAC companies and see what you can get for free" drill, and landed the blower out of a replaced furnace. Since I've since forgotten the wiring scheme for this motor after the guy told me, I jumped online to learn more.
I have a Fasco model D-166, and according to their website it is a 115V, 1/6-1/9 hp motor turning at 1050 RPM. The "1/6-1/9 hp" caught my eye and started wondering if it's going to have enough "oomph" to work as an air cleaner?
Then I realized that maybe I was confusing the horsepower needs of an air cleaner with those of a dust collector, swinging that big wide impeller blade (this thing has a squirrel cage blower attached).
What are your collective thoughts, O gathering of enwizened ones?
So I did the whole "call around to the HVAC companies and see what you can get for free" drill, and landed the blower out of a replaced furnace. Since I've since forgotten the wiring scheme for this motor after the guy told me, I jumped online to learn more.
I have a Fasco model D-166, and according to their website it is a 115V, 1/6-1/9 hp motor turning at 1050 RPM. The "1/6-1/9 hp" caught my eye and started wondering if it's going to have enough "oomph" to work as an air cleaner?
Then I realized that maybe I was confusing the horsepower needs of an air cleaner with those of a dust collector, swinging that big wide impeller blade (this thing has a squirrel cage blower attached).
What are your collective thoughts, O gathering of enwizened ones?
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