Yep. A $0.50 plastic round cap to cover the motor from the top would have prevented this. But that of course would affect their revenue wouldn’t it. They’d rather pay hundreds of dollars in replacement parts and contractor labor fees to fix the issue
While a rubber washer may be a better idea, I did not have any on hand to use. RTV silicone seems to form a good seal and is cheap. I haven’t heard of silicone being an oxidizer, what kind of problem do you think it would cause?
I just did that to my 12 year old Lenox I found some rubberized washers and use them. Thanks for the video.
Very Helpful.
Awesome video thank you for sharing 👍🏻
I thought the top of motor is sealed and there must be a drain plug at the bottom. Only a year old unit? What a shame!
@@Guyhakverdi Design flaw that Lennox refuses to admit. Says it’s the motor manufacturers fault.
This Unit Has 4 Blades.
That's some pretty incredibly poor quality control and design.
Yep. A $0.50 plastic round cap to cover the motor from the top would have prevented this. But that of course would affect their revenue wouldn’t it. They’d rather pay hundreds of dollars in replacement parts and contractor labor fees to fix the issue
silicone is an aoxidizing agent, you would be better to use some rubberized sealing washers instead of fixing one issue while creating another.
While a rubber washer may be a better idea, I did not have any on hand to use. RTV silicone seems to form a good seal and is cheap.
I haven’t heard of silicone being an oxidizer, what kind of problem do you think it would cause?
@@victork3397 it will cause the nuts to rust to the studs over time.
I’ve never heard this before and several searches I’ve made are telling me that silicone is not an oxidizer. It’s a pretty inert compound.
Not much life left if that compressor has a hard start already added.
The unit isn’t even a year old. The salesman add the hard starts with every sale, don’t ask me why.