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Jeepwalker
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
I bought this draft inducer #6111715 for my boiler, but from a different vendor when the blower wheel blades on the exhaust blower wheel rusted apart, from old age. Unfortunately I didn't realize it was available from Amazon (or it wasn't avail at the time). But for the benefit of others, I figured I'd leave a review of the item.The Pro's:- Excellent original-equipment robust quality. Comparing the components and the entire new assembly it's the exact same as what was came out of my 1995 Burnham cast iron PV boiler. The Motor/fan/wire/blower housing connector ..all the same, other than the capacitor being a smaller footprint (not rating).- Most components still Made in USA. Or, mine were anyway.- Assembly comes with all new components: Motor, Capacitor, Draft housing (if yours is rusted), Wiring.- Fairly easy replacement if you have decent access to the front 3-sides of your boiler. Note: You have to remove the exhaust pipe. If your fan is rusted, chances are your boiler's vent housing is pretty rusty too.The Con's:- Price! For what it is, it's darn expensive. But OTOH, I'm thankful the part is STILL avail. The silver lining is, ..if it lasts another 25yrs, the cost will be worth it. My new one has been operating flawlessly for 4 months now.- The 1/4" bolts on the housing are still unplated steel like the originals. I wish they would have used stainless steel or brass. The steel ones usually rust and at least a couple will twist off, which might require drilling out. A daub of anti-seize on the threads and double-nut them might help.- Fasco doesn't sell just the blower wheel for this unit separately, per my conversation with them (at least at that time). The wheel measures 5.75" dia x 1.75" thick (wide) x 5/16" bore, CCW -- looking from the back of the fan like looking at the bottom of a coffee mug, facing away). There are much cheaper Fasco or other mfgr wheels which are 'close' in size, (much cheaper), but not quite the same dimensions. Note: There is space inside the housing for a thicker wheel, but not larger diam.SUMMARY: Burnham (and similar) 80% efficient cast iron boilers, while not the most efficient, just chug along, and are generally cheap/easy to service. Plus if your place is designed for high-temperature water, there's little efficiency gain for a HE boiler. A CI boiler can last almost forever if well maintained and good water, and outlive high efficiency boilers 4:1, making them potentially a lot cheaper to own in the long run. Thankfully they still supply this key venting component for older boilers. Cheers!
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