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12-22-2009, 12:16 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Moab
Posts: 316
M.O.C. #6756
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mouse in furnace blower wheel
So its 3AM and we are suddenly awaken by the sound of the furnace motor blower SCREAMING and could smell something a little warm........well after i got the fuse pulled to the furnace and start checking I find a mouse laying in the blower wheel missing a few feet, so this critter is the problem! I had to reset the on off switch and got furnace to run again and all seems fine? Is the blower hard to pull apart to check the insides and electrical connections? I will pursue that when its daylight and not quite so cold out, and reset the traps! 
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12-22-2009, 01:43 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Unknown
Posts: 436
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not too hard. Take the outer panel off, remove 4 screws for the front blower case, unplug the wires and remove. When you replace it there is a plastic "lid" that has 3 or 4 tabs on it. The tabs are what keep the lid in place on the top of the front and rear of the blower cases. This can be a little tricky to line up when you are putting everything back together.
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12-22-2009, 03:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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Sounds like you have some hamster cross-breeded mice that thought the blower wheel was their long-lost exercise wheel?????  I must admit this is the first time I have read a post like this on the board.
Bingo
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12-22-2009, 06:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
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Most folks use hamsters to run the motors in their furnace. I hope Ron (nunya) learned his lesson that using mice is a problem. I think their long tails get caught up in stuff. Hamsters are preferred because they don't have long tails. I am at least impressed that the mouse literally ran his feet off. I prefer to use the 12v batteries because even hamsters get hungry and will probably start eating wires.
I am just having fun with this. I hope it's just me but I see some hilarity with Ron's post - the visualization, while sad for the mouse screams of satire. I have never heard of that kind of story in any forum. What are the odds of this happening with so many other things that have and could go wrong with a Monty? But, he figured out the problem, and we are now the wiser to hope we won't have that problem.
Merry Christmas All, and keep your mice in a cage where they belong.
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12-22-2009, 08:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 3,693
M.O.C. #7500
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You are going to have to post little "No Mice Allowed" signs next to the blower. Otherwise, the mouse's next of kin may sue you for wrongful death...
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12-22-2009, 10:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,370
M.O.C. #8728
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The poor little fellow just wanted to loose some weight
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12-22-2009, 03:04 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Moab
Posts: 316
M.O.C. #6756
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I am laughing so hard now but I sure wasn`t at 3AM. I was sure you all would get a kick outta this one, I as well had never heard of such a thing, go figure. All is well and the signs are posted, the release forms are signed. I now have new 12v batteries and my lawyer is on retainer. and NO I did NOT dream this happened...........maybe Santa will be in there next!
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12-23-2009, 02:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bangor
Posts: 770
M.O.C. #8816
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the poor little guy
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12-23-2009, 10:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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I had the same thing happen about two years ago.This year I had Mud Dubbers yes I had the screens over the vents
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12-23-2009, 01:35 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Macomb
Posts: 293
M.O.C. #5709
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He was gonna sue but didn't have a leg to stand on.
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12-23-2009, 02:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by tbhd2
He was gonna sue but didn't have a leg to stand on.
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NOW, That's Funny!!!!!!!
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12-23-2009, 02:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,370
M.O.C. #8728
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that was some "feet" the little guy did (sorry, I couldn't help myself  ).
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12-23-2009, 10:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 3,693
M.O.C. #7500
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12-24-2009, 02:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Footless and fancyfree.. Mouse in the furnace is a new one on me... Did have a squirrel up the exhaust pipe of the Ford. Pittooied it out.
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12-24-2009, 12:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,751
M.O.C. #7753
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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the rig
Not a creature was stirring 'cept the mouse in the furnace smelled like roast pig.....
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