Wiring for 230 volts electric motor for RUDD furnace

The motor on my commerical furnace (heat+air) went bad. I took the motor out. The existing motor was an Emerson motor, 3/4HP,1075 rpm,6.3 amps,230volts with no capacitor. The existing motor is a 2 speed motor. The motor had 4 wires (brown,black,red,orange). All these wires were directly connected to same color wires from the furnace controls.

I bought the replacement motor with same specification (3/4HP,1075 rpm,6.3 amps,230volts) but it needs a capacitor (15MFD). The shop told me it was a three speed motor. The new motor has 5 wires + small green ground wire coming out of it (2 brown wires;#1 black wire;#2 black wire;#3 black wire). The wiring diagram on motor shows that the brown wires go to the capacitor & #2 & #3 black wires are low & high speed. The #1 black wire is a common wire.

How do I connect these wires to the existing black, orange, red & brown wires coming out of the furnace.

I did some juice checks of the exisitng wires. When the heat on the thermostat is off & the electric motor switch on the thermostat is set to "auto", the brown & orange wires have juice in them. When I change the fan setting to "on" (heat still off) the brown, orange and black wire gets the juice. The red wire never gets the juice.

Primpt help will be greatly appreciated since we do not have heat in the building.

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sokkia58
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Why didn't you ask the vendor for data on the motor? You didn't give a model number or brand so anyone could even try to help you. You posted through Google. Use their search engine to find the manufacturer's website and download the data.

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Michael A. Terrell

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sokkia58

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sokkia58

The new motor is GE motor 3048 The old motor was Emerson motor part # 51-21898-01 The furnace is RUUD model # URGG15EG1JKR

I wish the store person could have guided me. Since I am new to electrical stuff any link where I can find the information about these motors will be appreciated.

Thanks

Sonny Michgian

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sokkia58

The new motor is GE motor 3048 The old motor was Emerson motor part # 51-21898-01 The furnace is RUUD model # URGG15EG1JKR

I wish the store person could have guided me. Since I am new to electrical stuff any link where I can find the information about these motors will be appreciated.

Thanks

Sonny Michgian

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sokkia58

Try your local library for books on electric motors and on furnace repairs.

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Homer J Simpson

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Before you kill yourself or do any further damage to your system I
suggest you get in touch with one of your local HVAC companies and
hand the problem off to them.  That will surely result in a prompt,
safe repair.
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John Fields

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:57:03 -0800, sokkia58 wrote: ...

That is the appropriate thing to do. The motor you got is not an exact replacement, and you are not qualified to install the new one. Take the motor back to the store, along with a wiring diagram of the old one and its connection, and insist that they either show you exactly how to hook it up without killing yourself, or sell you an appropriate replacement part, or give you your money back.

Then, call a qualified service tech and be able to meet code when you go to sell the house.

Good Luck! Rich

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Rich Grise

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