Does the horsepower make a difference? Does it matter? My fan motor went bad about 2 years and 7 months ago. The sticker says it should be replaced with a 1/5 hp fan motor. It was replaced with a 1/3 hp motor and now that one (the 1/3 hp one) is bad.Is it because a 1/3 hp motor was put in as opposed to a 1/5 hp? I was told by one technician that different hp's can be used because the motors are designed to work under for units of various hp's (an all in one as he put it.) Is this true?Looking forward to your answers.
Over sizing a motor on older unit is not a wise choice. Higher power draw from the 1/3 hp motor may not be suitable for the electrical wiring system your unit carries. Or the motor could be defective from the beginning. To answer your question, yes, it matters, especially in a/c system.
they make variable speed motors. It would say on the motor if it is it would say like 5 different hp's on it and different wire combinations to get that hp
