J238-138-1344 - ClimaTek Furnace Draft Inducer Exhaust Vent Venter Motor Fits American Standard

At the start of the heating season, furnace would not start. Heat/AC tech found problem to be a stuck inducer motor. This motor pushes combustion air out through the chimney so only runs during heat cycle. Apparently after being idle for several months it isn't unusual for these to stick. He simply spun it free and the furnace operated ok after that but the inducer was noisy on startup with a bearing probably going bad. My furnace is a 20-year old American Standard Freedom 80, apparently the same internally as the Trane XE80 mentioned in several reviews of this product. The tech mentioned a new inducer motor would be about $600 with labor. Found this ClimaTek on Amazon with great reviews so decided to do it myself. This motor, made in Taiwan, appears to be well made and fit perfectly. The electrical connectors are correct. It did come with a new gasket which must be replaced as the old one will fall apart. One month in, furnace is quiet at start up and running fine. Very pleased with this purchase.

Was actually the best price for this part online and quick shipping. Satisfied with purchase

Reasonably priced, quick shipment, easy to install. We purchased the inducer motor to replace the rusted out motor on our 1996 TRANE XE80 furnace (Model TUD080C938H3). An HVAC service technician offered to replace it for $500, but suggested a new system instead for $7,300. We decided to try replacing the motor ourselves and chose this reputable seller on Amazon. Delighted! Like other reviews, we also found this motor to be exceptionally QUIET, and it did include a gasket so we returned the additional gasket we had purchased. A little of the optional glue would have helped hold it in place but even without the glue, everything lined up and made doing it ourselves a breeze. (YouTube videos are a friend!) A month in and our previous failing furnace is working like new, AND not a flinch during a concerning week of ice storms. Thank you!

My Trane XE80 started making whining noises whenever it started to run. I was able to isolate the new noise to the induction fan. The replacement took about 10 mins and the new motor has been working well for over 2 weeks.

Replaced this part when making repairs to 1997 Trane XE80. This replaced a Fasco fan that seemed to have slowed considerably from when installed 12-14 years ago (used to scream when it came on). May not have been bad but had heater down and really cold so replace it now. This along with over limit heat switch seems to have fixed my issue. Also cleaned A coil while doing maintenance. Furnace was giving code 4 over heat. This part seems well made looks like OEM. Fan comes with gasket but I did purchase red permatex to seal the blower nozzle to flue. Guess we’ll see if this lasts as long as the previous 2 fans . 🤞

Got an outrageous quote for the repair so decided to do it myself, well worth the effort!

A 10 min job to replace. Everything fit right up.

Works great with my ~40 year old furnace. Part felt really premium and did not feel cheap, came well packaged in a authentic and detailed box that screams quality. Easy to install and works great; not loud at all and very smooth to run. For around $100 during time of purchase I would highly recommend this. If it ever breaks I'll update the review here.