How to Change Speed on a Tempstar Furnace Model NUG5100BFA1 Blower Motor

Published: Dec 15, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read
  1. Switch the breaker to the air handler off.

  2. Determine what speed you want to change to. Black is high speed. Orange is medium high. Blue is medium. Red is low.

  3. Remove the nuts on the air handler access panel and open to top and bottom panels.

  4. Locate the furnace control board on the bottom half of the air handler, centered. Locate the terminal marked, "heat," on the control board.

  5. Slide off the speed tap wire attached to the heat terminal and replace it with the wire color that matches the desired speed.

  6. Put the removed speed tap wire on the tab that the replacement wire came from.

  7. Put the access panels back on the air handler and turn the power back on.

Tips

Medium high speed is not available in all models, so you may not find an orange wire.

Warnings

Failure to turn off the power before beginning could result in serious injury or electrical shock.

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