No, a blower does not affect the efficiency, burn times or heat output of a wood stove. Instead, it pushes air around the stove’s exterior, heating it and releasing it back into the room. Blowers/fans are always mounted on the outside of stoves and will not push air into the firebox.

To remove the blower, you need to unplug it from the power source, and remove the temperature sensor and speed control switch. Before installing the new blower, give the area a thorough cleaning with a shop vacuum. It will probably be full of dust.

1. Step 1: Remove Plate. removing door from fireplace front.
2. Step 2: Remove Old Blower. If there is an old blower motor installed, you will need to remove it.
3. Step 3: Clean Up.
4. Step 4: Choose Blower Motor.
5. Step 5: Install and Connect Blower.
6. Step 5: Turn On and Adjust Blower.

In a gas or wood insert, the blower is most commonly placed below the insert. On a gas fireplace, the blower is usually positioned against the rear wall facing upwards, although it’s not uncommon to see blowers positioned on either side of the fireplace.

You can run your vented gas fireplace with or without the fan continuously. The fan, or blower, is used to disperse heat, rather than to vent exhaust. Vent-free gas fireplaces should only be operated for up to three hours at a time, regardless of whether or not the fan is on.

No, you should not leave your gas fireplace on overnight as you risk carbon monoxide poisoning. Although it’s never recommended, if your gas fireplace has been properly maintained and designed to run continuously, it may be safe to leave it on.

Gas fireplaces are easy to enjoy. Heat the area of the home where you spend the most time (often the great room or basement) with a gas fireplace by turning the thermostat down and the fireplace up. This keeps those rooms warm and comfortable and reduces the amount of money spent heating rooms that aren’t in use.

How much does it cost to put a blower in a gas fireplace? It costs about $100 to install a blower and fan in a gas fireplace. That’s in addition to the regular cost of installation.

A fireplace blower can be added to most existing gas or wood-burning vented and non-vented fireplaces. When shopping for blowers, you need to make sure to get the model that is designed for your fuel-type and will fit inside your fireplace.

It is not recommended that they be placed directly on top of a fireplace without some sort of buffer. Most fans, like box fans or tower fans, also have multiple energy-efficient speed settings. Save the highest speed for a hot summer’s day; your fan does not have to be on high to be effective at spreading heat.

That looks like rockwool. It glows when it’s engulfed in the gas burner flames to represent glowing embers. There is a sand base in the burner to diffuse the gas if you’re burning NG. With LP gas that base material is usually vermiculite.

Draw heat from the fireplace to another room in the home, up to 20 feet away. When a Heat-Zone kit is run continuously, it can redirect up to 25% of the heat to another area, also reducing wall temperatures above the fireplace. Two Heat-Zones run continuously will redirect up to 50% of the total heat output.

The air gets heated so the relative humidity drops, but the air isn’t any drier in terms of absolute humidity. A sealed combustion furnace does essentially the same thing as the atmospheric combustion furnace sitting in unconditioned space. So, sealed combustion furnaces don’t dry out your air either.

Vent-free gas fireplace – these gas fireplaces work similarly to ovens and don’t exhaust their fumes outside of your home. That’s why they should never be left running for more than two or three hours at a time and the rooms they are in should always be well-vented themselves.

Many ventless options may not require a chimney to exhaust the byproducts of combustion but some gas log sets still use and may require an existing chimney to dissipate the heat generated by burning. Most gas log sets require that they be installed into a properly maintained and code compliant chimney system.

Ventless fireplaces are more energy efficient than vented fireplaces because no heat escapes up the flue, so you’ll save money on gas utility bills. A vented gas fireplace uses more gas to create the same level of warmth because some of its heat escapes through the flue.