Can I Add A Blower To My Gas Fireplace

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Can i add a blower to my gas fireplace.

Most circulating fireplaces include the option to install a blower. Your local fireplace dealer can help you identify which gas fireplace inserts have the best blowers. This answer is useful. Can i install a blower or fan kit on my fireplace after the fireplace has been installed.

By installing a blower you will be able to distribute the warmth coming from the fireplace to all areas of the room by placing it directly in front of the fireplace or in an open area like a doorway near the fireplace. In addition you will save money on your heating bill. Many of our gas fireplace models that have louvers or grills on the front can have a fan kit added. You can t use a blower if you don t have one.

Our experts here at the fireplace place will tell you that your best bet is to simply add a blower to your fireplace or install a direct vent insert. Fan adjustments can be done manually or with many gas fireplaces today can be done with a multi function remote control. Most gas log manufacturers claim that their gas logs produce radiant and convection heat. You will want to make sure that electricity is run to the junction box underneath the fireplace first before ordering installing a fan kit.

I would contact the manufacturer of the fireplace. If you have a gas fireplace or fireplace insert the manual it came with should specify if it is compatible with a blower or fan kit. Also it is helpful for you to know how a gas blower works. Whether or not you can install a blower kit in your fireplace depends on the type of fireplace that you have.

Although a gas blower won t increase the radiant heat it will blow the convection heat further into the room than it would have reached normally. Turn your blower on or turn it off it s your choice. All gas fireplace inserts supply radiant heat but a blower provides an instant powerful heat boost. Most blower fans on fireplaces and stoves will move air in the range of 75 250 cubic feet per minute.

Blowers sadly cannot be put on gas logs but that doesn t mean there aren t any viable solutions out there for you to try. Fans will increase the heat transfer efficiency of your fireplace or stove.