Why does my wood burning fireplace have a fan?

Why does my wood burning fireplace have a fan?

A fireplace blower is a fan mounted on the exterior of the fireplace or inside the unit but outside the firebox itself. It is used to circulate air around the unit’s hot exterior before pushing it back into the room. Fireplace fans help to circulate warm air and increase heat penetration into the room.

Why does my fireplace have a fan?

A fireplace fan blower uses a space behind the fireplace to heat up air before it’s blown out into the room. This conductive heat transfer uses new air pulled in through vents, not air from your fire. This means the draft of your fireplace unit is not affected at all.

Do you have to run the fan on a gas fireplace?

Vented gas fireplaces are designed to run with or without the fan so they can be used as a heat source even during a power outage. Your fireplace or stove, whether it’s wood or gas, can be operated with or without a fan. Without a fan, you will get the radiant heat from the glass and the front of your fireplace.

How do you fix a noisy fireplace blower?

Noisy Gas Fireplace Blower? Here’s How to Replace it

1. Step 1: Identify the fireplace air blower. Tilt out the bottom grille and shine a light inside the unit.
2. Step 2: Remove the old fireplace air blower. Photo 1: Remove the front panel.
3. Step 3: Test and adjust. Turn on the power and fire up the burners.

Why is my fireplace fan not working?

The blower motor supplements the heat produced by the gas burners by pushing air with a fan. If the blower motor is not working properly, try troubleshooting the equipment to check for common problems. A loose wire or similar minor issue can often be fixed in a few minutes without calling a repair technician.

How do I turn the fan off on my fireplace?

As the fireplace heats up to 120°, the fan automatically turns on. When the fireplace cools down to 90°, the fan will shut off. The fan can always be manually turned off by the rheostat or handheld remote control.

Why do fireplaces make house colder?

The room with the fireplace becomes very warm and the thermostat turns off the heat. This makes rooms in the rest of the home cooler because the fireplace is not heating them.

How much heat is lost through a chimney?

What’s more, between 80 and 90 percent of the heat produced by wood burned in an open fireplace is lost up the chimney. This means that for every $100 you spend on firewood, you get only $10 to $20 worth of heat.