Is it really this easy? I looked at the fireplace and it's not a huge space with all the wires and gas lines. Could it really be this easy and does anyone have any advise?
Adding a fan to a gas fireplace.
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When we had gas logs there was a fan in the same location as in the video. It does make a difference when the fan kicks on and starts blowing the hot air out into the room. We now have a wood stove and there is a fan that sits behind it and blows the hot air out from around it. I vote for having one if at all possible.
Just a precaution, make sure it doesn’t interfere with the gas burning. I notice a difference in how the gas fireplace just when running a ceiling fan in the room.
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yeah we don't have a ceiling fan and our fireplace is a direct vent fireplace so it doesn't seem to get super hot in the house.
I assume you already have a set of gas logs in place? Where you planning to get the receptacle power? Who’s going to repipe the gas logs position? Answer is there is no set of logs in that video. You have other considerations.
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Everything is in place and there is a outlet strip in place to plug the fan into the the people in the reviews for my model is saying if you can fit a coke can through you can get this fan through but I haven't tried that yet.
The squirrel cage fans are efficient and quiet. Should be power inside the fixture, is there a wall switch near the fireplace?
Be sure to have a Carbon Monoxide detector in the room if you don't have them already.
Be sure to have a Carbon Monoxide detector in the room if you don't have them already.
All I can say is the room size and the BTUs of the gas logs need to be considered. You are going from decoration up the chimney to blowing carbon monoxide into the room. See your life insurance agent prior to the install.
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The fireplace was installed new with the house last year and carbon monoxide detectors throughout. My biggest question is has anyone installed this kind of fan after fireplace installation and how hard is it to snake it through?
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I'm not understanding? I looked up the fan for my exact model number should that not work?
Yes if the model is correct should be plug and play. Don't have one but sold many of them over the years retail.
The fan moves air from below the firebox up the back and out the front vents,
using colder room air closer to the floor, no combustion gases are being circulated.
The fan moves air from below the firebox up the back and out the front vents,
using colder room air closer to the floor, no combustion gases are being circulated.
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All gas logs are rated in btus. If you have a open chimney almost all the burned exhaust is going up the chimney but now you are making it a semi vented. Unvented logs have a room volume requirement.
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I don't think your understanding. It is a set of gas logs that are directly vented not a open chimney. The gas logs are designed to have a fan to blow hot air. I'm just asking how hard it is to get the fan into the back.
He's not. You're good. I've done it plenty of times. A quality squirrel cage fan is a must for efficient fireplace usage in my experience. I normally install with a heat switch but that's tough to do with an existing firebox. Switched works too..
Edit: forgot, easy way is to set the fan aimed up, get some magnetic strip and 3M tape. Cover the bottom in magnetic and push it to the back. It won't rattle and it can be removed.
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Sorry. Did not know you were adding a kit to one already made for the blower. I thought you were trying to add to an existing brick and mortar gas logs. In that case there are no issues and it’s simple. Plug and play.
Quick story. My mom bought a non vented fire place that was huge. Like 60,000 btu in a 12x12 room. Asked me to run a gas line. Nope.
For those unfamiliar......Most gas logs are a box in a box. The inner box is the combustion area. All that nastiness gets vented outside. The inner box through convection heats the air between the inner box and outer box. The fan goes inside the outer box and blows that air out into the room. So unless there is a leak in the inner box, no carbon monoxide should make it into the outer box. But a carbon monoxide detector is not a bad idea. Cheap insurance.
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