Fireplace Blowers

It’s a difficult task to keep your home warm during the frigid months of winter. Even a small room can be hard to heat, despite the toasty fire roaring away in the fireplace. Fortunately, some well-placed fireplace blowers can dramatically increase the amount of warmth circulating around your house. Because the warm air around a fireplace tends to stay put, just one fireplace blower placed on the hearth helps distribute that heat to the other areas of the room. Taking that idea a step further, putting a fan blower in the doorways of your house to pull the air to other rooms helps even more.

When it comes to manufacturers, a search on Google with the keywords “electric blower fan gas fireplace” will produce myriad sites selling reliable fireplace blowers. For the sake of brevity, we’ll only discuss a few names here. Heatilator gas fireplace blowers are top of the line and include a rheostat and temperature sensor switch. Another equally capable fireplace fan is the Superior gas fireplace blower. Both fireplace blowers run about $200 on average, and can easily be purchased online.

Whereas most fireplace blowers are fans that sit near the fire or the hearth, a fireplace grate blower is a bit different, acting as a grate on top of which you place your logs. Pulling the heat from the interior of the fire, this fireplace blower kit then blows the super heated air into the living area via vents along the front rail. Retailing for around $500, these fireplace blower kits come in several sizes, so be sure to measure your fireplace box. If you’re using a fireplace insert, you’ll want to look for fans known as fireplace insert blowers. They’re made specifically for woodstove-like fireplaces.

Indeed, the wood or gas fireplace blower can truly be a blessing on those frosty winter nights, when it’s hard to shake the chill from the air. When it comes to cutting costs, adding wood and gas fireplace blowers to your doorways and hearth can make a big difference. Whether you’re looking for a blower for a Superior gas fireplace, a replacement for your current fireplace blower motor, or a brand new gas fireplace blower insert, there’s something to fit your fireplace. So take a look around online or at your local home improvement store. Once you’ve seen the savings that fireplace blowers can provide, you’ll be glad you did.