Diy Fireplace Blower Fan

Regularly clean the fan and the motor of your blower to help it work at its optimal level.

Diy fireplace blower fan.

Fireplace fan step 1. Should have 4 pieces in the end. The air inside these tubes is heated by fire built atop them and is then expelled through the outlet to heat the room. 4 d cells for the blower 7 at home depot fabric tape.

Duct tape or gorilla tape 2 hose clamps 1 or so about 0 70 each 18 of 1 id plastic tubing a couple of bucks at home depot 9. Using a wire brush to get through the vents can easily push the build up out. But you can replace the blower with a complete motor fan blower assembly yourself in about an hour for less than 140. It cost me about 75.

1 cut your wood so it is all 6 inches wide. A fireplace blower grate consists of an air inlet pipelines or air tubes and an air outlet. If your fireplace burns wood then you will want to clean the blower once every few months as soot creosote and ash can build up rather quickly. Mark fan screw positions.

Resulting in a loss of propane and a cold room. If you want to get a bit more fancy. I made a fireplace heat exchanger for my living room. Find a round object such as a mug that has the same diameter as the fan blades.

The one i had laying around the house was the coleman 4d universal quick pump that you can get for less than 15 on amazon. Use it to draw. We will then cut it to match the length of each side of the fan. I used a 14 nutone 50cfm bathroom fan as the blower and the rest is exhaust pipe.

1 battery powered blower like the kind used to blow up air mattresses. 2 measure the sides of the fan 3 cut the wood to match the lenghts of the fan. Using the dampeners as a template mark the position of the fan screws on the steel. Identify the fireplace air blower tilt out the bottom grille and shine a light inside the unit.

The inlet draws in cold air from the room. Remove the old fireplace air blower photo 1. This air then passes through a series of tubes or chambers that pass through your fireplace.