Fireplace Blowers

There’s nothing like a hot, crackling wood fire to warm up a room in the middle of winter.  Those lucky enough to have a wood fireplace blower enjoy further benefits due to its ability to spread the warmth throughout a room.

While some criticize the presence of a wood fireplace due to the emissions that the burnt wood lets into the air, these are by and large the original form of fireplace, and something seems amiss without the presence of burning logs.  I grew up with one myself, and at one point lived in a house with a built-in gas fireplace.  It simply didn’t feel the same.

Fortunately, I’m back in a house with a wood fireplace, and I take as much advantage of it as I possibly can.  When I moved in, I realized that any position more than about six feet away from the fireplace itself didn’t feel the heat as it should, which is when I began to look into the possibility of installing a wood fireplace burner.  In doing my research, there’s a lot that I learned about this device and I’d like to share some tips from my experience with you that I picked up along the way.

First, here’s a quick background on how a wood fireplace blower works, just in case you’re unfamiliar with it.  The easiest comparison to make a fireplace blower insert to is that of a fan, except it’s doing the opposite of what you’d expect a fan to do.  It’s taking hot air emitted from the fireplace and it’s blowing it into the rest of the room.  At the same time, the fireplace blower naturally attracts unheated air from the rest of the room.  With its dual action functionality, it effectively spreads the warmth to the rest of the room, guaranteeing the maximum benefit out of your wood fireplace.

If you’re in the midst of setting up a new fireplace, it’s best to get your wood fireplace blower installed as an insert, meaning that it’s put into place in conjunction with the unit.  This makes for the easiest installation, and all you’ll need is a power cord nearby to ensure that it’s able to operate.

If you have a fireplace and you’re looking into the possibility of a burning wood fireplace blower, you’re probably discouraged with the lack of heat one might feel sitting in certain parts of the room.  The good news is that while it does require a bit more preparation than installing one from the onset would, this can definitely be done with some handy skills or a helping hand.  There are professionals willing to insert them for you as well if you prefer that someone else does it.

While some may cost a little more and others a bit less, the average price for wood fireplace blowers seems to be somewhere around $500 per unit.  Featured with grates to hold wood, many of them come equipped with heat sensors to pick up on the presence of a burning fire, at which point they’ll activate automatically.  Price may very depending on the strength and size of the blower.