Diy Fireplace Blower Fan

The inlet draws in cold air from the room.

Diy fireplace blower fan.

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. 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. A fireplace blower grate consists of an air inlet pipelines or air tubes and an air outlet.

Using the dampeners as a template mark the position of the fan screws on the steel. Should have 4 pieces in the end. 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.

Remove the old fireplace air blower photo 1. Mark fan screw positions. Fireplace fan step 1. The air inside these tubes is heated by fire built atop them and is then expelled through the outlet to heat the room.

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. Regularly clean the fan and the motor of your blower to help it work at its optimal level. But you can replace the blower with a complete motor fan blower assembly yourself in about an hour for less than 140.

Use it to draw. 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. Plenty of heat was coming straight up from the gas logs in the fireplace but it couldn t make its way to the ceiling fan to be circulated properly. Install a metal.

I made a fireplace heat exchanger for my living room. Identify the fireplace air blower tilt out the bottom grille and shine a light inside the unit. It works great the whole house is. Using a wire brush to get through the vents can easily push the build up out.

Find a round object such as a mug that has the same diameter as the fan blades. This air then passes through a series of tubes or chambers that pass through your fireplace. It cost me about 75.