Diy Fireplace Blower Fan

The inlet draws in cold air from the room.

Diy fireplace blower fan.

Using a wire brush to get through the vents can easily push the build up out. 1 cut your wood so it is all 6 inches wide. I made a fireplace heat exchanger for my living room. Regularly clean the fan and the motor of your blower to help it work at its optimal level.

4 d cells for the blower 7 at home depot fabric tape. Remove the old fireplace air blower photo 1. Fireplace fan step 1. We will then cut it to match the length of each side of the fan.

1 battery powered blower like the kind used to blow up air mattresses. I used a 14 nutone 50cfm bathroom fan as the blower and the rest is exhaust pipe. If you want to get a bit more fancy. A fireplace blower grate consists of an air inlet pipelines or air tubes and an air outlet.

It cost me about 75. 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 the dampeners as a template mark the position of the fan screws on the steel. It works great the whole house is.

Identify the fireplace air blower tilt out the bottom grille and shine a light inside the unit. 2 measure the sides of the fan 3 cut the wood to match the lenghts of the fan. Should have 4 pieces in the end. 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. Resulting in a loss of propane and a cold room. Use it to draw. This air then passes through a series of tubes or chambers that pass through your fireplace.

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. Install a metal.