Blaze King Industries | Find Your Fireplace Fan Kit, Blower Motor & Parts (2024)

FAQs

Why is my electric fireplace blower fan not working? ›

This is usually caused by a buildup of dust, ash, or debris in the blower itself, and it may just need a quick cleaning. This is also important for house fire prevention. Fortunately, you can easily suck out the buildup with a vacuum hose.

And yes, it is fine to run a gas fireplace without the fan running, provided however that it has been installed properly with the appropriate clearances around the unit and above it. These areas may get very hot when the fan isn't running, but again, as long as the clearances are correct, you should be alright.

That's great, but why should you have one? Well, because it increases the efficiency of your fireplace. Without a blower or fireplace fan, a significant amount of heat is lost. It'll keep the firebox and your chimney comfortable in the middle of winter, but not your home like it's supposed to.

Allow the blower to cool down, so that any metal components are safe to touch. Once the blower is cool, locate the reset button, which is usually red and located on the backside of the motor. If the reset button has popped, push it back in.

There are several possible causes for this issue, including a blower wheel obstruction, faulty motor capacitor, improper voltage supply, or worn-out blower bearings. A blower wheel obstruction can prevent the fan from spinning freely, while a faulty motor capacitor may result in insufficient power to start the motor.

Since we also need to consider electric costs, we need to factor in your home's hourly kilowatt rate. Using a national average of $0.14 / kilowatt hour, running a 35-50 watt blower 24 hours a day for 365 days would cost between $35 - $50 annually.

While you will not feel the air “blowing” like a traditional fan, you will feel a huge difference in the temperature of your room, especially in those corners that tend to become cooler when only utilizing a woodstove without a fan or a blower.

Estimates are 250-500 CFM (cubic feet per minute) of air in the home MUST be consumed by the fireplace, or smoke will begin to spill into the room. So, if your fireplace is guzzling an average-sized room's quantity of air every 5 minutes, why does this make the home colder?

A professional fireplace service company charges about $400 to do the job (parts and labor). But you can replace the blower with a complete motor/fan blower assembly yourself in about an hour for less than $140. Many gas fireplaces use a blower to drive warm air out into the room.

How do I know if my fan blower is bad? ›

A fireplace blower pulls air in from the room and forces it through a channel on the fireplace's exterior. As the air travels around the hot fireplace, it heats up, and by the time it is released into the room, the air is much warmer than the rest of the room.

An electric fireplace does not need a blower. However, some electric fireplaces produce heat through fan forced heating, and these fireplaces have built-in blowers to spread the heat they produce around the room. Electric fireplaces that use infrared heating systems do not have or need a blower at all.

If your electric fireplace appears to be on but is not generating any heat, two common problems could be the cause. Check that the vents, the air inlets and outlet are not blocked. A blocked inlet will prevent air from circulating through the heating element to be heated and provide warm air to your room.