You can turn the fan on but i doubt that will help heat up the house much.
Can you put a fan in front of a fireplace.
Put it so it draws cool air up and forces warm air down.
It will probably result in cooling down your living room as well rather than heating the house.
Without a fan you will get radiant heat from the front both sides the top and even the back of your stove.
If you want heat get a fireplace insert or a wood stove.
Simply set the fan to low and face it into space where your fireplace or wood burning stove is so it blows cool air directly at the unit.
If you do not have electricity to the junction box you will.
Easy installation a fan blower kit can be easily installed and many gas and wood appliances have that option.
Here s a look at how your fan can help keep your family warm in the winter by spreading fireplace heat.
A ceiling fan is best.
Trying to draw from the fireplace can bring smoke.
Adding a fan or blower to your fireplace can be done quite easily if electricity was provided to the fireplace junction box when your fireplace was initially installed.
Due to the nature of how it is vented i don t really get much heat from it and i think i am losing a lot of the heat it could be generating during winter and therefore wasting a lot of energy and increasing my cost after reading my fireplace manual it appears that i can install a blower that can move heated air from around the exhaust back into the room.
Understanding how air flow works.
If you have a fireplace that only heats the two square feet around it a fan can help amplify the warmth to the whole room.
It s a common belief that heat rises.
Single cage universal fireplace fan your fireplace or stove whether it s wood or gas can be operated with or without a fan.
While the fan looked very professional the price 140 put me off.
So i decided to build my own.
Without a fan you will get the radiant heat from the glass and the front of your fireplace.
You can also get as low tech as a box fan.
It is gas rather than wood burning and it vents straight outside.
I wanted to improve the heat output and found this fireplace fan on the web.