BLOT (26D0748K) Fireplace Blower Fan Kit for Majestic, Martin, Monessen and Vermont Castings Fireplaces - Energy Efficient Fireplace Blower Kit - Pre-Wired & Easy to Install Home Heating Accessories

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When I installed my gas fireplace insert, I did not think that a blower was necessary. Before long I realized that when the fireplace was on, the wooden mantle became so hot that the wood could not be touched. The heat from the fireplace was making the wood too hot. I could only use the fireplace for ten or fifteen minutes before the wood got too hot, and I had to shut the fireplace down. After I installed the blower kit, the blower fan would automatically come on after the fireplace was running for two or three minutes, and the hot air was blown out into the room. I can now run my fireplace as long as I want to. It was really nice when we had people over for Christmas and we could leave the fireplace on. I recommend that everybody with a gas fireplace gets a blower kit to circulate the hot air. Definitely safer, and more even heat in the room. Easy to install also.

After a few hours reviewing diffrent blowers that would work with my fireplace I settled on this one. I will say its extermaly easy to install yourself as long as you have a power outlet under your fireplace. I removed the gril, moved the other wires to the side and slid this into place on the back wall. It has some powerfull magnets that hold it in place and a foam cushion stip to void any vibration sounds. It has a thermal swtich that magnetically attaches to the bottom of the fireplace that activates at 120 and turns off at 90. I set the speed control just a little under the max and its perfect.This was a mandatory purchase for my gas fireplace.. As the other reviewer states the heat was just going straight into the mantel and made it to hot to touch.

The install was easy. It moves air pretty well. It's pretty noisy. The temperature switch failed after a couple of weeks. It's easy to replace but still disappointing.

It cost less than FP manufacturer (Monessen) price. It's an effective blower, easy to install and quiet in operation. The thermostat turns on and shuts off blower when heat threshold is reached. It has a fan/blower output control (rheostat). It effectively projects heat out into room, thereby preventing overheating of mantel and TC/DVR set in recessed wall-space above fireplace.NOTE: Contrary to the packaged blower installation instructions specified for this type FP (Monessen Model DFS32NVA), on the advice of experienced FP installer, we placed fan above the inside firebox rather than below it. That deviation from installation instructions may have been necessitated because our FP was originally assembled or installed without leaving sufficient space--between the inside firebox and the enclosing, outside firebox--for air to move from below and then behind the inside firebox, before exiting through louvers atop and in front of fireplace.

Great product delivered as expected. Installation was fairly simple (we were premiered with power outlet in fire box). The adjustable fan speed allows control of output, but obviously gets noisier as the fan is turned up, so we try to find a decent output while still keeping the noise down as much as possible.

This kit was much cheaper than B&M had the blower alone. Been w/o fireplace for 5 years since old blower went. A friend noted they are easy to replace saving a lot of money. Like another reviewer said, gets way too hot without a blower and doesn't heat the room. Blower works great. Very happy. Shipping only took 2 days even though it stated 7-14 days!Install works fairly easy...just hard to reach all the way in the back. But that's the fireplace design. This unit is pretty much plug in and go.

I am very pleased with this item. I happened to be reading about DIY installing a blower and decided to look into it. I decided upon this one based on other reviews. Installation was not difficult, the instructions were clear, I took my time to make sure I was doing it right. I had a moment where I did not think it worked until I realized that I needed to turn on the fireplace to trigger the thermal sensor (smh). The blower works great and distributes the heat very well. Now satisfied, i bought another one for the downstairs fireplace as well.