Fire Place - Fan / Blower

Last couple of days, I have noticed fire place fan / blower turning on automatically. I guess it is activated by some internal temperature sensor. Any way to turn off the fan / blower during the summer months ?? Thank you.

 

If you haven't done so, I would turn off your pilot light. That will prevent heat from building up in the fireplace, and it will save you money during the summer months. I don't know the exact figures, but I have read that the pilot light burns as much as $10-20 worth of gas each month.

I wouldn't turn off the blower -- I think you would risk damaging your fireplace due to excessive heat build up (the fan is going on for a reason, after all).

Neilz, I'm sure you have an opinion -- care to share it?

 

Our fireplace does not have an automatic blower. We have the manual one that I have to turn on myself. I really wish there was a baffle or something that you could shut out the fireplace. During the winter we were getting cold drafts from it and now we're getting heat drafts from it. Oh well.

 

L0stS0ul, To turn off the fireplace pilot light, you would simply turn the fireplace switch to "off " position and turn off/shut off the gas line knob going to the fireplace , correct ? Thank you.

 

You first turn the gas off. Then once the pilot light goes out you turn the fireplace switch to off. I always turn the gas off first to make sure that there is no gas left in the lines.

 

Not really ...

Neil Z.
Resident since 1999