If the blower motor is not working properly try troubleshooting the equipment to check for common problems.
Gas fireplace fan not working.
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.
It is possible when you touched the wires together at the sensor that it tripped the circuit breaker or fuse for the blower.
However if the motor doesn t run at all chances are it has a bad temp sensor or speed switch.
When to call in the gas fireplace repair experts.
We just had the blower on the fan of our gas fireplace replaced.
Remove the old fireplace air blower.
If you do your inspection and you find damaged wires in any part of the gas fireplace not working or you smell burning wires do not try to fix the wires yourself.
Using a wire brush to get through the vents can easily push the build up out.
The blower is typically wired to the thermostat to activate when the fire reaches a certain temperature.
If your blower runs but is noisy buy just the motor fan assembly.
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The blower motor supplements the heat produced by the gas burners by pushing air with a fan.
Howerver after one day of working the blower does not circulate warm air into the room.
Add the classic style fireplace with ease.
Gas stove with traditional logs and authentic look.
We bought just the blower for the 14 year old heat glo gas fireplace shown here.
Burnt or damaged wires indicate a deeper underlying problem with your fireplace.
A gas fireplace does not need electricity to run but if it has a fan then the fan will need power to operate.