How much warmth/heat does the fireplace give off. I am looking for something that will put off a little heat like a tower heater. Is there a fan blower?
1797298
It has two levels, and the heat is blown out by a fan. We use it in a small den as supplementary heat, in the fall & spring when furnace is not running, and seems adequate, but then we don't have a door on the room. Hope this helps
1797299
This heater puts out forced heat with a blower and has 2 settings. However, there is no thermostat to control the temperature. i.e. it runs until you turn it off.
1797300
There is a fan and it does give off quite a bit of heat. The fan speed is adjustable. We really enjoy ours!!
1797301
Yes a small fan blows the heat. It will not heat an entire room. But it is a good supplemental heater.
1797302
Yes there is a fan blower and it has 2 settings and will warm up a small room but I never use because apt is always too hot already
1087029
We had the heater and blower installed by the gas company. The guy told us the blower wouldn't do much good. He said a ceiling fan is all you need. But, since we had already purchased the blower, we had him install it anyway. Now that we've used it a few times, we admit he was right. If you have a ceiling fan, forget the blower. It doesn't blow with much force at all....kinda pitiful, really. And it's a bit noisy, too, so save your money & just use a ceiling fan to circulate the heat.
763026
Yes it does have a fan to blow the heat out and heats very well. My only problem with it is that it does not have a High/Low fan setting like the floor models. We have it in our bedroom and as long as we leave the door open it does just fine. We have a very large bedroom so even with the door closed it really isn't a problem but it just gets a little to warm for me.
413428
no blower, not needed. I heat 800 sq ft apartment in three rooms and it is just right. Heat is distributed by convection quite adequately. Before buying I had a similar concern aout how the heat would get between rooms. Again this proved to be not an issue. I love this little stove/firplace, a built in blower would only destroy the ambiance and quiet of a pleasant fire. It is important to match the btus with the square footage of you home so as to avoid carbon monoxide build up. I have a coo monitor and it has never gotten above normal levels.
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I don't know if it shuts off if it gets too hot....haven't had that happen. I set the built-in thermostat to my desired temperature and once it reaches it, it won't go above it. We use ours in the opposite end of the house that has the free standing fireplace and it keeps it nice and warm over there. It has a fan that keeps the warm air coming through the unit circulating into the room. Unit looks nice too...blends in as a piece of furniture!!
373579
My son gave me one of these that he wasn't using, and I just set it up. Jon Shops is correct. When the heat part shuts off, so does the fan. This is a heater only; if you want something to cool the room, this is not it.
1476934
Its not the most powerful fan out there. I ran the one I have straight up and out the roof with an additional kit I purchased at home depot. It draws okay from the two back burners on my gas range. Its less effective with the front ones because they are farther away but its well made and looks very contemporary and clean.
959444
We were told by people with no ax to grind that the blowers are problematic; that the best heat-distribution is ceiling fans reversed for winter. We already had the ceiling fans, so that's what we're doing. You can also get those neat little ~4" fans to put in the corner of doorways.
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It's a passive heat source. Surface warms up very nicely. I see no fan. The knob at the top has three positions: Off, Footrest, Panel. I've had it on Footrest all the time. I switched it moments ago and cannot tell the difference. The visual by the control knob seems to indicate the flow of heat is different but I cannot tell. I would not recommend this for your need. I think you need a heater with a fan/blower of some sort. I use this footrest for quiet warmth on my tootsies. When I need more heat, I turn on a small ceramic "disk" heater with an adjustable fan/blower that does a great job. It's a passive heat source. Surface warms up very nicely. I see no fan. The knob at the top has three positions: Off, Footrest, Panel. I've had it on Footrest all the time. I switched it moments ago and cannot tell the difference. The visual by the control knob seems to indicate the flow of heat is different but I cannot tell. I would not recommend this for your need. I think you need a heater with a fan/blower of some sort. I use this footrest for quiet warmth on my tootsies. When I need more heat, I turn on a small ceramic "disk" heater with an adjustable fan/blower that does a... » Read More It's a passive heat source. Surface warms up very nicely. I see no fan. The knob at the top has three positions: Off, Footrest, Panel. I've had it on Footrest all the time. I switched it moments ago and cannot tell the difference. The visual by the control knob seems to indicate the flow of heat is different but I cannot tell. I would not recommend this for your need. I think you need a heater with a fan/blower of some sort. I use this footrest for quiet warmth on my tootsies. When I need more heat, I turn on a small ceramic "disk" heater with an adjustable fan/blower that does a great job. « Show Less
1399387
I think this is a fantastic little heater. For some reason, the corner where I sit to watch tv gets chilly. I put the heater on a small table to the side of me and let it oscillate. Keeps me warm and cozy without being smothering. You can set the temperature you want and it cycles on and off. It's whisper quiet! My furnace went out just a week or two after I bought it and for a week it was my only source of heat. In less than a day it heated one fairly large room and bathroom without any problem. Best of all, I didn't notice any change in my electric bill (my furnace is gas w/an electric thermostat). I think this is a fantastic little heater. For some reason, the corner where I sit to watch tv gets chilly. I put the heater on a small table to the side of me and let it oscillate. Keeps me warm and cozy without being smothering. You can set the temperature you want and it cycles on and off. It's whisper quiet! My furnace went out just a week or two after I bought it and for a week it was my only source of heat. In less than a day it heated one fairly large room and bathroom without any problem. Best of all, I didn't notice any change in my electric bill (my furnace is gas w/an... » Read More I think this is a fantastic little heater. For some reason, the corner where I sit to watch tv gets chilly. I put the heater on a small table to the side of me and let it oscillate. Keeps me warm and cozy without being smothering. You can set the temperature you want and it cycles on and off. It's whisper quiet! My furnace went out just a week or two after I bought it and for a week it was my only source of heat. In less than a day it heated one fairly large room and bathroom without any problem. Best of all, I didn't notice any change in my electric bill (my furnace is gas w/an electric thermostat). « Show Less
282012
I believe the Duraflame would be a good supplement heat source, however I do not think it should be your only heat source. We have teens and twenty degree nights but 5o in the daytime in the winter. We do have strong wind and it seems that we must turn up the fireplace heat some when the wind is strong. However it still lowered our fuel bill even then. I hope this helps your decision.
1143968
There's not really a flame. It's a light that makes it LOOK like there are glowing logs, and the light "dances" like flames behind the "logs" if you put a cardboard backing behind it. I don't know exactly how it works, only that it does. It also puts out some heat--enough to warm an area 20 by 30, I would say. It's adjustable within a pretty narrow range.
888076
We enjoy sitting around the fire pit, we have turned the ceiling fan on when using it the fire pit and it did seem to warm the whole area too. If you are wanting to "heat" the patio the tower may be a better alternative.
284357
Yes it does have a blower, however you can't adjust it. You can adjust the temperature and you can adjust the flame intensity. You can also choose to run the fireplace at 750w or 1500w. Hope this helps. I love mine. Does a nice job in taking the chill off when the wind is blowing out of the east.
2023110
It has a two-speed fan driven system, i.e., low and high, or you can simply use only the fireplace setting with no heat. The unit puts out good air flow and does a great job. We have used the heater daily for over three months and are completely satisfied.
1600565
There is a blower attachment that you can purchase, but from the design of the fireplace, we have had no problems with it warming our home. The flame is self adjusting by the air temperature sensor in the unit (with settings on the control knob). There are no electronics, so there is no remote control. We set ours at about half way and leave it. It keeps the house at 72 and the flames self adjust up and down (or go completely out) depending on the sensor. If they go out and the temperature drops at night, they restart automatically and warm the room . I hope this helps.
785569
Sorry Heidi, I'm having computer problems... so as I was saying, the blower makes a big difference. It is sold separate. It spreads the heat to the room much better, but will work just fine without.