Do grate heaters without blower work?

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lkhelp
lkhelp Posts: 38
in Biomass
Looking at relatively inexpensive ways to have prefab fireplace actually being a heat source. Right now it barely gives any warmth to the room, it all goes into the chimney. Do those hollow tube grate heaters actually do anything without a blower installed or it’s all marketing? Talking about units like this https://www.fireplacedoorsonline.com/5-tube-fireplace-grate-heater-for-zero-clearance-fireplaces.html

Thank you!

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Posts: 27,922
    They work after a fashion. Without the blower, they're not going to do much...
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    lkhelp
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Posts: 9,041
    Never will come close to paying for itself. An insert or wood stove would.

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

    GGross
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Posts: 12,891
    edited February 2023

    Do grate heaters without blower work?

    It depends on "How GREAT Thou Art"

    Sorry about that, I just came from church

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    lkhelp
  • lkhelp
    lkhelp Posts: 38
    ethicalpaul said:
    Never will come close to paying for itself. An insert or wood stove would.
    Can’t do an insert into prefab unfortunately:(
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Posts: 4,205
    Hi, If you can use tight glass doors and get combustion air from somewhere other than the living space, that would increase efficiency and keep temperatures a bit more uniform.

    Yours, Larry
    lkhelp

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