Can I run a 42 Apex without blower

[mpaul]

I have a 42 Apex (Fireplace Xtrordinair). Runs great and heats the whole house.

Last week I had it cruising with a full load of ash and Cat temp around 900-1,000 degrees.

Then we lost power to the whole block.
I always run this unit with the blower on and power outages in my area are extremely rare and usually short lived.

My question is will I damage the unit if it is run with the blower off?

 

[begreen]

For the short term with this one outage, it's probably fine. The cat temp was not super high. Just turn down the air to run it low.
Here is the guidance from the manual:

Operating the Fireplace During a Power Outage
This fireplace includes a blower to dissipate heat from the firebox. During power outages build small to medium-sized fires to prevent the fireplace from overheating.

 

[Giaman]

We heat our entire house with an Apex 42. The power has gone out a few times while it was running (luckily, only for a little while and not while it was that cold). I was extremely cautious because the stove did get REALLY hot even with the small fire—all it takes is one time too hot for the stove to be ruined $$$. I was thinking of buying a battery powered fan (Dewalt/Milwaukee, etc.) for the next power outage. Of course I could also just stop being lazy and start the generator

 

[mpaul]

I didn’t have a generator at the time. When we lost power earlier I started smelling that dust cook off the top and really panicked. Knowing the extreme weather conditions are here to stay my wife and I elected to install a whole house generator earlier this year. Between the fireplace being our primary heat source and having a well for our water supply we knew the investment would pay off in the long run. Now if we lose power the generac kicks on automatically.