Fireplace Heat Exchanger

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dougand3

Minister of Fire
Hearth Supporter
Oct 16, 2008
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North Alabama
Saw this on CL (Huntsville, AL). If you had a FP and didn't want an insert or stove, this may be worth $135 to move some heat into the room.


firewood fireplace heat exchanger - $135 (Georgia)
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If you put one of my heat exchangers in your fireplace its like having a bunch of free fire wood to burn.
My heat exchanger sits on the floor of your fireplace, and you put your grate on top of it. you then build the fire like you normally would. Once you build up a good bed of coals you will get hot air in the 140 to 180 degree range being blown out the exhaust side.

The heat exchanger is a twin 55 CFM fans for a total of 110 CFM's at a price of 135.00 it puts out serious hot air and will warm a room nicely and will help knock back those nasty winter heating bills.

All fAns are 12v DC so if the power ever goes out you would be able to rig them up to a 12v power source like a battery booster box or a 12v battery and keep the fans running. 110 to 12v convertors are included so all you do is plug them into the wall and the fans start right up.
 
The other side of the coin is consider how much hot air is traveling up your chimney. Open fireplaces loose lots of heat due to their size. But if you really like the idea of an open fireplace this isn't a bad idea.
 
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