How can I troubleshoot a blower - without a remote?

[cne24]

Afternoon.

I purchased a home with an existing Heat-N-Glo 6000TRLP. I've never had a gas fireplace before, so it may sound silly for me to admit that I didn't realize that an internal blower pushes the heat around until I read about it in a national magazine. After reading the article and investigating, I don't think my blower is functional.

However, I don't see the typical switches that were shown in the article (temp sensor, speed switch). Instead, I have an adapter that appears to be used with a remote. The model number of the adapter is RCT-MLT-II. I don't have the remote.

The fireplace comes on with the wall switch if I have the adapter switch set to "remote." If I turn the adapter switch to on, the fireplace comes in without activating the wall switch.

I assume the blower is dead, but I'd like to confirm. Do I need the remote to check, or does the fact that the blower never activates despite leaving the fireplace on for extended times indicate that is dead? Again, I don't see any switches for blower speed (how would I change speeds if I don't have a remote) or a temp sensor. The remote appears pricey so I don't want to spend money for something I don't need - yet.

Hope this makes sense, thanks for any input.

Chris

 

[DAKSY]

You may have to get a new remote, but should be able to check the blower by looking at the owners manual.
If you don't have it, you should be able to find it at http://www.heatnglo.com/. Read the wiring schematic & see how the blower
is wired into the RCT control. There should be a way to remove it from the control & plugging it into the junction box
underneath the firebox.