What is a fireplace heat exchanger?

A heat exchanger or grate heater is a terrific way to efficiently use the heat generated from your fireplace. Cool air is drawn in from the room, heated by the wood-burning fire, then delivered back into the room as comfortable warmth.Click to see full answer. Similarly, do heat exchanger fireplaces work?An electric blower circulates room air through the grate and the air comes back out very hot. Some models have no blower and rely on natural convection. Stoll Fireplaces makes a unique heat exchanger which mounts at the top of the fireplace opening and it works with gas or wood-burning fireplaces. how does a heat circulating fireplace work? Fireplaces that allow the addition of a blower or fan kit are considered circulating. This simply means the fireplace uses the blower to draw in cool room air through a vented panel. As cool room air is taken in, that air is heated as it circulates around the hot firebox. Consequently, what is a fireplace heater? A tubular grate heater is any grate or heat exchanger for a fireplace designed from metal tubing. Through the tubing is circulated home air that becomes heated by the fire. It is a heat recovery device that improves the efficiency and ability of a fireplace to get the heat from the fire out and into the home.Do fireplaces lose heat?The answer is yes, to a point, they do. Especially if it’s a gas-lit fireplace versus a wood burning fireplace, they will definitely cause some heat loss because everything’s vented through the chimney.