FirePlace Grate Heater
 

Have one of the Fire Place Grate heaters, the Grate made of tubes with a blower attached which circulates and blows warm air into the room. The fan on the blower doesn't work anymore is there a local store (to Moultonborough) that sells those parts/accessories and may have a fix? Looking on line the whole new setup ranges from 400.00 - 700.00+ I just like a physical store for things like this I can go in to see and feel what I'm buying. The Grate (tubes) itself is in alright shape maybe they can replace the motor??

Rebuild
 

I had to replace a blower motor once on a fireplace insert. I brought the motor to a starter motor/alternator rebuilder in Manchester off Webster Street. He rebuilt the motor and it been running for 10 years. Longer than the stock motor. I am not sure he is still there but google Webster st generator repair or similar.

Thanks Broadhopper that's a thought, also going to try a fire place/stove shop around home when I can get there. Most people these days have inserts I don't believe these Grates are very common. Motor is probably pretty much the same thing though.

If it's one of those long tubular fans, I pulled one out of a junk copier and it's been running 15 years.

Fireplaces waste wood. Do yourself a favor if you're going to heat for 5 or more years. Get a woodstove and flue it up the chimney. 2nd best, a wood stove insert, or last a propane freestanding stove & flue it up the chimney. You can go to a stove store and have a pro install a liner & stove for 3k like I did. Then you have no worries. I also had a free standing propane stove at the other end of house w/ a thermostat on the wall. Inserts ;you also have to let the fire go out every 3 days to clean out the ashes cuz they have no ash drop box.That & spring & fall is when the propane works great.
Wynn

We used an old computer fan! Worked great!

Thanks all good ideas I'll just be a little more persistant and maybe look to buy a replacement motor on line. I'd love an insert just not looking to spend the $ right now so the blower setup is the next best thing as it does move a lot more heat than just a fireplace alone.

Kinne Electric.

I buy almost all my motors for my manufacturing plant from Grainger. Check the online catalog. There is also a branch in Manchester.
http://www.grainger.com/category/motors/ecatalog/N-bii

Thanks if I'm up this weekend I'll try to get at the fan and see if there's a part number on it. I know Grainger sells just about everything.