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Be aware of bad electrical connections. Check all wire connections before even testing the blower. However, the blower have worked very well for close to a month now, it is a silent unit and seems to be made of good quality and solid construction. I am editing my first review after I tested for like I said close to a month. In my opinion it is a good product for the price I paid. Buy with confidence.

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This product worked as expected, was easy to install, and is reasonably quiet. If you set the fan on high, it is a bit loud, but the high setting isn't necessary having the fan on a lower setting puts out plenty of heat, at least for our needs. Not much to say about how it works no surprises, which is a good thing.

As for the install make sure you have a 120v outlet already in place, preferably wired to a discreet location below the gas fireplace (in the same area where this fan will be installed), and confirm that it has power before doing the install. The fan itself should mount to some points in the back of the fireplace one is a metal tab, which the right-side of the fan slips into, and the other is a metal bolt, which the left side slips over and is then bolted down.

Another thing to note, which confused me at first: the temperature sensor, which automatically turns the fan on and off, is connected to a magnet attach that directly to the bottom of the fireplace box. I mistakenly thought that it would get too hot in that location, but other locations didn't seem to get hot enough to trigger the switch to turn on the fan.

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Six years in on a gas fireplace, a friend offers to install a fan if I can find it. Here it is. Reasonably priced, fairly easy to install (checkout the great tutorials on YouTube.). I don't know why I waited so long. This unit cost @$100 less than the one the local fireplace shop offered to special order. Quiet, not overly forceful, does a nice job of circulating warm air in a great room area about 24' x 17'. Takes the edge off the chill and supplements the furnace. Highly recommended.

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Works well. Easy to install once you figure put it is supposed to hang on a bolt at the back of the fireplace. Installation instructions were the same as what came with my fireplace and left out critical steps/info. The seller has a YouTube page with installation instructions on similar models..very helpful once you find it

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Having never owned a gas fireplace before, I was a little confused when I went to install it. I assumed that the blower was supposed to go directly in back of the lower access area, when in fact it was supposed to go on the left-hand side. I have a Napoleon BGD42.

They sent the wrong size washer and wing nut. My fireplace needed 1/4"-20 size, and i believe they sent 1/8" diameter. I called Napoleon to verify the size, and then a quick trip to the hardware store and $2 in hardware later, i was ready to install the blower. Once I realized the correct placement and had the proper hardware, it literally went in in two minutes flat, as I already had an outlet to power it with.

The thermal sensor works as specified. The variable speed controller does not fit as snuggly into the bracket as I would like, but it's not going anywhere.

Overall very satisfied by this.