Product review (5 stars): Excellent replacement for unfixable built-in blower
Back Story: I bought my house this winter and it is equipped with an old woodburning fireplace insert with a blower...except the blower is AWFUL. First, it appears that it was originally equipped with two blower motors, and one was simply taken out when it stopped working. The other was a nightmare - it still runs, but is horribly loud and needs constant adjustment to keep the cage from grinding. While sleuthing out replacement parts, I found that the company that built the stove closed long ago, and there were no compatible parts available for my particular model.

So I was pricing out new fireplace inserts here on Amazon when this little guy that I'm reviewing popped up as a suggested item. It was pricier than some of its competitors, but was the one with the best reviews, so I figured I'd give it a shot - $105 shipped Prime is a bargain if it helps me put off buying a new stove indefinitely.

Which it may have. This fan is a GREAT solution to my problem. It's super quiet (the stove's blower is a low roar at it's best times - made having a fire and watching TV mutually exclusive) and it seems to disperse the heat better than the existing blower. It's made a big enough difference that I'm tempted to buy another to really get things toasty. Even better, when I do eventually get a modern replacement for my stove, this fan will still be useful and still be 100% free to operate compared to the stove's built-in blower.

One thing that some purchasers may find odd is that you don't really feel a breeze coming from the fan. It's definitely working, though, judging by how much less my furnace is kicking on since I got this fan.