Outdoor Construction And Fireplace

In the last several decades tubular grate heaters have become an increasingly popular accessory to significantly increase the efficiency of a fireplace and hence the amount of heat that makes it from the fireplace out into the home. They work by having a naturally convected or fan forced tubular metal heat exchanger that is heated by the coals and or fire. They draw in cold air from the floor and blow heated air back out into your home. This adds an element of conductive and convective heating to the radiant heat typical of a basic fireplace. Grate Heaters have been called many things; heatilator, hearth heater, fireplace blower, fireplace grate heater, etc...
For fireplace tending, tools include pokers, bellows, tongs, shovels, brushes and toolstands.