Hi all
I have been looking atvthe stove top fans, do they increse, improve the heat output from your stoves, can you feel the difference?
They do greatly assist the warm air circulate; the difference was immediately noticeable when we got one.
Yes they do work , my living room heats up quicker with the fan running
No difference to the actual output of the stove, more where the heat it generates goes.
I bought my mother one for her stove this christmas, located in the room in a very open plan house. I 'think' it makes a difference, but it's not a night and day change. Maybe if the stove is located within an inglenook/fireplace rather than standing within the actual room it makes a move noticeable difference.
or just get a fan heater and put it on air cirulation mode only
Would a ceiling fan pushing the warm air down not be better at warming a room?
Shop around - my Phantom was £99 in all the fireplace shops but I got it for £75 from the local hardware place.
Yup shop around.
or just get a fan heater and put it on air cirulation mode only
The nice thing about these fans is they run silently and consume no energy/don't need plugging in. The one I bought from amazon was £47 ([url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BLHX4DQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s03 ]link[/url] )
I built my own, was fairly straight forward you'll need
1x computer heatsink (ebay £10)
1x peltier module again ebay about £4
1x piece of aluminium off cut 110x25 (circular) scrap bin
1x fan I bought a genuine caframo one £15
1x motor ageing a carframo one £18
Plus a few bolts and a bit of solder and an hour of putting together
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straightforward but pointless when a valiant is 49.99 and guaranteed.
The nice thing about these fans is they run silently and consume no energy/don't need plugging in. The one I bought from amazon was £47
I know, but £47 buys a lot of electricity and a "quiet" electric fan, and you don't have to constantly look at the bloody thing stuck on top of the stove !
These stove fans are also a pain if you cook on your stove as they can't be moved until stove is off as they are not & keep moving!
"These stove fans are also a pain if you cook on your stove as they can't be moved until stove is off as they are not & keep moving!"
is that a fact ?
cooked chilli and rice on my stove with it in place during power cuts and using the handle you can move it while it spins no sweat - and it continues to spin until the temperature difference across the peltier is eliminated - so unless you want to place it fan blade down there is no issue.
even the most silent of electric fans ime creates a low noise - the calframo is actually silent - unless you dont put the handle down fully into the body which can result in a vibration
Not as fun though, sure you can buy one but making ones much more fun
True.
One plus of electric fans is you can use them on inset dtoves to draw heat out the wall if you can live with the hum.
My parents do this to great effect. - they used to melt the picture cable holding up a frame over the fire with the heat- more than once. Hasnt done it since they use the fan against the wall.
Laser thermometor detects a significant change too so im told.
Fair variation in orice, top Ecofan comes in £120ish, with few unbranded but obviously cpies for £50ish, Ecofan comes with two year warranty
If i wS buying again id buying a valiant.
How ever i have an ecofan that predates the copies and the spares backup was good when a curious child of a friend broke mine by knocking it off the stove when it was off.
I know, but £47 buys a lot of electricity
which isn't there if you lose power and REALLY want the most from that stove of yours.
Free energy and you'd buy a plug in electric fan? Bonkers.
How long before someone brings out a stove with a usb charging point?
Like the BioLite camping stove/charger?
The Eco fan I use on our stove makes a noticeable difference with our stove, you get a more even heat to the room. Ours is four years old now and now needs a flick to get started, where when new it could get going all by itself, there is something magic about watching it start all by itself too 😉
I picked one up for his Christmas, reduced from 120 to 40. At 40quid, worth a punt. Tried it last night, seemed to push air out to the hall, but need to try it for a few more days.
Got him a moisture meter as well, seems we have been burning wood with too high aa moisture content.
tootall, dont forget that some people have a stove and heat the house/room as cheaply as possible through planning and work.
Others get a wood burner fitted for the look/feel.
OP, is the stove sized/suited to the task? IME the draw of cool air in to the base of the stove is enough to 'circulate' the convected heat, but high ceilings or large rooms may benefit from assistance.
I know, but £47 buys a lot of electricity and a "quiet" electric fan
I'd love to see how you route the power cable to an electric fan sitting above a 200c + metal box.
LOL ^
haha, you have a vivid imagination!
the stove top fans are like a fart in the wind compared to a proper heater fan - NOT a desktop fan
you can place them where you want to provide some forced convection - it is not limited to being placed on top of the stove like these peltier fans
it is also perfectly quiet if you buy the right one - doubles up as a heater too!
yes it won't work in a power cut
however for the price of a stovetop will be powered for many years - sound like some of you guys are trying to justify the cost of your fancy fans.
These heaters many people already have and can be easily re-purposed to work better than the supposed "ultimate" fan