Comments on: Ecofan-wood stove fan using no external electricty-an interesting idea, but does it work?

By: btwist

btwist — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:19:54 +0000

We have been using ours for three winters now, and we heat our house almost entirely with our wood stove. We can’t say enough good things about this fan. In our experience it is very effective in helping the air to circulate, it is quiet, and quite the conversation starter too. We also have a little temperature gauge sitting on top of the stove, which is helpful for keeping an eye on the heat so as not to end up with a chimney fire or a burnt out eco fan.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:21:49 +0000

I had a problem with my Ecofan and learned that the most common cause of slow operation or failure is a damaged or burned out thermoelectric power generation module. Caframo quoted a price to repair the unit that was almost as much as the fan cost new. I learned of a great source for inexpensive replacement modules and decided to give it a go on my own. I was amazed how easy it was to repair on my own. I ended up saving quite a bit and my fan is now operating as good or better than new. The modules are available from Thermal Enterprises email: thermoelectrics@aol.com or you can buy them from Thermalenterprises on eBay.

By: abc123

abc123 — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:04:06 +0000

Unique Invention, circulates warm air created by wood burning stoves without using any batteries or mains. Prices have really come down now, available a Eakers, Crediton

By: rob

rob — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:36:31 +0000

Some users have complained the Ecofans don’t work very well. In my experience of using them you need a good heat output from your stove for them to do their job. They DO work if you use them properly.

By: Dreenagh

Dreenagh — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:18:27 +0000

My Eco friendly mother-in-law just brought us one of the ecofans for an early Christmas present, living in New Zealand it is mid-winter here and we had been complaining about our house being very hot at one end of the house,Where the wood-burner is, and cold at the bedroom end especially at night. we were very skeptical when we saw this small contraption having never heard of one before but were amazed at how the ecofan moved the warm air about the house making the lounge area a bit cooler and warning up the bedrooms considerably. I would recommend this to anyone having similar problems especially considering it needs no electricity and is completely silent. will save us much money as we where considering installing a fan system in the ceiling to move the heat around.