Anyone have experience with Caframo Ecofans? Sounds like a great concept; moves air with no operating costs. However, they can move up to 150 cfm of hot air. Is this noticeable? Your input would be appreciated.
Ecofan from Caframo
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Kevin Dolan
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Markup,
I have one and have been using it for over a year on my stove. It is the smaller version. It moves enough air around in the room we have the stove in and we are happy with it. It is nothing like a fan blower on a stove or as effective. I don't think it would be very effective in moving air from your stove in a large open plan area, our room is about 15 by 15 with doorways opening of that room that we are trying to move hot air around in. The fan suits our needs and am thinking of getting the bigger model to see the difference in air movement. I have read some poor reports about how long they last but they are simple and of course cheap to run. They can be bought on sale for around $80 for the small unit and $110 for the large, so if they last for a ,few years I think not a bad deal. Fun to look at also.
Kevin Dolan
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moburns
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I used to sell those fans and I would tell customers pretty much the same thing Kevin said. They will move a small amount of air but nothing compared to the $280.00 fans that can be purchased with some wood stoves. They are cool to look at. I have a small one on my pellet stove. I like to put a pan of water with scented oils in it in front of the fan, and it works well for spreading odor. I have had mine for about 4 years with no issues.
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
We bought one because my wife really wanted it. After 2 days we sent it back for a refund. We figured it might work okay in a small tent but in the house it is just a novelty.
If you really want to move warm air to other parts of the house, don't try to blow the warm air into the cool air. Do the opposite. Use a small desktop fan. Set it on the floor in a hallway or doorway and using the lowest speed setting, blow the cool air into the stove room. This will really move the warm air to the back of the house really well.
If you really want to move warm air to other parts of the house, don't try to blow the warm air into the cool air. Do the opposite. Use a small desktop fan. Set it on the floor in a hallway or doorway and using the lowest speed setting, blow the cool air into the stove room. This will really move the warm air to the back of the house really well.
Wildo
Minister of Fire
Thank you for the information. Borrowed the smaller version from neighbor in order to test it. In my opinion, it does not push much air. Putting a small fan on the floor, as suggested above, worked much better. Much appreciated. Mark
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