Another WoodBurner Question :)

hethmar

Well, my clearview ticks all the boxes John gives above welda.

On top of that it is so controllable that it doesnt waste fuel. I can literally turn it up and down like a gas fire.

A._Badger

In theory stoves should be sold with an efficiency figure, If this were accurate, one stove offering 89% would be identical to another rated the same. There does seem to be some doubt whether stove makers use directly comparable testing procedures, but it is a (rough) guide.

That aside, the prime difference seems to be between ease of control. Some people find some stoves easier to drive than others. John's list pretty much works for me, too.

suki1964

I tend to go by the one log and hour method ( quite small ones as my mam only has a tiny fire box and we share) but I would also use a half bucket of briquettes as I like them as a base.

Late evening - say if Im still up about 12 or 2 then Ill use the paper logs, just to get the final blast of heat

suki1964

I also bought an eco fan prior to burning season, this helps immensely moving hot air around the rooms I want to heat. I'm well impressed with fan!

HTH?

:beer:

Ok so tell me more about this fan, what is it , where is it placed, and how does it work?

Pretty please

Fruball

I can't find a price anywhere for a Clearview 400 - anyone know roughly how much I would expect to pay?

Thanks

hethmar

The fans are very expensive - if you search hard you may get one for about £80, still a lot of money for the amount of metal/work.

You put it on top of the stove and its power is heat generated - I have seen them in use and they do work well, but whether they are worth the money - up to £150 - I dont know.


http://www.ecofan.co.uk/woodstove-ecofans.html

hethmar

http://www.whatstove.co.uk/clearview-stoves/clearview-pioneer-400-stove.html

http://www.sandpitsheatingcentre.co.uk/clearview-stoves/b6

LordyLord

Im pretty sure the only outlet for Eco Fans in the UK is Saxon Fires in North Wales. Have seen them work and they do work. The science inside them works on the principle of having two metals which are at different temperatures. This creates a current (there is a scientific term...something effect) which in turn drives the fan. I agree with an earlier post, they are very expensive for what you get. They're made in Canada i think, you could try ordering from there and might save some money??

hethmar

Oh no Lordy, you can get them lots of places. Our local wood burner shop has them on sale too If you go on the eco fan website you can find your local stockists.

w50nky

suki1964 wrote: »

Ok so tell me more about this fan, what is it , where is it placed, and how does it work?

Pretty please

The Ecofan works on the petltier effect. There is another stove fan which more expensive but does not use the peltier cells which can/will die if overheated. You can buy spare motors, blades etc. but not the cells as these need to be fitted with care. The manufacture will not sell them apparantly.

The vulcan fan is really a stirling engine with a fan and is a great talking point to those with technical minds! (expensive though).

Look at these sites for more info.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxO5d0B9Gwg

http://www.internationallife.tv/Vulcan-Stove-Fan

To see if you find a fan usefull try a desktop fan to waft air around your stove. Do not sit your desk fan on your stove top though!