A Roaring Fire

suki1964

hethmar wrote: »

In that case its a real bargain compared with UK sites

I dont think I paid as much as that last year tbh, sure it was cheaper but still thats a good price.

As for the import tax, that just got returned a few months after delivery - most welcome

highrisklowreturn

suki1964 wrote: »

As for the import tax, that just got returned a few months after delivery - most welcome

You're clearly a high flyer in life worrying over 10 quid import tax.:j

suki1964

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

You're clearly a high flyer in life worrying over 10 quid import tax.:j

Im beginning to think along with the rest of the people you have insulted one way or another that you are truly not wise in the head

BargainGalore

He's got 10 points and drink driver need we say more. Then he tried to hire a porshe with 10 points on his licence and they had cheek to say no. Shame he should have been banned

suki1964 wrote: »

Im beginning to think along with the rest of the people you have insulted one way or another that you are truly not wise in the head

threepo

Hi - am considering purchasing a ecofan but have now discovered that there are several types and the newer ones now have three blades. Obviously things have moved on since I first heard of them but could someone please advise me? Also which is the US company you recomend? Please note am girly so please go easy on the technical.

hethmar

We got ours through amazon.com (the US amazon). We have a 5Kw output stove and Im buying the 2 blade fan.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AYVXRY/ref=ox_ya_os_product

threepo

Thanks for that - I have a 9kwt stove. Is that what determines whether to have a 2 fan or 3 fan type?

hethmar

This two blade is by the most recommended company for ecofans. The three blade is quite new and Id have thought it was more suitable for the much larger outputs - in theory with 50% extra blades Id assume it will move that much more hot air about?. OH isnt here to ask Maybe some of the other fitters/sweeps can advise us. Important though that you have a temperature gauge on your stove to make sure its working at optimum temps.

Greenfires

I think all the ecofans intended for woodstoves are now two bladed - the blade design has been changed so that both models now have two - but one shifts more air than the other. The three bladed current model is for gas stoves, and won't be suitable for woodstoves as it's max temperature is 150 degrees. As far as I remember, the old version of the high output fan (150cfm as opposed to 100cfm) had three blades. So make sure you get one of those intended for a woodstove rather than a gas stove!

The last person I spoke to who had both versions said there wasn't a lot to choose between the two - though these may have been the old versions. The benefit of the new 812 model, which is the larger output of the two, is that the fan works at a wider range of stove top temperatures. The original ecofan works between 150 and 340 degrees centigrade and the new type starts spinning at just 65 degrees instead.

Hope that's not confused you too much!!

Edited to say that I'd advise getting a genuine ecofan and not one of the Chinese copies - not heard very good reports on them!

Andy