Eco fan?

[Hodge]

Has anyone got one? Info on them? I would be interested to hear your views:)

[Le Sanglier]

What's eco?

[daveindales]

an eco fan? Is it another name for Swampy (see Jeremy Clarkson, in the sun today)

[michaelknapp]

echo power tools are great i have had chainsaws hedge cutters and blowers etc and cannot say anything to bad about them i especialy like the top handle saw the price is fantastic to compared to stihl and husky

[Hodge]

It's a fan that sits on top of a woodburner and blows the air around

[Bearded Munch]

I have one 2 blade and it does make a difference in the room.

[Hodge]

I have one 2 blade and it does make a difference in the room.

 

Does it move it into the rest of the house if you leave the door open?

[County4x4]

Most people that have them swear by them. The people who say they're rubbish don't have one!

 

I have an account with the distributors and may well be persuaded to cut you a good deal if you want one - you being a local and all! There are Chinese copies about which the manufacturers are not happy about - especially when customers return the fakes to them for repairs! The Ecofan ain't a particularly cheap bit of kit, but it's pretty well made, and very well made compared to the fakes.

 

Oh - and there are people who say that a pc fan or something will do the same job. It won't. The Ecofan is designed specifically to move a lot of air very gently so you don't really notice a "draught" from it - a pc fan does pretty much the opposite and moves a small amount of air quite fast.

[Paul Smith]

Look up sterling engines. They also work with cold air. Put one on an ice block and it will work the same as on your hot fire, bit irrelevant though!

[Charlieh]

I have one, i would say they have most impact if you have no cetral heating so you notice a few degrees difference around the house. Ours will warm up the landing upstairs noticably if I leave the doors open. I

 

I would probably say if you dont have central heating you will notice a far bigger benefit from having one. Ours is a two blade one and you can tell sat in the lounge when its put on top of the log burner, just dont expect it to move all the heat from the log burner round the house.