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Thinking of getting one - anyone use a fan with integral boiler ? I am wondering if there is enough surface heat to get the fan to work effectively.

very good question - my old multifuel w/o boiler would get surface temp up to 300C, but my new woodburner with boiler at best only gets up to 200C but usually runs at 80-120C. in my haste, i bought an Ecofan 800 off ebay (cheapest), needless to say it was not up to the job. the Ecofan web site gives info on temp range of the various models they have and in my case the best would also be the most expensive (£150ish). at present, i am using an ancient mains fan, which works exceptionally well in distributing the heat, and i will probably continue to use this as the electric used in minimal. i plan to do all the calculations re ecofan v. mains fan.

get a surface thermometer, they are not expensive, then you can see if your burner gets hot enough.

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very good question - my old multifuel w/o boiler would get surface temp up to 300C, but my new woodburner with boiler at best only gets up to 200C but usually runs at 80-120C. in my haste, i bought an Ecofan 800 off ebay (cheapest), needless to say it was not up to the job. the Ecofan web site gives info on temp range of the various models they have and in my case the best would also be the most expensive (£150ish). at present, i am using an ancient mains fan, which works exceptionally well in distributing the heat, and i will probably continue to use this as the electric used in minimal. i plan to do all the calculations re ecofan v. mains fan.

 

get a surface thermometer, they are not expensive, then you can see if your burner gets hot enough.

 

 

Is this the one maybe?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Caframo-Ecofan-BelAir-806-Genuine-All-Colours-/181640188175?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

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I'm wondering the same, the flue on ours comes out rear of stove so there is a hot plate on top which kettle sits on, maybe fan would work on that? Not sure.

 

I would imagine if it's hot enough for a kettle it's hot enough for a fan! £40 off amazon, job done :thumbup1:

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it only takes 100C to boil water, not hot enough for an ecofan. you need to measure the temp at the surface. the ecofans will turn at lower temp, but not fast enough to move any volume of hot air.

 

 

The ad says 75c- 200c, I'm thinking it would maybe start working between these temps?

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