Wood burning stove - ever tried one of these ?

[summerdays]

My friend has one and always says it helps ..

 

[surfdude]

no

 

[mjr]

I've a Valiant fan on my little wood burner. It seems to circulate the heat a bit more and sounds just like a fan, a quiet swoosh. Depends if you like that sound, I guess.

 

[mjr]

The fan is not powerful enough to do any damage, but if they are that close to a woodburner the fan is the least of your worries.

Mine would probably bruise you nicely but it's not really fixed down, so it'd lift the fan up a bit, as well as knock your fingers away. I've hit my hand by mistake, but before the fan was at full speed: it was mildly annoying.

 

[Oldbloke]

A canal boat owners do everything in a common fashion, water tramps.

AKA Ditch Dwellers.

 

[slowmotion]

Yes, they do work but be careful to ensure you are drawing cooler air into the fan to better preserve the electronics. A far more elegant solution is the sterling engine...http://www.stirlingengine.co.uk/d.asp?product=VULCANSTOVEFAN
A thing of beauty

I would quite like one of those even if it was totally useless.

 

[fossyant]

[QUOTE 4228743, member: 9609"]part of the joy of burning wood is the noise it creates, attaching some god dam awful whirring fan would ruin the quiet peaceful ambience. so a big NO from me.[/QUOTE]

They are silent. They don't spin that fast. They just help push the warm air into the room.