http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VALIANT-...71502040639?pt=AU_Heaters&hash=item3f36c85e3f Apparently they claim to save on fuel consumption
No worries. But are they any good? and do they really cut down your firewood consumption? PS- Everything here is bloody expensive!
The snakes in Australia would be enough for me. Taipan, brown snake, sea snakes...all very deadly... I would do a youtube search on the fans. I remember seeing them there and there's probably reviews.
and drop bears. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2013/03/drop-bears-target-tourists,-study-says/
my brother has one ( likely not that exact one ) more of a novelty item than anything I doubt you'd recover any cost on wood 'savings' If your stove doesn't have ceramic observation windows or they are horribly sooted up it could come in handy to let you know the top of the stove as well as the house is cold
They do work but... only in a limited area. We have 2 Eco fans (no power) on the back of our woodstove in our cabin. 16' x 22' They do a good job of pushing hot air under the loft area instead of having it just go straight up to the peak. Made a very noticeable difference when it was just below zero outside. No insulation. Turned em away while I was cookin'. They spin the fastest when the back edge of the fan's base is even with the back edge of the stove top. That difference in temperature between those fins and the stove top is what generates the power to drive them. They are not as fast as a muffin fan tho... even when the stove is really hot.
There is also the EcoFan or some similar name - I think it's mainly gimmick and won't do much for the serious heater. Small, cheap table fans set on the floor and blowing cold air toward the stove are much better IMO. I gave up that this year too and didn't notice any difference in how the stove heated the house - but I have a good floor plan for a stove. Cheers!
Nope, no insulation. The walls are 2x6 so the horizontal pieces can be used as shelves (inside area is a small space) while being nailers for the 2nd layer of vertical board siding, over the diagonal boards (you see inside) used for diagonal strength. We put Typar between the 2 layers and it's worked well.
I think if I lived there I'd put styro in the ceiling (under the roofing) and put in a Monitor propane heater to help the woodstove. The floor is t&g 2x8 with Typar laid down on the stringers before nailing. Be careful what you wish for with cabin pics... Maybe I'll do a thread about the build sometime.
I recall many years ago my wife wanted one of the Eco fans. I got tired of listening so told her to get one. The second day we had it, she boxed it up and returned it to the company because it didn't move enough air to amount to anything. In a small cabin or tent it might work but yet, the temperature has to be high so even in a small cabin you might not have a high enough temperature to make it work enough. Still, there are a few folks who like them. Each to their own.
