I saw these last year and TSC has them out again. I was wondering if any of you have used them. Are they worth the money? Thanks!
I don't but I'll be following to see what anyone that has experience has to say. I have often wondered, for a time when the power is out. I have a generator but I cannot power the whole house.
I use a similar 3 bladed one from Lehmann. They are a fun toy in my mind. I use it to to set behind the pot of water to add humidity to the room better. Just not enough cfm to move heat in my opinion. Still fun though
I know a few use it as a visual gauge to know when the stove needs a reload or air adjustment towards the end of a burn. I may try one or 2 as well but think a fan blowing across the top is going to me be more effective on a stove without a blower.
I don't have a blower. I would like something to move some air into the living room and maybe keep the heat down a little in the room with the stove. This is my stove.
Sconnie Burner makes a great point. I tell my bride that when the fan starts the damper can be shut down on our non EPA stove.
It will help some and it operates without electricity....but you may find out you still need an electric fan. Nice looking setup by the way.
Much more effective to put in a ceiling fan in the stove room. I put one in my living room with the stove and it changed the way the whole downstairs feels, even the far corner of the house is warmer, and the draft coming down from upstairs isn't as bad. Best part is having a fan for year round comfort. Having ceiling fans in every room of the house cut the number of days a year we need a/c, and our electric bill
I have one and. It's always on the stove unless I'm using the stove blower. When the stove is good and hot it spins fast. Does it really move a lot of air, no. As a novelty it's alright, but as a serious air mover I would get a blower made for the stove if that is available. At the least it's better than nothing.
I have a three blade one and it compliments another fan that I have on the ground that blows around the back of the stove which works quite well. It was given to me free by family and is nice to have but the price tag of around $95 would probably prevent me from buying one. That being said I enjoy mine from the entertainment factor and it helps a bit. I also use a fan on the ground in the hallway pushing cold air towards the stove room.
Thanks for the answers. Sounds like it not worth the money. I kind of figured it wasn't but thought I'd check with you guys. I have thought of the ceiling fan. The wood stove is in our dining room/kitchen so there is a light in the ceiling that I thought out replacing.
Any chance you could fab or have someone fab something like this for you. With the flue out the back you would have to set the blower off to one side but I think it would be doable. Your nc30 needs a convection deck | Firewood Hoarders Club
Shurdel there have been numerous threads about these type fans. Some do love them but most will readily admit, like schlot did that they really are a novelty. I would bet they could be useful in a small tent or perhaps in a very small one room cabin but just look at the size of the blades and realize it takes a lot of heat to get those blades spinning with any speed; they just don't move much air at all. My wife several years ago bugged me about one and I put her off for a long time but finally got one for her. I think we sent it back to the company 2 days later as it just did not move enough air to make it worth anything to us. If you really want to move the warm stove air and do a good job, all you need is a desktop fan. Set it on the floor but instead of trying to move the heat, move the cooler air toward the heat. For example, we used to have some problems heating the back rooms of our house and one of those is a bathroom. We fought with that for years until I learned how to best move that warm air to the back of the house. I thought it was crazy when I heard about it but we set a small fan at the start of the hallway that leads to the back. We set it right on the floor (best) and ran it on low speed and was really amazed at how quickly that warm air got to the back of the house. It works. The same thing with ceiling fans. We used to think that because heat rises, we should push it down in the winter. Wrong! Push the air up in winter and it works much better. Up in winter and down in summer. There is a good explanation of why this works but I think most know what it is so won't touch on it here but will if someone does not understand it. But if you just want a novelty, then get one as they can make a good conversation piece. But for really serious movement of warm air, a small desktop fan will do so much more and it won't depend on having the stove throwing high heat all the time to get the fan to work. Besides, as the stove cools more, you need more heat in those cooler rooms but you won't get it with those fans. Hope this helps.
