Was out to the place where I set up the otter traps on pond. Road out with land owner today because he was going out. He was going because was Amish guy coming to talk about cutting some locust trees off his land. When we got there first thing he did was start a fire in wood stove in his hunt cabin. Cabin has no electricity only gas lights and some 12v lighting run off a solar charged deep cycle battery.
What was interesting is two little fans he has on top his wood stove. I've never seen them any where before and they were called Ecofan. When stove warms heat creates little electrical charge that then turns fan.. Pretty neat way to move the warm air around. When the Amish guy showed up we were standing there BSing having coffee. He ask the Amish guy had he ever seen one them kinda fans. He said yes he actually had one too his kids had bought him one as a gift.
With so many t-man people burning wood in all kinda different ways. I'm wondering what experience good or bad guys here have, if any with these little fans. I looked them up lots of different models and of course brands on Amazon.
Figure might be a nice gift for my sister at her cottage. Their stove is LP but looks just like the wood stove the fans were set on top of.

And the traps have been soaking now since last Friday. No sign the otters have returned to the area. So of course no catches or known misses. Going to just let them soak.

Mac

they work awesome, they move just enough air to move heat but not cool it down.

Bought one for my parents and it worked well .... The hotter the fire the faster it spins .... Eventually it quit working must have overheated ....

I have two. one that sits on top of the wood stove, and one that mounts with a draw band around the stove pipe. The upper stove pipe one comes one first and stays on the longest.

I got one at my camp and it works great. We are thinking about getting a second one.

Had mine a few years, I did have to replace the motor once, fairly inexpensive.

Seen them around, but at over $100 a pop, I'll pass.

I installed a new stove this year, replacing an old cast iron one that was not very efficient. I bought one of those fans and I’m very happy with it. It starts spinning when the stove top reaches 140° (I believe) and really does a good job. Very quiet too. My house is just under 1,000 sqf and and I do not have central heat or air, so moving a little air is a must.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07B8YMCYH?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

I've had one for over 12 years at my trap camp. Works great and moves the air. Make sure you get the three bladed one, a little more money than the two bladed one but way better. Price is high but spreads the heat around a 20 x 24 cabin way faster.
Gary

I have two. Yes they spin but you can't feel any air moving at more than 16 inches away. Novelty at best IMO

I thought there was a fairly long thread on here a while back and remember you being critical of them. I didn't purchase any based on your review. I'll have to see if I can find that thread.

Found it.

2018 Ecofan Thread

I put mine on the back corner of my wood stove and have it blowing across the top of my wood stove so it blows the hottest air and the fan won’t be over heating and damage it. It definitely moves the air across my camp. I put my digital thermometer 22’ away and checked the temperature rise several times using the fan and without it when first starting the wood stove and camp temperature was from 20-26 degrees. With the fan the temperature rise was starting a half hour faster and increased faster there after. I’m convinced it works. Mine I found on the internet 4 blade for around $40 dollars and the directions said don’t put it on the hottest spot on the stove or will cause motor failure. My camp is 26x44 with a loft area 12x22 and cathedral ceiling on half 22x26 living/dining area. My wood stove is in the center of the camp and is a Vermont castings Defiant.

They are a good fan especially if your wood stove sits in a corner and you can't get heat out of it. It helped cool the corner down and did move the heat around. We had 2 on our wood stove.
Just because it didn't work for one person doesn't mean it won't work well for the next person.

YEP!! I'm not a FAN of the things

The other thing I hate about them is they are black. When they are sitting on top of a black stove it is very possible to not notice them.I have run my hand into the dang things more than once. It does no damage but sure gets your attention ,especially in the dark

The fella where I seen the fans said they make one that is a ceiling fan too. I didn't look that up, but I see where that could be real handy too.. My fathers old cottage could have used a ceiling fan. He heated that with and old Super Flame oil stove. Be like 100 degrees up in the little loft us kids slept in..and you could still see your breath in back bedroom..

Mac