Customer Reviews

Caframo Ecofan Airplus, Black with Nickel Blade 3 Blade 802

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Others write that the fan does not move much air....Well, this fan is silent and it is not designed to move a ton of air. It works as described and it moves air nicely across the stove top surface. We have a soapstone stove and it seems to work nicely at moving some air across vs all of it rising. I look forward to having two fans moving air without the electical expense. I do not ever lift the fan without using the grab loop on top and I only clean the dust that has accumulated by using the brush adapter on my vacumm taking care never to touch the blades. I think the blades are balanced nicely and that aides in the silence of use. Good Luck!

This fan actually does work really well but only if you keep your stove reasonably warm. When in the "burn zone" at 400F and up this little fan moves air big time! It will start spinning at lower temperatures but the action starts when the stove is as warm as it should be, at 600F it spins so fast that we can slice bread and whip cream with it ;-)

This product is AWESOME! Besides the fact that I'm amazed by how it works, the fact is it DOES work. It moves the air around and you don't even know it. It has helped me heat with my wood stove more efficiently and effectively. I would recommend this product.

This fan far exceeded our expectations. With the price of heating oil in the Interior of Alaska, this fan will definitely pay for itself within a short period of time. It moves quite a bit of warm air throughout our home to help lower our heating cost. Highly recommended if you want to circulate maximum air from your wood stove. Merry Christmas!

I had borrowed my neighbor's Ecofan, when I first installed my wood-burning stove. It was hard to imagine the small fan could make much draft; so I started out as a doubtful skeptic. When I had to return the fan and used the stove without it, I couldn't believe the difference. The stove was only heating up the area directly around it; so I immediately ordered the 3-bladed Ecofan Airplus and used it to spread the heat on an entire floor (approximately 1500 square feet). I can notice results within the first 30 minutes of lighting a fire; because the thermostat, a good 40 feet away, shows how effective this fan really is. I was a doubter, but now I'm a fan!

This is my second Ecofan (one for each woodstove). The first one is still going strong. Have to blow some dust out of the motor once a year or so and put some light oil on fan shaft. Then it's good as new. Put both fans on one stove and it really moves the air. Great product.

We're very happy with this great little fan. It is absolutely silent, and deflects quite a bit of heat from rising up to our mantle - pushing it out into the room. I don't really have a way to measure it, but it seems quite effective. It's also been a great conversation piece, and educational and fun for the kids to see how it transfers heat into energy to actually run the fan.

I just this week had to replace my 12 YR old EcoFan. Living in Maine I burn 4-5 cords of wood each yr, so my woodstove and fan get quite a workout. The fan is an excellent product for moving hot air from the stove directly into the room at a rapid rate. No break (OR electricity) required! Frankly, I was lost the few days I was without my fan because it really makes a huge difference. If I got 12 solid years without any problems, I consider that a good value! (My old fan was just plain worn out). BTW - this is the first review I've ever written. This poduct is well worth every cent and taking a few minutes to let others know it's value is a pleasure. You will NOT be disappointed:)

This is our third Caframo fan in the past 10 years. It does a good job moving the air off of your woodstove top, especially if yours is recessed at all into the fireplace, as is our situation. The fan is silent and what is an unintended consequence of the design is that you can tell how hot your stove is by noting the relative speed of the fan: when it's running slow, your stove is too cool and you are probably creosoting your flue/liner/chimney. Science-geek husbands are especially enamored with the fan's Peltier Effect-drive (and the silently spinning blades mesmerize them so that you can concentrate on your needlepoint or magazine or favorite show). Now about that "third" fan comment in the opening line: the devices seem sensitive to dust buildup, so make sure that you gently vacuum the "equipment area" where the thermoelectric drive is located. Or maybe try compressed air, but I haven't tried it so don't sue me. We had two that over time just slowed down and eventually stopped spinning. Maybe during the third season. I threw them out because they were beyond warranty, but recently found out that Caframo will refurbish used units ... so we decided to buy another one. So -1 star for reliability, not -2 because they refurb. Also note that they are fragile (i.e., drop it and you'll need a replacement blade set); the blades need to be very light to get max energy from the thermoelectric drive. But since your husband is not supposed to play with hot objects, it should not be an issue.

The three blade version of this wood stove fan is far more effective and efficient than the 2 blade version we previously purchased. We are happy with the performance, so far.