Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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EcoFan

My partner Doug found this thermoelectric gizmo which sits on top of a woodstove and generates its own power to turn the fan blades that circulate warm air.  That means it'll work even if the power goes off and we can't run the electric blower.

We waaaaaaant  one.  This model seems like the best fit for the stove we have.

And yes, I mean gizmo.  Like the Tesla fluid valve, this seems to be a very simple device that capitalizes on physics to work efficiently -- something which is brilliant in design, rather than being extraordinarily complex.  Sometimes the great ideas are subtle ones.
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eseme

October 20 2015, 19:48:12 UTC 5 years ago

My parents have one for their woodstove. It is wonderful even when the power is on, it helps you direct the hot air - the store heats a rather large open floorplan area. . I love it. Highly recommended!
ysabetwordsmith

W00T!

ysabetwordsmith

October 20 2015, 19:55:12 UTC 5 years ago

I am grateful for the product review. :D

We have, in fact, a large open floorplan. It's a Victorian farmhouse, so the kitchen-dining room-living room is basically all one vast space. The woodstove is near the middle of that, in the dining room. At full roar it can overheat the space, IF the blower is on. Without the blower, not nearly as efficient.