Heater fan

[booger]

These look cool. Anyone have one?

http://eartheasy.com/live_cheapheat.htm

Heater Fan
These new heat-powered circulating fans are designed to set directly on top of woodstoves or gas room heaters. They send the heat out horizontally, instead of letting it rise upwards, which results in much faster and more efficient room heating.
Another feature of the heater fan is the operating cost - nothing! No batteries or electricity are required. The thermoelectric module runs by the heat of the stove. The fans are nearly silent, and designed to last a lifetime.
One concern with these fans, however, is that they can 'burn out' if the diode is overheated. With wood heaters, care must be taken if there's a large, hot fire. Set the fan on a brick, or remove it temporarily from the heater surface until the fire settles down.
Although these fans cost from $50 to $70(US), the savings in energy costs, year after year, is greater. Available at home supply and hardware stores.

 

[MaxTheKnife]

I have one of those little fans booger. It really doesn't do much for spreading the heat as far as I've been able to tell. It's more of a curiosity. But they are pretty neat and fun to have. It's a real conversation starter and that's for sure!

 

[rb.]

DH and I have been looking at those, but found that our electric oscillating fan on the floor stand works great. Moves the heated air all through our house when oscillating, and keeps the area behind the stove much cooler. I think we'll buy one of those eco fans in case we loose power, but only for that reason. They are cool, though. There is a more expensive model available as well, but I can't remember what the improvement was over the cheaper model.

 

[booger]

Thanks, good info to know.