Valiant (FIR361) Premium IV 4-Blade Heat Powered Log Burner & Stove Fan, Black

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With the stove fan, the living room feels warm throughout and even the kitchen does too. To give you more of a perspective, my living room and kitchen combined create an L-shape, half in the living room with the fire in and the other half in the kitchen. Most stove fans need to sit on a flat stovetop that gets hot. So what do you do if you have a sloped top, an irregular surface or a cool surface top that doesn’t get hot? A Stove Fan does two things; firstly it keeps itself at the optimum operating temperature, and secondly it drives the warm air into the room, creating improved airflow.

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The Voda 6 Blades Heat Powered Stove Fan may be equipped with six blades but it’s just as quiet as the single three-bladed models. Many stove users consider the four-blade models the best choice for large rooms, but this 6-bladed stove fan takes performance to the next level: it distributes 6 cubic metres of air per minute. When compared with a three-blade circulation device, the 6 Blades Stove Fan increases heat distribution by 90%. There’s a general agreement amongst online reviewers that this model puts out more power than a three-blade model but there is some disagreement as to whether it is as powerful as a four-blade fan, which has larger blades. This is why I still think the 4 blade model I use is probably better. It’s the best model I found with this feature. I like the high-temperature tolerance of this stove fan (340°C) and the clamp itself can withstand up to 400°C. It starts running at low temperatures and the fans operate virtually silently. Stove fans are designed to create a gentle airflow around the room so that the room will feel more evenly heated instead of being hot near the fire and colder the further away you move. The magnetic Thermometer clearly displays the temperature of your stove, enabling you to maintain a safe and efficient operating temperature and reduce fuel consumption. The fan’s maximum temperature tolerance is 340°C and you can always raise the fan further up the flue pipe if the bottom of the pipe gets hotter than this (make sure you do this after it’s cooled!). Another major plus is that this Remora Magnetic Flue Stove Fan comes with a two-year warranty. As already mentioned in this review, many other brands offer a standard one-year warranty, so the extra coverage is really a bonus just in case your fan fails. ProsThat’s where the stove fan comes in. A Valiant Heat Powered Stove Fan is an essential tool for ensuring maximum heat is circulated around the room from your Stove or Aga. Despite the four large blades, the Philips screws on the motor mounting can be accessed on the front of the fan. The replacement of any interchangeable parts doesn’t require a great deal of knowledge and experience in such things and can be accomplished by using everyday tools. Undoubtedly, stove fans efficiently and effectively distribute the heat that your stove produces throughout your living space. You and your home will feel warmer for longer on the wood that you burn and you save on your electric or gas heating bills. All of the stove fans I review will do the job; it’s more a matter of which one fits in with your stove and living arrangements. The Valiant Premium Stove Fan is the latest (and most deluxe) model of stove fan from Valiant. The company has a long and sterling reputation for making top quality stove fans, and this product is no exception. The Valiant Premium replaces the old Valiant 4-blade fan, which has been discontinued. Most stove fans will start to work at around 50° to 65°C, while the maximum temperature is usually around 340°C. Many stove fans give an optimum operating range that starts 25°C or so higher than the starting temperature. How long is the warranty that the stove fan comes with?

Valiant (FIR361) Premium IV 4-Blade Heat Powered Log Burner

Our Heat Powered Stove Fans circulate the warm air created by your stove, into the room. Sitting on top of the stove, our fans gently and silently moves warm air further into your living space, resulting in less heat rising and escaping through your chimney. Which means you say toasty and use less fuel. As with the other fans I reviewed, this VonHaus model is self-powered and doesn’t require any batteries or electricity. Instead, a thermoelectric power generator module works with the heat from the stove to generate an electric current to start the fan’s motor. The stove fan works automatically between 50°C and 350°C. So, how all these stove fans work is the base of the fan conducts the heat from the stovetop and converts it to electricity, this is what powers the blades.Assembling this fan is straightforward. Attach the blade part to the magnetic clamp and then attach the clamp to the flue pipe. Your flue pipe needs to have a 10cm to 18cm diameter for the clamp to securely hold on but this is a pretty standard flue pipe size. This makes it perfect for stoves with sloping, irregular surfaces or simply where you don’t have sufficient space above your stove. It is also suitable for flat-top stoves that just don’t come up to a high enough temperature (cool tops). The motor is securely mounted directly on the fan’s body, which reduces wobbling, it is cleverly connected to the Peltier module so replacement of any part is a simple and easy process. The magnetic thermometer indicates the optimum burn temperature for your stove ensure the most effective and efficient heating results

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Stove fans are an ingenious invention designed to help solve the biggest problem that people who use wood stoves for home heating encounter. The problem can best be summarized as heat concentration. The area immediately around the stove gets extremely warm (downright hot in many cases) while the rest of the room is cool, chilly, or even cold. This, of course, prompts wood stove users to burn more fuel in an attempt to warm the room. That’s where the stove fan comes into play. Fuel quality is the single most important aspect of making a successful fire. To burn effectively the moisture content of firewood needs to be less than 20%, whether it’s being used in an open fire or a stove. Freshly felled timber can have a moisture content of between 30% and 60%, which when burnt can cause dangerous creosote build-up in chimneys.Where it really helps though is that because the fan is not that tall, around 12.5cm, you only need 13cm clearance above the stove to use this fan. This compact model is perfect for those who have limited space above the stove, a significant advantage as many three and four-blade models are taller. This is really why I recommend this model in my review. Strong magnetic clamp that attaches to the stove’s flue pipe so you don’t need to have a stove with a flat top. The Premium 4 is perfect for all stoves with a flat top and for convector type twin skinned and topped stoves.

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Mechanical damage to the blades can happen if the fan falls. This would cause wobbling and an increase in noise volume. Fortunately, the fan blades can be easily released with an Allen key (not included) and replaced. The Voda 6 Blades Heat Powered Stove Fan is certainly a powerful little stove fan that is designed to fit into small spaces. It certainly suits those who don’t have much clearance above the stove. Whilst its six blades (in two sets of three) result in a relatively wider design, this stove fan still fits on most freestanding stove styles, so you shouldn’t have any problems installing it on an average-sized or small stove. Some online reviewers say that this fan is noisy at some speeds/stove temperatures but others are okay with the sound level coming from it. Fortunately, I review the Valiant FIR350 Remora Magnetic Flue Pipe Heat Powered Stove Fan. This stove fan has a strong magnetic clasp with which it can cling to the flue pipe.The Caframo Ecofan 810 Ultra Airstove Fan is not inexpensive, but it has impressed quite a few reviewers online. It has two blades and can heat a room up to 22m 2 but it’s better suited to large rectangular rooms. This fan, from what I can tell is well built and constructed from high-quality aluminium. Both the blades and base of this stove fan are constructed from premium anodised aluminium, making the fan highly resistant to rust and corrosion. The fan begins to operate when the base reaches 65°C. The optimum operating range is a respectable 85°C to 350°C. The six-blade design provides impressively high power, offering twice the power of regular three-blade stove fans. Place the stove fan as near as possible to the rear and side of the flue pipe, not directly in front of the flue pipe as this may impair performance Valiant products are designed, engineered, tested and fully compliant with UK environmental and consumer standards. We take great pride in our quality and service.