Stove fans.. gimmick or worth buying

[jimspeed]

OK guys I'm in the middle of buying myself an old cottage which has a decent size logburner in it, I've seen these heat powered fans in shops etc but has anyone used one and are they worth buying for around £50 ?
The place does have lpg heating too but I'd be looking to use the logburner as main heating as I have a good source of wood.
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[jimspeed]

https://www.galleonfires.co.uk/new-for-2015-4-blade-heat-powered-stove-fan-eco-friendly-wood-burning-stove-top-fan-our-smallest-fan-yet-185mm-tall/?gclid=Cj0KEQiA6bq2BRC6ppf0_83Z1YIBEiQAgPYNvbZDkzokbGvjh-cm3YqSDBM1yyR2HnFBzGPORgxXOsUaAn4U8P8HAQ
This kind of thing. Cheaper 2 bladed ones on eBay etc
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[doggone]

We have two stoves and one on each.
The best one by far is a two bladed ecofan, it's a bit more expensive but can be on offer out of season.
The other is a four blade type and for whatever reason it seems to thrash away but not waft out as much warm air.

Are they worth it?
Hard to say - you don't get significantly more heat from the stove, however it does help circulate heat out into the room, especially if it's in a rather inset fireplace.
If you are wanting to move heat through to an area further away like a hallway or upstairs, it will probably have noticeable effect.
It's also ... well .. kind of fun, and does give an indication of when the heat is dropping and another log is needed.

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[J4mes]

We have the ecofan on our burner. It doesn't stop you throwing more logs on, just makes the room even hotter.

Would buy again.

[jimspeed]

Sounds like it's worth getting then, and sounds like the ecofan is the one to get so I'll have a look around on the net and see what I can find.. cheers guys.
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[grr666]

I've got one, but it's my second.
Fried the first, they will only take heat up to about 350c.
Bought a flue thermometer with my second.
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[stinkwheel]

They will cause a net reduction of the heat output of your stove. Because thermodynamics.

That doesn't mean they aren't cool and that I don't want one.

If air circulation is an issue for you, it makes some sense. I personally think convection will do it's thing, fan or no.

My house is old enough that I spend all my time trying to REDUCE air circulation.

EDIT: If I was going to put a fan gadget on top of my stove, it would be a sterling engine rather than thermoelectric powered one. Just because.
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[UncleFester]

If you have the proper plate fitted at the base of the chimney around the stove pipe, you should not be losing anything up there other than what goes up the flue.
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