Ecofan

[pearley]

As it says. My Ecofan seems to be getting slower. Anybody ever tried lubricating the bearings?

 

Regards

Pete

Edited January 5, 2013 by pearley

[Guest]

You can buy the motors if you need to -

 

http://www.ecofan.co.uk/woodstove-ecofan-spares.html

[bowten]

As it says. My Ecofan seems to be getting slower. Anybody ever tried lubricating the bearings?

 

Regards

Pete

Put some more coal on?

Edited January 5, 2013 by bowten

[matty40s]

Put some more coal on?

truly worthy of my first greeny of 2013

[Kiwidad]

Just make sure air vent is closed a bit, otherwise your ecofan will end up fried like someone I know!

[mrsmelly]

As it says. My Ecofan seems to be getting slower. Anybody ever tried lubricating the bearings?

 

Regards

Pete

 

Its probably the safety regulator cutting in so as to save you from serious burns from the huge blasts of heat pushed along by the fan

 

Tim

[Grace and Favour]

Its probably the safety regulator cutting in so as to save you from serious burns from the huge blasts of heat pushed along by the fan

 

Tim

 

Aren't they known as Bessemer Burns?

[cheshire~rose]

You can buy the motors if you need to -

 

http://www.ecofan.co.uk/woodstove-ecofan-spares.html

 

Thanks Martin - I did not know you could wear out the motor - I think perhaps ours might need one

[Ralph Claydon]

I bought a new motor for £9.99 from Canalshop Hillmorton.

www.canalshoponline.co.uk/

[matty40s]

Just make sure air vent is closed a bit, otherwise your ecofan will end up fried like someone I know!

fried, I think it just ran out of oomph, you know, fuel......

[Ally]

Or new motors online even cheaper, or maplins do them I think.

[alan_fincher]

Beware, though, not everything masquerading as a suitable replacement motor actually is.

 

I tried fitting one from a batch that a forum member had, and was good enough to send me one of, and it resulted in far slower rotation to the one I already had, (which was getting a bit noisy, but still working).

 

I put the original one back, and now live with the slight noise!

 

(Yes, I had wired it with the correct polarity, before anybody asks!).

[Smudge]

When ours starts to slow down we blow the motor clean with a compressed air can, and alls well again

[Catrin]

Beware, though, not everything masquerading as a suitable replacement motor actually is.

 

I tried fitting one from a batch that a forum member had, and was good enough to send me one of, and it resulted in far slower rotation to the one I already had, (which was getting a bit noisy, but still working).

 

I put the original one back, and now live with the slight noise!

 

(Yes, I had wired it with the correct polarity, before anybody asks!).

Yeah, but our son removes it from the stove at night because he can't stand the ticking!

[Grace and Favour]

Yeah, but our son removes it from the stove at night because he can't stand the ticking!

 

Is your Ecofan the model with the two 'hands' and with numbers 1 to 12 on the front?

 

 

 

 

[matty40s]

Is your Ecofan the model with the two 'hands' and with numbers 1 to 12 on the front?

 

 

 

 

doesn't time fly when you open the vent up

[carlt]

The Ecofan is programmed to run progressively slower, once we get past December 22nd, the days get longer and we move closer to spring, otherwise the far end of the boat gets far too hot.

Edited January 6, 2013 by carlt