roland elsdon Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just bought an eco fan wonderful. Next step is to put in on top of the lister and connect to the alternator for the bow thruster thingy. regarding the electric oven man answer is simple.yes you can, have a spare alternator or three and fry your bacon on the casing while the oven is on. What part of watts out is less than required watts in don't you get. 2.4 kW plus losses of an alternator is scary. We have. A 300 watt 12v immersion and a 95 watt alternator. You can hear the engine note change when the stat kicks in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, roland elsdon said: 95 watt alternator Are you sure ? 8 amps is not a very big alternator - probably less than many outboard engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 3 hours ago, mrsmelly said: So you are the one that bought one then Yep. Use it as an indicator for refuelling. Fan slowing down, another shovel of coal required. If I can make it to the stove against the blast of hot air of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 95 amp alternator and ardvarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 21/04/2017 at 18:54, mrsmelly said: I still prefer buying carry out food during the summer it saves washing up and cooking time. In the winter we simply put food on a plate 18 feet from the squirrel stove and the eco fan blast heat cooks it in 2/3 minutes such is their efficiency. What frippery, all I need to cook a full Sunday roast is a tea light and an upturned clay plant pot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 22/04/2017 at 08:24, mrsmelly said: No not at all. You dont seem to appreciate the unbridled power of an " Eco " fan. The fan quadruples the heat output from the stove enabling blast furnace temperatures to cook with against the mere stove output. The Eco fan has been tested alongside commercial microwaves and found to be quicker at cooking. There must be something wrong with mine then. All mine does is waft the warm air from the stove around and and reduce the tendency for the air in my cabin to stratify. Without it, the air in the top of the boat gets much hotter than down here on the sofa. There are a few boaters around who don't notice this stratification effect when the stove is alight (it is especially noticeable with a small stove like a Boatman in my experience), but most seem to, and appreciate the point of an Ecofan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: There must be something wrong with mine then Did you get it from the same shop as your Smartgauge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 23/04/2017 at 09:58, tree monkey said: What frippery, all I need to cook a full Sunday roast is a tea light and an upturned clay plant pot Ooh another King Crimson fan eh?! On 23/04/2017 at 10:23, rusty69 said: Did you get it from the same shop as your Smartgauge? Which one? (In mean which Ecofan, I have several ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Which one? (In mean which Ecofan, I have several ) One of the first signs of madness is repeatedly doing the same thing and expecting to get a different result - surely after buying the 1st one you realised they don't actually do anything ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: One of the first signs of madness is repeatedly doing the same thing and expecting to get a different result - surely after buying the 1st one you realised they don't actually do anything ! Maybe they have a cumulative effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 9 hours ago, roland elsdon said: 95 amp alternator and ardvarc Well, then you should be ok for charging and also untroubled by ants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Well, then you should be ok for charging and also untroubled by ants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 It clearly works as there are no ants. Unlike the eco fan which just goes round and round, and takes the kettle space up on the fire. Talking of which a sign of the times just walked from blisworth tunnel mouth to the top of the locks. It's a cold evening well for us australian types anyway . Our boat is the only boat with a coal fire going. All others have various whines roars and hisses from exhaust outlets. And no the museum toilets are closed so it's the bucket in the engine room again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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