There is a safety strip on the base of the fan which is designed to gently lift the base of the fan to prevent it from overheating and damaging the motor. It is suitable for use with all flue pipes that have magnetic attraction and will fit onto most 10-17cm flue pipes. Our stove is right by the front door, which is obviously used frequently – similar to many narrowboats. 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. Remodeling their best selling Premium 4 stove top fan, Valiant have removed the base which stands on the stove top and replaced it with ‘magnetic wings’ that attach directly to most 4 – 7” (10-17 cm) flue pipes.

A 2014 study by a well known danish technological institute shows that a chimney fan removes 80% of the smoke particles that would otherwise end up in your home. As with many other modern designs, the My Stove Fan is fitted with a bi-metallic strip that bends, and in turn, tilts the fan to protect its motor and Peltier module from overheating; a common problem with all stove fans. Four levelling screws type TPFRSD can be installed between the fan and the chimney to create dilution air in brick chimneys if the temperature in. I tested it for a while and once happy painted it to match the stove colour and it is very discrete.When the chimney fan is switched on, a draught is created in the chimney and the fire burns cleanly and without smoking. The fan sends smoke into the air and keeps the exhaust gases and particles away from the roof and your neighbor. In general, no one should be going close enough to the fan when the stove is on to create any safety issues, but we all know that accidents still happen. Undoubtedly, stove fans efficiently and effectively distribute the heat that your stove produces throughout your living space. There’s as much to like in the Valiant FIR350 Remora Magnetic Flue Pipe Stove Fan as there is in my Best Pick, and more if your stovetop is irregular or a cool top.

This way owners of the built in stoves can use the Sirocco Plus fan to get the heat distributed evenly around the room. I have no way to test this myself but the manufacturer claims that it produces as much as 70% more airflow, at 128 cubic metres per minute.Small but effective The compact Mini Eco 4 fan does the job well in the limited space available above my small wood-burner.

The way log burner fans work, as outlined earlier on, ensures that as soon as your stove begins generating heat, this heat is distributed around your living space, warming it up. These stoves need dedicated stove fans that have their best operating temperature range shifted towards around 150 centigrade. This model is great if your stove is in an awkward place, perhaps in a fireplace without much overhead room. This is so cool air can be drawn in from the back of the stove and over the cooling fins on top of the fan.So what do you do if you have a sloped top, an irregular surface or a cool surface top that doesn’t get hot? The most powerful stove fans are those powered by a Stirling engine, like Vulcan or Warpfive – both of which are handmade and British. It’s a battle for air in the draughtproof house, and the woodburning stove or fireplace is often short of breath. However, bear in mind that even with this protection the fan won’t withstand very high temperatures and will need to be removed altogether if the stove top gets over 350°c.