An efficient stove fan helps circulate the hot air and saves fuel. Having run with and without I wouldn't go back.

I have one and certainly recommend a stove fan. it moves the heat around your room more efficiently. and my stove now never runs too hot

I'm not convinced these are beneficial, but hey they cost nowt to run. I got mine off e bay £25.
PS EVERYTHING IS ON E-BAY !

Goodness sake, you really won't be told, will you? It's the distribution of heat that is important as per edgeone's images. The best way of heating a room is via convection as radiation has distance/volume limits, unless the output is so hot you then can't get close at all -even then you get relatively hot compared to the environment (think standing in front of an open oven, or bonfire). Therefore that does require more fuel, so if you can distribute the heat and help the convection currents, you better heat the room without additional fuel.

Have to say, I disagree with edgeone, sorry mate. I have a multi-fuel burner, when it's lit especially burning wood, the heat can't go up the chimney because the liner is well insulated and there is a register plate at bottom of chimney. The heat is great, we have to open all downstairs doors to let the heat into stair case etc, lots of times I open windows in winter and it's great coming down in the morning to a lovely warm room, plus I'm burning a lot less than when I had an open fire, most of That heat went up the chimney.

These are good. I made my own though.

It's not free energy. If you turned a fan heater on and pointed it out of the door into the kitchen you wouldn't feel very warm. If you pointed it at yourself you would.

Same amount of energy.

Ok, definitely not Einsteins theory of relativity. You want more thermal energy in to the room, you have to burn more mass?

I'm struggling to see how the fan can do anything to stop heat going up the chimney.

Would like to be proven wrong, free energy is always a good thing! :stuck_out_tongue:

I have been looking at this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015OH610Q?psc=1

Very simple --> heat going up your chimney vs being circulated around your room / house..... One makes you feel much warmer

Does it really use less fuel and also put out more warmth? Call me a cynic but how is that possible?

Not £34. But seems like a good idea

£46.50 now.

we've had one for a couple of years and they do help get the heat moving round the room, great price

That's brilliant. Do they work on a radiator?

Buy the Ecofan one, Been on the market for over 60 years. Bearing is made to withstand the extreme heat

My parents have a clearview multifuel and it belts out the heat. If you had a decent fire you wouldn't need this

I never knew these existed. Wish I had a log burner

Decent price. Found Caframo Airmax to be more effective though

Hopefully your shed isn't wooden.

I'm thinking the same @backtothecaves - any good log burner deals!? Maybe I can fit one to my shed for the hell of it!

Good price if it lasts as my mate bought a cheap one of ebay and it melted on the top of his stove lol
A decent one is almost double this price and are very good at circulating heat round your room!
If your stove is a stand alone one it will put out more heat than one that is heating a boiler like my one but still put out a great deal of heat :smile: