AirMax, Classic Styled, Heat Powered Wood Stove Fan, 175 CFM, 812AMKBX, Large-Sized, 9" Blade, Nickel

Living in northern Vermont yields some very cold weather, wind, snow & very poorly insulated houses, which is precisely our problem. We'd been looking to purchase one of these fans for several months & finally jumped on it after seeing one at a friend's house on their gas stove. They LOVED there's, had it for several years without incident & said the fan really does make a huge difference. We are so thrilled with this little fan; it works SO well, whirring right along, moving all that cold air that comes in right around across the stove for an outpouring of so much warmth, pushing it throughout the house & reaching even the coolest areas. KICKING ourselves for not buying one earlier in the season! NO noise! Perfect!!I have read reviews about people holding tinsel & paper in front of the fan and not seeing any movement, which I think is either one of three things; either your fan is broken, misplaced on the stovetop (directions tell you exactly where to place it) or simple ignorance. If you want to SEE movement, don't hold your paper or tinsel or tissue directly in front of that fan, hold it to the outer sides of the fan where the blades are actually moving the air from & wait until your fan is really whirring (stovetop temp 450-650 degrees). If you can't feel the warmth moving across the stovetop, you're doing something wrong or your fan is broken.I also don't think that this is overpriced. We're saving on electricity, we're heating the whole house, the tornado of a fan we had plugged in before did nothing but cool the stove down & keep the house nice & cold in the morning when the fire had died down with the electric fan still blowing across it. This little guy keeps going & has made the most tremendous difference in heating our 1800 sq foot, very poorly insulated home. We have a big pot of water on the opposite side of the stove, too to help with humidity & the fan helps disperse the water vapors more, too, which also adds to the warmth & comfort level. SO should have gotten one sooner!! If this guy quits on us, we'll definitely be back for another one. Seriously a great product!

It does help move warm air not a lot but enough to notice a difference bought 2 years ago still working good , started getting a little noise in the fan but still does the job

This guy did well, and while I can wait for the cold weather to come back I will be happy to set this up again to spread the hot air.

The Fan works well and as many have said, it is very quiet. You can not hear it running. I like the automatic on/off capability of the fan based on the stove temp with no electricity required.There are a couple of points that I wanted to comment on for your awareness when considering to purchase.There is no protective shield around the blades, so beware when running!The directions point out that the fan should not be positioned in the middle or in front of the stove pipe if it exits out the top of the stove.The fan should be positioned off to the side of the stove pipe such that the fan can draw in cooler air over the Peltier Module, otherwise thefan may not work properly. So, you have to find the "sweet spot" on the stove where the base is getting hot enough to get the fan up to speed, yet it can still pull in cooler air to keep the heat sink & top of the Peltier module cool enough to maintain a temp delta for maximum fan speed. Something to think about!Also, it may be obvious, but keep in mind that the fan speed is dependent on stove temp and it is quiet because the fan speed can only ramp up to a maximum of 175 CFM of air flow. So, if you are using an electric fan now, don't think that this is going to match the air flow of the electric fan that will be much noisier and running at much higher CFM's.Consequently, if the wood stove fire is being started in a cold setting, it is going to take a while for the fan to start working and get up to speed.Fan operation depends on how fast the area on the stove where the fan is setting gets up to temp.When the fan gets up to speed the air flow you feel in front of the stove is slight and is not going to move enough air to bring the area up to temp as quickly as an electric fan would.So, don't think it is going to match the air flow and heat transfer of an electric fan for quick heating results, which I'm sure is not the intent of the Mfg'r. The obvious use is where electricity is not available, but some folks who have electricity may be interested in it simply because it does not require electricity.In summary, once the wood stove and the living area is up to temp, then that is where the fan is at it's best in that it is quiet and maintains a subtle air flow across the stove. This helps to keep the air flow circulating in the area and the fan will speed up or down based on the stove temp.If this is what you are looking for, then the fan works pretty good and is worth getting.Hope this helps...

We have three of these on our three wood stoves. I gave one to one daughter, got another for second daughter, and then got one for myself again this year. The smaller size does move less than this one and I prefer this one. I love the quiet! I tried to put a small fan behind my stove until I could get this one again ... I thought I'd lose my mind with the sound. LOL. The temperature gauge I think is important to set on the stove by the fan so I can see I don't get the temperature into a range that could damage this fan. When I do want to really ramp up the temperature, to help with creosote, I just take the fan off for a little bit, and the handle stands up just right and I've never gotten burned. I really appreciate the function of this fan! Thank you :-)

Living in the moutains, only heat source is our woodburner, this fan ran almost non-stop circulating warm air in 500m3 space so quickly and quietly.

Très bon dissipateur thermique, sont bon les canadiens

J'avais essayé un ventilateur de poêle à bois 'normal', à environ 50€, qui se fixe sur le tuyau du poêle, avec des résultats très médiocres. J'ai été convaincu par les bons commentaires venant de Canadiens (le froid, ils connaissent!) et je ne le regrette pas.Le ventilateur est de bonne facture, assez lourd et bien fini. Il doit IMPERATIVEMENT être positionné de façon à ce que sa partie arrière soit au contact d'air moins chaud que celui du poêle. Donc typiquement, à l'arrière du poêle ou sur un côté. Une fois que la température du dessus du poêle atteint environ 85°C, les hélices se mettent à tourner et distribuent l'air chaud en fonction de l'orientation du ventilateur.A ma grande surprise, ça marche! La pièce chauffe de façon plus homogène, et mieux. On peut voir que ça marche en mettant sa main au dessus du ventilateur: aucun air chaud, parce qu'il est envoyé vers l'avant. Quand on pense que le ventilateur ne consomme aucune énergie (pas de branchement électrique par ex), il est doublement écologique.En fait, j'en ai acheté un deuxième pour encore mieux répartir la chaleur de mon poêle dans une pièce qui est très grande (environ 10m par 9m avec 5m de plafond (il s'agit d'un atelier): donc si ça marche là dedans ça a toute chance de marcher dans un espace plus petit!).A noter que c'est l'un des très rares ventilateurs de poêle qui marchent avec un poêle à GRANULES (pellets) comme le mien. La plupart ne marchent qu'avec des poêles à bois.Chaudement recommandé (le cas de dire!).PS: UPDATE trois semaines plus tard: j'en ai encore acheté un pour mon poêle à bois, et alors là, c'est encore mieux!Je n'aurais pas cru ça possible mais vraiment la distribution de la chaleur est très améliorée et on brûle vraiment moins de bois. Ca fait une chaleur douce diffusée dans tout le rez de chaussée au lieu d'avoir une pièce où on cuit et le reste où on gèle (je caricature mais c'est un peu ça quand même).Attention au placement: il faut mettre le ventilateur de façon à ce que son dos soit en contact avec de l'air frais, donc soit sur un bord du poêle (avec le ventilateur tourné vers le dessus du poêle), soit au fond mais pas si vous avez le tuyau au milieu du poêle (ça ne passera pas).Bref, super pour les poêles à granulés et encore mieux pour les poêles à bois! Ce n'est pas donné mais ça vaut vraiment l'argent qu'on paie.

Well made and very quite. We have a large open plan room. Distributes the heat very well. People who walk in think the heating is on.

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