Bruce Napier explained :
> On 17 Apr 2009, at 00:03, Benjamin, David wrote:
>
>> Yes, yes, I know, you lot are all packing yours away for the cruising
>> season. At this end of the world I am just getting mine out again.
>> Last year it performed faultlessly, on a wood stove running constantly
>> for about five months. I am only running the fire occasional days at
>> the moment but the fan works normally when I first light the fire then
>> gradually slows and finally stops completely no matter how hot the
>> fire
>> (and it's not the little leg tilting it backwards). Are they just not
>> designed for the level of use I'm giving it? Seems odd in a Canadian
>> device as their winters are worse than ours.
>>
>> Oh, and it's not really OT as I heard of the Ecofan here. Anyway,
>> I've
>> got nowhere else to ask as their isn't an Australian distributor.
>> I had
>> to import the thing myself.
>
>
> Sounds like it needs a refurb, but we usually get a couple of winters
> out of ours before it needs doing.
>
> You can get a replacement module for the middle, presumably direct
> from the manufacturer in your case.
>
I have had mine, a 3 blade job for several years, we don't live aboard
but as our only heating/cooking is a diesel stove it does do quite a
bit of work, the only problem I have had is the motor is starting to
rattle. You should be able to check if there are volts at the motor
when its hot, so you know if the motor or the module is u/s.
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