WHICH FAN SHOULD I BUY?
Please visit the Valiant Fireside webpage below to help you choose your fan.
https://valiantfireside.com/pages/choosing-a-stove-fan
WHAT IS A HEAT POWERED FAN & HOW DOES IT WORK?
Due to the fact that hot air rises; most of the heat from your stove simply escapes directly above and is lost. That means you aren’t actually feeling the full benefit.
By placing a Valiant Fan on your stove, heat from and around your stove is pushed outwards around the room. With the additional power of convection, you are no longer relying just on the radiated heat – you’ll benefit from a warmer living area, fewer hot spots and potentially lower fuel bills.
A Stove Fan does two things; firstly it keeps itself at the optimum operating temperature, and secondly it drives the warm air into the room, creating improved airflow.
Valiant Heat Powered Fans are not designed to blast air in the same way a cooling fan would, but instead generates a gentle airflow around the room. You will not feel gusts of air coming from the fan, but instead you’ll notice a more comfortable, even temperature throughout your living space.
When a Valiant Stove Fan is placed on a working wood burning stove, heat is conducted from the surface of the stove, travelling up from the aluminium base of the fan, to the underside of the Peltier device. The Peltier device generates electricity by having one side hot and the other side cooler (known as a ‘thermal difference’). This temperature difference creates a ‘potential difference’ (a voltage) in the circuit. This voltage powers the motor, which in turn drives the fan. Some models of Stove Fan can operate from temperatures as low as 50°C.
So, although at first it might seem like magic, Heat Powered Stove Fans actually work based on the simple principle that if two dissimilar metals are placed together and heated, they will create a small voltage that can be enough to power a motor.
It’s for this reason that the Stove Fan needs no power except the stove itself – No switches, no trailing wires, and no batteries. The fan generates its own electricity to power the little electric motor in the fan (Peltier), circulating the warm air efficiently.
WHERE SHOULD I PLACE MY STOVE FAN?
Placing the fan too close in front of the flue/stove pipe can damage the connectors and cause the fan to stop working. Please place fan to the rear of the fire and to the side of the flue pipe for optimum results and fan life.
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF THE STOVE FANS?
The maximum surface temperature that the fan is designed to cope with is 340°C. There is a safety device (a bi-metallic strip) that raises the front surface as the temperature exceeds 250°C to protect the electrical generating device (peltier). Please check the maximum operating temperature of your stove and if it is below 340°C the fan will operate safely. You can use a Valiant Thermometer to check the operating temperatures of your stove.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM USEFUL OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF THE STOVE FANS?
The Premium 4 fan starts to rotate when the surface temperature is around 45°C depending on the room temperature. The blades will proceed to develop a useful flow at around 55°C and progressively run faster up to a maximum of around 200°C – these are perfect for the newer range of stoves where the tops do not get searing hot and traditional stoves alike.
WHERE SHOULD I PLACE THE STOVE THERMOMETER?
Anywhere it can be situated with a relatively flat surface (horizontal, vertical or in between). The needle will give a gauge of the temperature reached, so is perfect for adjusting air vents to achieve desired temperature and for trouble shooting when the stove may not be appearing to be performing so well.
WHY DO I NEED A MOISTURE METER?
Moisture in fuel is the single worst culprit causing soot, tar, and smoke, liner damaging acids, pollution, inadequate heat and wasted money. Using heat to dry the fuel can waste over 50% of your heat and fuel, which costs you. We advise every wood burner to invest in a decent moisture meter.
The Valiant Moisture Meter is a quality instrument designed to accurately measure the moisture content of wood. Keep the reading below 20% and you have every good chance of 100% successful warm and effective fire.
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY ORDER?
Delivery within New Zealand is usually within 3 working days, however rural or remote areas can take up to 5 working days.
Delivery to Australia currently takes 10-15 working days.