Hi Fred & Freda!
I've been considering a secondary fan for our setup, but figured them both 'pushing' out from the stove top was the best configuration - pulling air up from the rear of the stove - convection - then pushing it out. But have you noticed improved 'room' airflow with yours set like above in a push & pull config?
Have quite a small recessed fire and chimney not too unlike yours size & width wise. But I have probably twice the headroom, but the room around it is open plan so just sucks up any heat output. Will take 2-3 hours of stove time during the cold weather to really notice much difference to the room more than a couple of meters from the stove. Have a single stove fan and it works, but considering shifting more air from the fireplace would just heat the room more, it has to doesn't it?!
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See EcoFlow do a twin 4 blade which looks like it could be a beast!
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You guys looking like Professionals! Great work and awesome to have access to all that space/kit/plant/wood! Very jealous!
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It's awesome, really well done! Time and again I look at the 'kit' ones and they seemed 'overpriced' before (couple of years ago) and now they're even double that price.I built a log store from scratch last week, thought I'd share the build here!
I built a log store
Took on a project the last couple of weeks which was supposed to be pretty basic, just popping some posts in the ground and some plywood on top, but after googling custom log stores I had to put in a bit more effort. The frame was made using 3"x3" fence posts, secured to the ground using...forums.overclockers.co.uk
It's put to shame by the scale of @john_smith 'sBut hopefully it'll hold up!
I may have access to some pallets through work, have considered seeing if I can get some broken ones for burning, but now also considering even purchasing a couple (as we buy them new to use) which I could use as a cheap way of buying timber for building a store... I have some felt for a roof and even some quite heavy chipboard I could use for the roof. Maybe just buy some heavy posts for the sides then use pallets for the floor & sides. Would be quite a low one compared to yours due to the space I have so could even maybe put 2 'half pallets' up as the walls, so all I'd need to build was the base and rear...
It looks awesome, although they seem to be crazy priced for what they are?!Good work @DXP55
You could use the one I have for smallish logs / splits but definately just using it for Kindling
Workflow has increased dramatically over the hand axe and a lot less dangerous too !
Found a UK distributor based in Manchester for them (for any others interested): https://fandangofiretools.co.uk/collections/all-products
Did you spot/read up any cheaper / 'knock-off' ones during your reading around?
I came across this one, made of steel rather than cast iron, but quite local to me (Bridgnorth which isn't far from some others in here!) and half the price so considering as a nice way to support some British manufacturing rather than one made in Australia and shipped over!
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Kindling Splitter | Wood Log Splitter | Logan-Metalworks
We fabricate the Logan log splitter and other metal products for the home and garden. All made in England.
Note: Saw a bunch of cheap ones listed on ebay from 'Belgium' but when digging into the details the sellers/registered businesses where China.
Saw a picture of someone using one of those 'grenade' log splitters, but with that secured to a log, so rather than trying to get the thing into a log (the hardest part as they're so awkward!), you smack logs down onto it. Considering that myself as have one on the shelf and hardly use it.
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