Comments on: Ecofan broken and repaired!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:55 +0000

I just repaired my Ecofan. It slowed down then stopped spinning. First I tried a battery to the motor, this seemed ok and at 1.5v worked freely and at 3v very fast no noise and the fan delivering plenty of air. So that made the TEG module suspect, before i went to cost and hassle of buying a module from the states I had heard of another fix. I obtained some thermal grease from Maplin, after cleaning the module I put grease on and reassembled. So far its working perfectly. I bought cleaner and grease for £9.99 but the smallest tube of grease was £1.99 so if you have a slow or stopped fan could be a cheap fix.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:49:39 +0000

Is this not what I did? Or perhaps you sell them?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:36:22 +0000

The most frequent cause of failure for the ECOFAN is a bad TEG module. This is the thermoelectric generator that converts heat to electricity to power the fan. The manufacturer will not sell replacement TEG modules but you can find them on eBay. They are quite simple to replace. Just remember to use a thin layer of thermal grease on both sides of the TEG module prior to assembly. Do a search on eBay for ECOFAN REPAIR

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:17:23 +0000

From a recent survey on canal world forums it seems most people (81%) find they make a difference. Whether they are worth the money or not is another matter, but I wouldn't be without mine, though I was stalling at the prospect of having to pay almost a hundred pounds for a replacement!

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:45:04 +0000

As you went to the trouble to repair your ecofan instead of chucking it overboard and commiting it to watery grave you clearly like it. I recently got one for my woodburner stove and I think they are brilliant. In fact i would go so far as to say I am quite a FAN of them (!)