Chimney Fans

Ventilation

An electric chimney fan from exodraft is a fan for high temperatures. Therefore you can use your fan for ventilation without lighting a fire. It is a good idea to do this when cleaning ash out of the fireplace.

Protective grille

The impeller (vane impeller, axial impeller) is protected by a grille to prevent contact and also to stop birds from making their nests in the chimney.

Alarm

The control unit signals to the chimney fan how much updraught is to be created in the chimney. Control units are available that signal when it is time to restock the fire. An alarm can also be triggered if the chimney temperature is too high (risk of chimney fire).

User-friendly remote control

If you wish to have all of the boost and alarm functions, you should select exodraft's EW41 wireless control unit.

The chimney fan should be cleaned at least once a year.

You can do this yourself or make arrangements with your chimney sweep. Contact your chimney sweep for further information.

No other maintenance or lubrication is required.

We have tried to collate statistics on the service life of exodraft-chimney fans. Unfortunately, this has proved impossible. Production of the chimney fans started in 1957, and some of the fans manufactured then are still in operation. Many of our fans have been operating for more than 25 years.

Guarantees

6 months right to cancel

You always have six months full cancellation rights. Simply return the chimney fan undamaged.

2-year warranty

A 2-year warranty is given on both the chimney fan and control unit. Please contact your dealer if you wish to complain about your product.

A chimney cowl, also called a downdraught cap, rotates on its own, i.e., it has no control system. Chimney cowls are usually spherical with a “rotating cap” that only turns when it is windy.

The primary function of the chimney cowl is to prevent downdraught and to stop birds from getting into the chimney. Since the cowl has no control system, you cannot determine how often or how long it operates.

exodraft-chimney fans are the only fans on the market that allow you to determine the amount of draught. They are also the only systems that can be operated in automatic mode to adjust the draught to the weather conditions and the needs of the fireplace.

exodraft-chimney fans will also create a draught when there is no wind, i.e., when there is the greatest need for it.

A chimney fan is an electric fan for high temperatures.

It is fitted onto the chimney and ensures that your fireplace, fire, or woodburning stove receives enough air to burn cleanly all day and without any problems.

The chimney fan creates a negative pressure in the chimney, eliminating the problems experienced when lighting solid fuel fires.

• Soot and smoke odors in the room
• Allergic reactions to wood smoke
• Sooty stove doors

A chimney fan is positioned on the top of the chimney and ensures the right draught for the fire or woodburning stove. If you have a brick chimney, you can conceal the chimney fan.

The chimney fan is electric and is controlled from inside the house.

The control unit is installed in the most practical location for you.

A chimney fan creates a negative pressure in the chimney.

When the chimney fan is switched on, a draught is created in the chimney and the fire burns cleanly and without smoking.

Watch this film from our laboratory, in which the chimney fan is switched on after 35 seconds.

The laboratory test is performed with an RSV009 chimney fan and EW41 control unit.

Shortness of breath

Natural chimney draught is a thing of the past and has been since we began to draughtproof our homes, build low-energy houses, and use fume hoods.

It’s a battle for air in the draughtproof house, and the woodburning stove or fireplace is often short of breath.

Catch your breath again

At exodraft we want to help your fireplace breathe so that it is easy to light and you avoid sooty odors and smoke in the room.

In return, you get to decide when a draught is needed in your chimney and how much.

Put the remote control for your chimney fan next to the remote control for your TV and enjoy letting your fire take care of itself again.

The chimney fan must be cleaned

The law states that you must have your chimney cleaned by a chimney sweep, but the chimney sweep is not required by law to clean the chimney fan. It is up to you, therefore, to ensure that the chimney fan is cleaned at least once a year so as to keep the flue clear on your chimney.

Reduced risk: No birds in the chimney

An exodraft chimney fan prevents birds or dirt from getting into the chimney and blocking it, causing smoke to escape into the home.

You might say, “I’ve never seen one,” when you hear about the exodraft chimney fan. That doesn’t matter to us. We manufacture chimney fans not for them to be seen, but for them to work.

Look up next time you’re out for a stroll and you’re sure to see a number of exodraft chimney fans on chimneys along your way.

Often, you can replace a long chimney with a chimney fan.

The fan sends smoke into the air and keeps the exhaust gases and particles away from the roof and your neighbor

The exodraft fan solution is much easier.

The exodraft chimney fan system maintains a constant draught in the flue.

The control unit and chimney fan coordinate the draught to the boiler and ensure that individual boiler efficiency is always in balance with that of the environment.

Best possible draught = complete consumption of the fuel. This gives big economic advantages.

Placement of the chimney fan

A correctly installed chimney fan cannot fall down. The weight of the chimney fan itself, a steel wire and the angle brackets or flange, hold the chimney fan in position on the top of the chimney, even in very stormy weather. A steel wire also ensures that the chimney fan cannot fall when it is opened for cleaning and maintenance.

Effect on the draught

The effect that the wind can have on the draught in the flue is offset by adjustment of the chimney fan.

• If a manual control unit is used, the speed of the fan can be increased.
• If the chimney fan is connected to the EBC20 constant pressure regulator, the system adjusts the speed of the chimney fan itself to maintain a constant draught in the chimney.

The high construction quality of the fan and the uniquely balanced, high quality ball bearings ensure an extremely quiet solution.

You might still hear a slight hiss due to the very air that moves in the flue pipe.

If the sound is bothersome in any way, contact exodraft.

Chimney fan

If you have a brick chimney you can conceal the chimney fan. The chimney can either be constructed especially for the chimney fan, or a cap can be built on top of the existing chimney to conceal the fan.

Round

The round chimney fan, type RS, discharges the smoke sideways. (Horizontal discharge)

A round chimney fan is used:

• When the chimney aperture is higher than the highest roof ridge.



Square



The square chimney fan RSV discharges the smoke up into the air. (Vertical discharge)

The square chimney fan is used:

• When the chimney top is below the roof ridge
• When the chimney top is above the ridge but you have a thatched roof
• When the chimney top is above the ridge but other tall objects are located close to the house (e.g., tall trees, other buildings, etc.)

Yes! You can install the chimney fan your self

Bear in mind, however, that a chimney fan weighs between nine and 37 kg. When you receive your exodraft-chimney fan, it comes with detailed instructions.

You can also download our chimney fan guides here.

Control units

You may only install the EW41 control (solid fuel) unit yourself. All other control units must by law be installed by a qualified electrician.

What does a complete chimney fan system comprise?

Which way should the chimney fan point?

The chimney fan can generally point in any direction, but if you opt for the EW41 control unit, you must bear in mind that the signals need to travel between the amplifier box and the remote control. The chimney sweep will also appreciate easy access to the chimney fan to open it.

Your chimney fan also acts as a ventilator

A chimney fan from Exodraft is a fan for high temperatures. You can, therefore, also use your chimney fan to ventilate the room even when no fire has been lit.

Guarantee

Remember that you have a 2-year product warranty.

• Excessively loud noise coming from the chimney during the operation of the chimney fan may be due to vibration. Check the location brackets on the chimney fan. It is important to maintain a 5 mm space between the location brackets and the sides of the chimney. If the location brackets are too close to the sides of the chimney, vibration noise may be transmitted from the chimney fan to the chimney.
• The chimney fan should be mounted on an anti-vibration mat.
• The chimney fan and control unit may have been set wrong during installation. Contact the fitter or dealer to get the settings corrected.



If this does not get rid of the vibration noise, contact the retailer from whom you purchased the chimney fan, or contact exodraft UK.