Take control of your chimney draught with a chimney fan system

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1 Tke control of your cimney drugt wit cimney fn system

2 2 Mny experience problems Mny omes wit wood-burning stoves or fireplces experience problems wen ligting te fire. Some of te most typicl problems re: Difficulty ligting te fire Difficulties in ligting te fire cn be cused by using poor qulity fuel or becuse te drugt in te cimney is insufficient. Te drugt in te cimney is cused by te wrm ir being ligter tn te cooler ir outside. As te cimney is cold wen ligting te fire te drugt is reduced nd it cn be rd to get te fire strted. It is importnt tt te kindling is dry nd tt you strt wit smll pieces of wood. Tis will ensure tt te fire will tke old quickly, creting te et tt is necessry to crete good cimney drugt, but sometimes even tis is not enoug. Smoke in te room Spillge cn occur if tere is insufficient drugt. Tis cn be cused by insufficient ir supply or te use of extrctor fns. Fireplce nd stove size, cimney eigt nd cimney loction in reltion to nerby buildings cn lso effect drugt nd result in smoke spilling in to te room. It is lso importnt to be wre tt te cimney drugt cn vry wit te seson, te outside temperture nd te weter (wind, rin, etc). Te fire goes out Good combustion needs ir. Te cimney s job is not only to remove smoke but to drw in fres ir troug te supply vents to replce te ir used by te fire. If te ir supply is reduced too quickly, uncombusted gsses nd prticles will exit troug te cimney, cusing soot nd smokey odours. Odours nd soot Poor combustion cn cuse soot build up on te stove door s well s smoke odours. Dmp or wet fuel, n incorrectly set ir dmper or insufficient cimney drugt will lso cuse tis. Good combustion requires ig tempertures nd sufficient ir supply. If te ir supply is reduced too quickly, uncombusted gsses nd prticles will exit troug te cimney, cusing soot nd smokey odours.

3 You re not te one doing someting wrong 3 People re often disppointed wen teir drem of cosy wrm fire is ruined by insufficient cimney drugt. Mny often tink it must be someting tt tey re doing wrong wen tey ligt te fire. Te simple ct of ligting fire is mde difficult by smoky down drugts, soot or te fire going out. Problems ligting te fire cn rise becuse of incorrect or poor qulity fuel, but in most cses problems re cused by insufficient cimney drugt. Tirty yers go we ccepted kitcen smells becuse we did not ve kitcen extrctor fns. Wy sould we now ccept soot nd smoke escping into our rooms, wen cimney fn will solve te problems cused by insufficient cimney drugt. Mny people believe tt it is teir fult wen te fireplce or stove cuses smoke in te living room. But te problem is typiclly cused by insufficient cimney drugt.

4 4 Control your cimney drft wit cimney fn system

Solves your cimney drugt problems nd gives you dditionl dvntges 5 If you instll vrible speed cimney fn system you will lwys ve control of te cimney drugt.

5 Solves your cimney drugt problems nd gives you dditionl dvntges 5 If you instll vrible speed cimney fn system you will lwys ve control of te cimney drugt. Aprt from providing you wit te optiml cimney drugt s soon s you ligt your fire, cimney fn system will lso give you mny oter dvntges. Ligting te fire is quick nd esy It will be esier for you to ligt your fire, regrdless of te weter or te size of your fireplce or stove in reltion to your cimney. For te environmentlly wre, it is lso nice to know tt becuse te fire tkes old muc quicker, fewer prticles escpe into te tmospere. No smoke or odours Becuse te cimney fn ensures tt te smoke exits troug te cimney rter tn into your living room, you will not ve smoke spillge nd odours, even wen you ligt or refuel te fire. Improved combustion sves money Te correct cimney drugt ensures stedy combustion nd tus sves you money. Optiml combustion reduces te mount of fuel needed by up to 15 %. Heltier soot-nd-smoke-free indoor environment If you turn te cimney fn on wile you clen your fireplce, te fine s is extrcted up troug te cimney insted of escping into te room nd onto your furniture. Plese mke sure tt te fn is clened fterwrds. Your ome s indoor environment is muc eltier s ll te prticles re sucked up troug te cimney. Additionl ventiltion As n extr bonus, wen te fireplce is not in use you cn use te cimney fn for ventiltion during te summer or winter. If for exmple you leve your cimney fn running t low speed overnigt fter you ve entertined guests, it ensures you will be breting fres ir, free of odours te next morning.

6 6 A better indoor environment s n dditionl bonus A cimney fn does not just deliver te perfect cimney drugt. It cn lso improve your indoor climte. Wen you ir te room, vcuum, or use your cooker ood you do it to improve your indoor climte. A mecniclly generted cimney drugt cn lso benefit your indoor environment. Te cimney fn stops soot from covering furniture nd fixings. It lso ventiltes te room if you turn it on wen you re not using te fireplce. It stops s escping into te room if it is turned on wile your wood-burning stove or fireplce is being clened. In sort, cimney fn elps you cieve better indoor environment.

Benefit from 50+ yers of experience 7 exodrft products re bsed on 50 yers of experience witin cimney drugt tecnology nd n extensive expertise in te field of cimneys nd cimney drugt.

Our commitment to qulity, onesty nd integrity s elped us become te world mrket leder witin te industry for mecnicl cimney drugt. Our cimney fns re of te igest qulity nd relibility.

Fuel used : (tick): Wood fireplce, ples e Smokeless tick your type Privte dwel ling or Col Oil of fireplce Mobile/Ho me: Work: Fx Number: Public Hous e/hotel/re Nturl Gs LPG sturnt Oter ONE SIDED b b

from inc) front of open Internl size m or ing (b) Dept from mm ( No.

If gs, rectngul 8c plese stte Flue r mteril: inc) mximum brick gs input: flexible liner metl (twin-w kw stone or ll) 4.

7 Benefit from 50+ yers of experience 7 exodrft products re bsed on 50 yers of experience witin cimney drugt tecnology nd n extensive expertise in te field of cimneys nd cimney drugt. Mny different kinds of solutions re tried wen it comes to cimney drugt problems, but cimney fn is te most effective solution to insufficient cimney drugt. Our commitment to qulity, onesty nd integrity s elped us become te world mrket leder witin te industry for mecnicl cimney drugt. Our cimney fns re of te igest qulity nd relibility. All of our products lso come wit two-yer fctory wrrnty. Appris l Fo Fireplces, rm Stoves nd Co 1 Origintor okers : Compny: Telepone Job refere nce: 1b Type of 3 If n open 1 Telepone property (tick) 2. Fuel used : (tick): Wood fireplce, ples e Smokeless tick your type Privte dwel ling or Col Oil of fireplce Mobile/Ho me: Work: Fx Number: Public Hous e/hotel/re Nturl Gs LPG sturnt Oter ONE SIDED b b c c b 3b Mesurem TWO SIDED ents OPENING INTO 2 Widt of open ROOMS INGLENOOK b ing () HOOD mm ( (3 SIDED) Heigt from CENTRE inc) ert to top FIREPLACE of opening or to Hood () 8 Cimney mm ( eigt: Dept from inc) front of open Internl size m or ing (b) Dept from mm ( No. of bend mm front of open or ft inc) s in cimney ing (c) inc Heigt of _ mm ( (45 ) gter/oo inc) (90 ) d from top 8b Cim ney spe to trot of of opening : round cimney mm ( 3c. If gs, rectngul 8c plese stte Flue r mteril: inc) mximum brick gs input: flexible liner metl (twin-w kw stone or ll) 4. If close cly metl (single d pplince Btu oter wll) (tick) (& fill Stove out mesurem 8d Insul tion: tick ents in 3b) Cooker ness Mx et mm, input: 2 9 Is te cimn m K/W kw or ey more tn 5. Btu 40 cm ige of te roof: For firepl r tn te ce ving YES ridge lintel, stte Dept (D) NO te of te lintel 9b Is te ngle D (Mximum mm of te roof ( ins) (D) 100 mm) : 6. <25 W 9c. Is te cimn Is te THRO AT in te centr >40 ey closer tn YES e of te gte 20 km (12.5 YES NO mi) to te cost r? NO If no, stte : sortest W 9d Is te _ mm ( cimney close inc) 7. Extrct to djcent YES fn system obstructio in te room ns: NO YES? Adjcent obstr NO uctions re witin 15 buildings, tll trees or m rnge, exten mountins nd 10 + ding t 30 + verticl ngle orizontl Dimension from top of ngle ed sketc cimney. b b We ve n extensive network of delers round te world tt cn elp you coose te rigt cimney fn for your fireplce. Just downlod n pprisl form from our omepge nd send it in. For Office Use Only FlueGs Temp. C Air Volum e m3/: of instll tion wit flue run luded s tt cment! must be inc Pressure Loss P: Recommend ed Fn: Controller: Plese send filled out form info@exod to: rft.co.uk or fx: Accessories : Clculted by: Dte: An lmost invisible solution wit visible effect Te cimney fn is mounted discreetly on te top of te cimney nd ensures tt you ve te correct cimney drugt to enjoy cosy fire in your wood-burning stove or fireplce.

Cn cimney sweep clen te cimney wen fn is mounted on te top? Te cimney sweep cn esily open te cimney fn nd ccess te cimney wic cn be clened in te norml fsion. How is cimney fn mintined?

8 8 Frequently sked questions How does cimney fn work? Te cimney fn is mounted onto te top of your cimney. Wen te cimney fn is turned on, it cretes negtive pressure in te cimney, cusing smoke to be extrcted up te cimney nd fres ir to be drwn to te fire, wic in turn ensures effective combustion. Cn cimney sweep clen te cimney wen fn is mounted on te top? Te cimney sweep cn esily open te cimney fn nd ccess te cimney wic cn be clened in te norml fsion. How is cimney fn mintined? Clening is te only te mintennce tt cimney fn requires. How often it needs to be clened depends on te kind of fuel being burned in te fireplce or stove. If only dry wood is used in te fireplce te cimney fn only needs to be clened once yer depending upon usge. Dirt nd soot cn be removed from te fn using steel brus or scrper. Cn te cimney fn fll down te cimney? Te cimney fn is fitted to te cimney top using mounting brckets or flnge plte. Te brckets or te flnge long wit te weigt of te fn will keep it fixed in plce even in extreme weter conditions. An dditionl sfety wire mens te cimney fn cnnot fll down from te cimney wen it is being serviced or wen te cimney is being swept. Wt ppens if tere is power filure? If tere is power filure, or if te electricity s been switced off, te cimney will function s it did before te cimney fn ws instlled. Te fn will offer very little resistnce to te nturl flow. Wt is te working lifetime of cimney fn? Cimney fns re mde of cst luminium nd ig temperture resistnt mterils. Tis ensures long nd relible working lifetime. Mny of our fns ve been running for more tn 25 yers. For more informtion visit I recommend exodrft cimney fn solutions to my customers wen I cn see tey ve cimney drugt problems. Mrtin Holm Andersen Certified Cimney Sweep

9 A good ide nd inexpensive to use Some people believe cimney fn is expensive to run. In fct cimney fn uses no more electricity tn 60 W bulb.

10 Te cimney fn system An exodrft cimney fn system consists of cimney fn

Model RSV Model RS If te cimney top is bove te ridge eigt of te roof,

RSV models re recommended for use in windy res.

s ttced roof we would lso recommend te RSV cimney fn due to te verticl

10 10 Te cimney fn system An exodrft cimney fn system consists of cimney fn connected to mnul or semi-utomtic control so te cimney drugt cn be djusted ccording to requirements. Te cimney fn is esy to mount on te top of te cimney nd cn tolerte constnt tempertures s ig s 250 ºC. Te impeller is dynmiclly blnced to keep vibrtions to minimum so te cimney fn opertes very quietly. Cimney fns Cimney fns re vilble in two model types for solid fuel pplictions. Te RSV model s verticl discrge wile te RS model s orizontl discrge. Model RSV Model RS If te cimney top is bove te ridge eigt of te roof, bot RS nd RSV type models cn be used. RSV models re recommended for use in windy res. If te cimney top is lower tn te eigt of te roof ridge or if te building s ttced roof we would lso recommend te RSV cimney fn due to te verticl discrge. Bot models re vilble in vrious sizes to suit ny size of fireplce or wood-burning stove. RS models ve squre bsepltes s stndrd but re lso vilble wit octgonl bsepltes. Te cimney fns cn be opened esily, enbling cimney sweep to sweep te cimney nd clen te cimney fn witout ny problems. To find out more bout cimney fns visit

Controls nd ccessories 11 Mnul control Te EFC16 control unit lets te user mnully control te cimney drugt.

Te EFC16 nd EFC18 control units must ve repir/isoltion switc fitted to te cimney, tis cn only be done by qulified electricin.

Wen you restoke te fire you cn boost te speed of te cimney fn to mximum for tree minutes wit te touc of button.

Wireless control Te EW 41 wireless control regultes te cimney drugt.

Te control comes wit temperture sensor tt gives you ccess to rnge of functions nd options tt not only elp improve te indoor environment

utomtic stop function, controlled by te temperture in te cimney y function indicting wen te fire needs religting/stoking Te wireless

11 Controls nd ccessories 11 Mnul control Te EFC16 control unit lets te user mnully control te cimney drugt. It s n on/off button nd n LED to indicte wen te cimney fn is running. Te EFC16 nd EFC18 control units must ve repir/isoltion switc fitted to te cimney, tis cn only be done by qulified electricin. Mnul/utomtic control Te EFC18 control unit is used to regulte te cimney drugt. Te cimney fn cn eiter be strted mnully or utomticlly. Te fn speed is regulted mnully. Te control unit comes wit temperture sensor, wic enbles te control unit to stop te cimney fn depending on te temperture in te cimney. Wen you restoke te fire you cn boost te speed of te cimney fn to mximum for tree minutes wit te touc of button. Te cimney fn will utomticlly djust itself bck down to te preset speed fterwrds. We recommend tt te EFC18 is used on closed pplinces. Wireless control Te EW 41 wireless control regultes te cimney drugt. It is quick nd esy to instll s tere is no need for cbles between te power unit nd te control pnel. Te control comes wit temperture sensor tt gives you ccess to rnge of functions nd options tt not only elp improve te indoor environment but lso increse sfety, suc s: y boost function, mking ligting te fire esier y n lrm function, for exmple in te cse of cimney fire y n utomtic stop function, controlled by te temperture in te cimney y function indicting wen te fire needs religting/stoking Te wireless control only communictes wit electroniclly pired components nd will not be disturbed by oter wireless units suc s doorbells, bby lrms etc. Flnges Te cimney fn is fitted to steel cimney using corrosion resistnt flnge, ensuring te cimney fn is mounted onto level surfce. Two types of flnges re vilble: y FR squre flnge for RSV nd RS cimney fns wit squre bsepltes y FR-02 octgonl flnge for RS cimney fns wit octgonl bsepltes To lern more bout cimney fn controls nd ccessories visit

12 exodrft s extensive product rnge is bsed on more tn 50 yers of experience nd knowledge in te field of combustion nd cimney drft tecnology. Our products re known for ig sfety nd qulity nd we re elping to set te stndrds nd requirements for drft tecnology. exodrft products re ll fully documented in ccordnce wit current ntionl nd interntionl stndrds nd re sold in more tn 40 countries for smll domestic fireplces in privte omes to lrger commercil nd industril boiler instlltions. Solid fuel nd woodburning stoves nd fireplces Decentrlized multiple fireplces connected to sme cimney Solid fuel nd biofuel boilers (pellets etc.) Gs fireplces Oil nd gs boilers Decentrlized multiple eting pplinces connected to sme cimney Bkeries Industry Resturnts nd pubs DK: exodrft /s C. F. Tietgens Boulevrd 41 DK-5220 Odense SØ Tel: Fx: info@exodrft.dk NO: exodrft /s Fjordgløttveien 11 NO-3060 Svelvik Tel: Fx: info@exodrft.no DE: exodrft GmbH Soonwldstr. 6 DE Monzingen Tel: +49 (0) Fx: +49 (0) info@exodrft.de SE: exodrft /s Årnäsvägen 25B SE Åskloster Tlf: +46 (0) Fx: +46 (0) info@exodrft.se UK: exodrft Ltd. Unit 4B, Lncster Ct. Cressex Business Prk GB-Hig Wycombe HP12 3TD Tel: +44 (0) Fx: +44 (0) info@exodrft.co.uk Fotos: sxc.u & exodrft

Take control of your chimney draught with a chimney fan system

Take control of your chimney draught with a chimney fan system Tke control of your cimney drugt wit cimney fn system 2 Mny experience problems Mny omes wit wood-burning stoves or fireplces experience problems wen ligting te fire. Some of te most typicl problems re: