Cabin Fans

[EmeraldBay]

Any recommendations on cabin fans? Have heard good reviews about hella marine twin turbo.

Guy


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[robert sailor]

Caframo

[bgallinger]

Just one...Caframo Sirroco

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Guy.
Ditto ➥ http://www.caframo.com/marine/marine...sirocco807.php

[steve77]

We have used Hella and Caframo fans, and have settled on the Caframo Bora. We have three installed below decks over the berths. We really like the three speed feature.

I would also say the Hella Turbo is a fine fan. Personal preference, really.

Cheers!

Steve

[Sailmonkey]

http://www.caframo.com/marine/images/ultimate757.jpg

I will never own a fan again with a shroud!!! This moves a ton of air and is easy to clean


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[four winds]

Two Hella three speed fans on my boat when purchased almost five years ago. Made in Germany of course.

Not sure how old they actually are but seem to be a good quality fan.

Low current draw and run for days without feeling warm to the touch on the motor housing.

[JPA Cate]

Started out in the Hella Camp, am now firmly in the Caframo one, mostly due to ease of cleaning and purchase price.

[Mirage Gecko]

Plus one for Caframo although in this country much more expensive than anything else I have seen.But so quiet in comparison and the timer function is great.
Chris

[Strait Shooter]

Originally Posted by Sailmonkey

http://www.caframo.com/marine/images/ultimate757.jpg

I will never own a fan again with a shroud!!! This moves a ton of air and is easy to clean


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And it is?
Manufacturer and model?

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

Started out in the Hella Camp, am now firmly in the Caframo one, mostly due to ease of cleaning and purchase price.

$135 on eBay with free postage.

[hoppy]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Guy.
Ditto ➥ Caframo - Ecofans, specialty fans and heaters, overhead stirrers

They look interesting, except there are a lot of comments on westmarine about their lack of durability

[jstevens]

I've got 5 Caframo Bora fans and 2 Hella fans in my cabins. During the summer months in FL most of them are run 24x7.

I'm very satisfied with all of them. My experience is summarized below.

1. Durability: Hands down the Hellas are more durable. My 2 Hellas were installed in 2000 and are still going strong. Over the past 8 years I've had to replace 2 Caframos.
2. Quiet: The Caframos are much more quiet at each of the speed settings than the Hellas. This is especially true at the lowest speed setting. I have a Caframo over my bunk and I can leave it running all night without disturbing my sleep.
3. Efficiency: The Caframos seem to move more air at the lower settings.
4. Automation: My aft cabin Caframos automatically turn on when I'm transmitting at 12mHz on my SSB. How did they know I wanted that feature?

I think the Caframo durability issue can be minimized by frequent cleaning. I think the failures were due to grease and dirt build up on the blades which caused a premature failure of the bearings. No failures in the last 2 years.

John

[hoppy]

The durability comments were related to the Sirroco with it's gimbal mounting. Sounds like if you move it around too much you will get a bad connection.

[ErikFinn]

Originally Posted by jstevens

Quiet: The Caframos are much more quiet at each of the speed settings than the Hellas. This is especially true at the lowest speed setting.

I can attest to this also, had a chance to compare the two recently.