We have a Sirocco 11 fan that was fitted last winter.

Dimensions are 30 cm from the base by 9.5 cm across the fan width.

It is positioned at the end of our bed with range of 2.5 to 3.0 meters.

Wired direct to the battery.

We have just ventured across Central Qld  through the Territory and North West WA with temps of 26/27/28 & 32+

We would leave the fan on until 1/2/3 am or even 5am depending on temps.

Really a first class unit for its size and very low voltage usage.

We have Ibis aircon, gas heating, sat TV and reliable honda gennie.

The Sirocco 11 Fan is right up there with the  "must have" options when living full time on the road.

 

JohnR

 

Hi Trekka. Having 2 of these fans is not a silly idea. Great when you need them. Don't use much power.

Joe.

Hi Trekka 

I put two in our van one each side,  three metres is about it if you want full effect , they are great , very quiet and use bugger all to run. Price wise yes they are up there , not cheap , but I researched round prior to getting them and couldn't find anything better.

I've got one that I mounted to a plywood base & move around as required. (Like a desk fan). Worth every dollar I paid for it. I would replace it imeadiatly if it failed. I've had mine six years now. I've only heard of the fan blade breaking, which I believe you can replace. Cheers Pete

Farmhat wrote:

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Mike Harding wrote:

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They receive some very poor reports on a product review site and,
frankly, at A$150 I'd expect them to wake me with a cup of tea:

https://www.productreview.com.au/p/caframo-sirocco-ii.html

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 Only four bad reviews on that site.    Five glowing reviews on this page already

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Five to four! Then they must be good. If it were four to five does that mean they must be bad?

I don't give a toss whether you buy one or not I'm simply linking to a site with some negative reports - you should be able to handle that.

Post content before edit noted btw.

We've had one in the MH for about 5 years, good reliable little fan, as others have commented, expensive.

Hi All,

Thanks for the input, i will put the wiring in ready for when i purchase one or may be two.

Kind Regards,

Alan.

Just a small comment Trekka, before I brought our Sirocco fan, I read a comment where the units were cracking probably due to the rough ride in the van. When I installed ours, I fastened a small hard foam block to the wall, that sits under a lug farthest away from the base when in the stowed position. You will see it when you buy, so when the fan is stowed it is getting additional support when traveling.

Sirocco are a Canadian company
Their quality was good
Like a lot of manufactures they then manufactured in China
There was quality problems with motor and plastic cracking
They stopped manufacturing in China ans since a couple of years ago they have been manufacturing again in Canada - quality is back to first class
I now have two
Laurie

iana wrote:

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Will post a pickie tomorrow

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 Thanks for that, Ian

Snip
I may make one of them portable to allow use elsewhere  .. or get a third perhaps.  But where do you stop?
This is the joys of Grey Nomad travelling, Cupie
You stop when you have adapted, to whatever you have

But...
There are no rules which say, that we must stop improving our situation

I started with two battery operated fans, (think that they were designed for a tent)
They are quiet, hang up on a cupboard doorknob, and give a very gentle down breeze, for a short distance

I then purchased a 12 volt ciggy type connection, with oscillation button, fan, from EBay
Noisy, but giving a breeze for about two metres maximum

I then purchased a more expensive fan locally, but it is no different from the cheap EBay one
In fact I no longer know which is which, as they both use about 0.45 amp

I then purchased a Sirocco 11 fan which I have wired up and screwed to the wall
It appears to give a gentle breeze at about 3 metres, reasonably quiet, and uses about 0.25 amp at high speed
I am able to manipulate this fan to reach, the table, or the kitchen, or the doorway, of the motorhome
I have not yet gone through a summer with it, if it is OK then I plan to buy a second one

But...
I now have five fans in the motorhome, just in case

Opps forgot to say that I have two of those thingy things, where you put water in, and squirt water on your face, with the battery operated fan running

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she consider the much cheaper ($95)  Canadian Caframo Bora fans.

So I installed one on each side of our bed & they are fantastic.

I added two $2.50 electronic motor speed controllers.  Fantastic.

The Fans power consumption is 160ma, 200ma & 270ma each on the 3 switchable speeds

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Very interesting. Still damn expensive for a 12V fan but considerably better than $165! The margins on that must be huge.

Do you have a link for the controllers? Are they PWM DC speed controllers? Why did you add them given the fan has three speeds as standard?

Mike  ...

This is the link to the PWM controllers.   I installed the controllers so that I had infinite control over the fan speed.  Even on the lowest speed there was a slight fan blade noise & at the quoted price there was little to loose in the experiment.  The boxes to house the controllers actually cost more than the controllers themselves.

Edit ... deleted link as it included too much personal info.

I will try again shortly.

 

 Try this one ... This is the mob that I got mine from but at the time they had a deal for two at around USD 2.88  .. free snail mail postage too.

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=mini+dc+5A+pwm+speed+controller&_sacat=0

 

-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 28th of June 2018 07:39:02 PM

-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 28th of June 2018 07:53:36 PM

Mike Harding wrote:

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Cupie wrote:

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I installed the controllers so that I had infinite control over the fan speed.

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Thanks for that Cupie.

One thing to be cautious of when fitting a speed controller to any motor which wasn't designed for it is the possibility of overheating. Many motors use airflow generated by an internal fan (in this case external) for cooling and by slowing the motor down it may not receive sufficient flow. Put your hand on the case when it's been running on slow for a while to see if it's hot.

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 Yep....  Got that advice from my *'personal electronics advisor' too.  So that was part of my testing regime before I made the permanent installation.

* He is the sort of person who would rather build his own PWM controller or DC to DC device rather than take the cheaper option of buying a ching one.   Many years ago I taught him basic electronics etc but he just kept on going & left me far behind.   Makes & repairs all sorts of electronics just for relaxation in the evenings.  I just get a headache & end up with a pile of useless bits.   Whilst I can usually grasp the basic building blocks & perhaps first principles, he gets right down to the component level.  Bloody amazing but handy.