Sirocco II Elite Fan Review: Gimbal-Mounted (360° Airflow) Wall Fan for Vanlife
The Sirocco 3-axis wall fan is the perfect addition to our campervan; it's one of those things we installed "just-in-case" but it turned out we use it A LOT! We love the 360 degrees directional air flow: it allows us to use the fan anywhere in the van (in the bedroom at night or in the living-room during the day). It's marine-grade so it's a high-quality product and it's built to last. Let's have a closer look!
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1- Jumping to Conclusion
What We Like
- It's mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, so the airflow can be directed in ANY direction! Neat!
- There is a timer so the fan turns off automatically after 3/6/9/12 hours. That's useful when we want to fall asleep with the fan running but we don't want it to run all night long.
- It can be folded against the wall when we're not using it.
- It works on 12V (and 24V as well) and draws not much current: 0.17A on low, 0.30A on medium, 0.49A on high, .86A on ludicrous-mode (or whatever it's called).
- It has a high-quality feel and we're confident it will pass the test of time.
- It's made in Canada, just like us! (and has 4 years warranty)
What We don't like
- There is a small LED light to indicate that the timer is activated; we found that to be annoying (we like when it's pitch-black when going to bed), so we placed a small piece of electrical tape over the LED. Problem solved 🙂
2- Models and Where to Buy
Sirocco II Elite
- Brushless motor (20,000 hours motor life and ultra-quiet)
- 4 years warranty
- 4 speeds
Sirocco II
- It's the same casing and mount as the Elite
- 2 years warranty
- 3 speeds
3- How to Install
Electrical
The fan is connected to the 12V battery via a fuse box. We won’t get into details here, but you might want to check our Electrical System Guide and our Wiring Diagram (faroutride.com/electrical-system) for more information.
Wall Mount
1- Install the mounting plate using six screws and drill a hole in the wall to route the electrical wire:
2- Install the fan onto the mounting plate and secure using the two bolts:
Voilà!
4- Reliability
It’s a high-quality product (hence the high price tag) and has 4 years warranty (Elite model)… We’re confident it will pass the test of time!
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Hi guys,
Nice review – we want one ! Have a Sprinter 170, north south bed above garage, just wondering if we need two ( one each side ) or whether there is, in your opinion, sufficient circulation with just one ? I am assuming the fan can be set to automatically and continuously rotate on the gimble axis ?
Thx
Get one, we love it! We think one is enough even though it does NOT rotate continuously. Our bed space is pretty small and we both feel the airflow. Worst case, I guess you can add one later if you feel one is not enough?
Bought the fan in January 2020. Have hardly used it and today 8/16/20 it stopped working.Its the sirocco ii model. Is it still under warranty? Paid $103 on amazon. Yes, expensive for a fan that didn’t last long.
You should contact the manufacturer.
Hi!
I just tried ordering this from your site, but was told “oops” on Amazon…
Just an FYI 🙂
Maria