Can the intake hole for the OAK (chimney) be the same height as the intake or does it need to be higher or lower! TIA, Bill
placement of OAK hole, in relationship tp the intake
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titanracer
Feeling the Heat
When installing my stove, it told me to place the OAK ( Air Intake Kit ) LOWER, than the 3" exhaust ( Flu Pipe ). So my fresh air intale is 5" below flu pipe & about 1 foot off side to side of flu pipe.
smwilliamson
The Stove Guy
johnnycomelately
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Mine is obviously installed incorrectly, but seems to work fine. My OAK is about 4 inches from the exhaust hole, hut I also have about 5 feet of vertical rise of the pipe. I don't understand why the distance between the holes really matters. It seems like the only difference is the bigger the distance between the holes, the bigger the taint. Maybe for structural purposes? IDK.smwilliamson said:
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
smwilliamson said:
I've noticed a number of prefabbed combo units on here that do not follow the exhaust termination and OAK recommendations.
But back to Bill's question about where the hole comes through in relation to the air intake on the stove. There is one and only one rule there should be the least possible number of bends of any kind in the OAK. So a straight shot is always the best one.
Remember the above does not speak to any required distances from the vent termination. The recommendation is to have the OAK terminate below and at least as far as recommended by the stove's maker from the the exhaust vent as you can consistent with providing the most bend free shortest possible run to the stoves air intake.
In short read your stove's installation manual.
TLHinCanada
Feeling the Heat
I could be wrong but I think I saw duravent thimbles for sale with oak outlet attached to bottom of thimble.
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
TLHinCanada said:
Nope you are not wrong, however those thimbles only provide proper OAK Vent termination separation if the vent continues upward after it exits the thimble outside the building. The so called out and up installation.
I've seen the OAK exit both below and above the vent exit on here so there are likely several different configurations. This is before some that I suspect were modified.
tjnamtiw
Minister of Fire
My manual for my Sante Fe says 12" below OR 12" above the exhaust for A CHIMNEY INSTALLATION. When I finally get up there to do mine, it will be probably 6-8" below but over a foot horizontally away from either of the two flues. (second one is from a 'spare' chimney that may get used when I get my wood fired antique cook stove (survival mode) finished
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Wachusett
Feeling the Heat
If I recall correctly. When I installed mine, I read the 12" separation is from the vent termination,
where the exhaust actually comes out, not 12" from the pipe itself. If you have a horizontal pipe out
you would need to be both below the exhaust point and 12" from the the exhaust point.
Heat rises and as such so does the exhaust. The intake being lower will bring in fresh air.
where the exhaust actually comes out, not 12" from the pipe itself. If you have a horizontal pipe out
you would need to be both below the exhaust point and 12" from the the exhaust point.
Heat rises and as such so does the exhaust. The intake being lower will bring in fresh air.
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