Who has a custom OAK?

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Oct 1, 2012
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Saco, Me
Someone here has a custom OAK and I saw a picture of it a while back. It may have been a similar install as mine - basement install because the rigid OAK was installed with a considerable vertical up and out.

I would like to run something similar and I am looking for some advice. I finished the hearth today and I need to get it installed within the next two weeks.

Thanks,
 
I used flexible metal pipe for about 2' out of the back of the stove then connected 15' or so of 3"PVC, then back to flexible metal out through the rim joist to the termination cap under my deck. Does the trick.
 
I had a post (OAK install) on here a while back with pics. I ran 3" alum. water heater vent up and out.
 
Oak should be constructed of non combustible materials.

If you don't have your venting materials yet, check out Selkirk Direct Temp.

It incorporates the OAK into the venting.
 
-Basement install
-2" aluminum flex pipe from stove to 2" galvanized pipe
-2" Galvanized pipe wall w/chrome flange trim ring
-Up 6'
-Out through rim joist
-90 Degree elbow down and shorth length of pipe to get air inlet below the elevation of the stove exhaust

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I have a custom OAK but it's as simple as can be. It's about 4 pieces of 4" SS piping straight out the back connecting to a screened covered metal vent. Bill
 
Does a dog door six feet from the stove count as a custom oak?;lol

Dave
 
Here come the code police.

Sirens blaring in the background and through a bullhorn comes "Ok, you folks with PVC in your OAK pull over to the side of the room with the stove, turn it off when cold unplug it. Replace that PVC with metal before using your stove again. You have an incorrect installation."
 
Long ago, we rented the basement and I installed a 5" exhaust duct through the joist space for a dryer. My OAK is connected to this with various swaged-down flexible and rigid duct pieces and metal tape. I can feel a good draft from the opening inlet in the Englander 25pdvc burn pot when daily cleaning.
 
I am confused, you are using the same common pipe to both exaust your lint box as a incoming air source for your pellet stove? If so, I think I see a problem. Stove could over draft when dryer runs and feed the stove some very volatile dust bunnys. Was (retired) on fire dept and seen a good number dryer fires.
 
I am confused, you are using the same common pipe to both exaust your lint box as a incoming air source for your pellet stove? If so, I think I see a problem. Stove could over draft when dryer runs and feed the stove some very volatile dust bunnys. Was (retired) on fire dept and seen a good number dryer fires.

Negative, I am using an OAK that came with the stove (similar to the flexible pipe you WOULD use with a dryer. The stove is not installed yet. I am trying to explore other options for aesthtic purposes to the OAK that came with the stove. I was hoping for a more rigid pipe solution that looks better...
 
Here come the code police.

Sirens blaring in the background and through a bullhorn comes "Ok, you folks with PVC in your OAK pull over to the side of the room with the stove, turn it off when cold unplug it. Replace that PVC with metal before using your stove again. You have an incorrect installation."

Meeeee??? ;em
Thanks for the entertaining heads up, Smokey (and Smoke Show). I "figured" having a lead of metal pipe before the PVC would ensure a level of safety. Ironically, I'm the one that's paranoid of my walls combusting yet little did I know of the danger lurking in the basement. I'll switch it to metal dryer duct before I use it again.
 
I used a 3" flexible aluminum tube. Just used a hose clamp to crush it down to the stoves exhaust tube diameter. The thimble it goes through is a PVC pipe fitting. On the outside I used an elbow and rigid aluminum tube and to get above the snow level,




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Bioburner said:
I am confused, you are using the same common pipe to both exaust your lint box as a incoming air source for your pellet stove? If so, I think I see a problem. Stove could over draft when dryer runs and feed the stove some very volatile dust bunnys. Was (retired) on fire dept and seen a good number dryer fires.
Negative, I am using an OAK that came with the stove (similar to the flexible pipe you WOULD use with a dryer. The stove is not installed yet. I am trying to explore other options for aesthtic purposes to the OAK that came with the stove. I was hoping for a more rigid pipe solution that looks better...
I think Bioburner was actually responding to Donbryce, not you.

In that regard, after reading donbryce's post, I'm assuming the dryer is no longer hooked up and he repurposed the vent for the OAK application.
 
heres a couple shots of mine. Its just 3" galvanized 30ga pipe. It used a stainless termination outside from a direct vent on demand water heater from Bosch and it works great.

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Both should have the pipe and fittings in stock. The hardest part of a custom oak is finding the outside termination peice. You can use a heavy duty dryer vent and take the damper out since it will be for the wrong direction of airflow. I found my outside peice at grainger and although it dont have a damper it has birdscreen on it to keep bigger pests out which is hard to find. My local lowes had a nice dryer vent with a birdscreen but it only came in 4 inch so i decided not to get it. With a little bit of American ingenuity in sure you can come up with something nice.
 
Both should have the pipe and fittings in stock. The hardest part of a custom oak is finding the outside termination peice. You can use a heavy duty dryer vent and take the damper out since it will be for the wrong direction of airflow. I found my outside peice at grainger and although it dont have a damper it has birdscreen on it to keep bigger pests out which is hard to find. My local lowes had a nice dryer vent with a birdscreen but it only came in 4 inch so i decided not to get it. With a little bit of American ingenuity in sure you can come up with something nice.

My other issue is that my intake is 2 inches and most pipe I see if 3 inches. I'm sure I can come up with something
 
Here come the code police.

Sirens blaring in the background and through a bullhorn comes "Ok, you folks with PVC in your OAK pull over to the side of the room with the stove, turn it off when cold unplug it. Replace that PVC with metal before using your stove again. You have an incorrect installation."
But it doesnt get hot ? Just brings cold air in ? ?????
 
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