I have a Harman Accentra Insert with OAK installed. Should I feel a draft from below the stove? I started to notice more noise (air movement) when the combustion blower turned on. As I investigated, I felt a draft pulling air in from under the stove. The more it ran, the more I noticed. Should there be any significant air movement being pulled in from the front of the stove with an OAK? Thanks.
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glenc0322
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I have the same stove and was looking to add an OAK so i am sorry I don't know the answer to that question but i did email Harman directly if they respond to me ill let you know what they say. You can go to there home page and email them also. Good luck and let me know what you find out
SmokeyTheBear
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Installing an OAK will reduce the air flow along the floor, provided the damn install was done correctly.
You are still going to have the air flow for the convection blower, however that has been there all along. What you won't have is the cold air from outside the house being sucked across the floor.
First things first is your OAK actually installed correctly and when they installed it did they put everything else back together correctly.
You are still going to have the air flow for the convection blower, however that has been there all along. What you won't have is the cold air from outside the house being sucked across the floor.
First things first is your OAK actually installed correctly and when they installed it did they put everything else back together correctly.
If the OAK is installed correctly, then you are just feeling the convection the stove creates.
It pushes hot air out the front/top, that air has to come from somewhere, so it pulls air into the fireplace surround, then is shot out the exchanger. Its a natural current. Hot air being pushed out, means cold air being brought in to replace.
The OAK will eliminate all drafts throughout the house, but air movement within the house will continue.
It pushes hot air out the front/top, that air has to come from somewhere, so it pulls air into the fireplace surround, then is shot out the exchanger. Its a natural current. Hot air being pushed out, means cold air being brought in to replace.
The OAK will eliminate all drafts throughout the house, but air movement within the house will continue.
That's a good question. I just called and they are coming on the 28th to check it out. I'm not really happy about the date being that far off. I'm wondering if something happened with the installation on the oak. I used to be able to hear a higher pitched noise from outside my chimney when the stove would start and the air was being pulled in. Honestly, it was a little annoying. A day last week, my wife said she heard a loud noise when the stove was running. "Loud noise" wasn't really descriptive enough to pinpoint anything. The stove was running fine after so I assumed everything was ok. But now that I think about it, I wonder if the two are related. I never took the stove out, but is there an easy way to check on it.
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
Inserts present all kinds of possible screw ups.
The number one being not blocking the cavity the insert is sitting in from allowing air to go up the chimney around the vent, this also holds true if they installed the OAK in the chimney.
We have no way of knowing how they installed your OAK without you telling us.
The OAK has to be connected to the air intake on the insert and not just left next to it.
This isn't rocket science so the average Neanderthal should be able to keep his knuckles off the ground long enough to do it right.
The number one being not blocking the cavity the insert is sitting in from allowing air to go up the chimney around the vent, this also holds true if they installed the OAK in the chimney.
We have no way of knowing how they installed your OAK without you telling us.
The OAK has to be connected to the air intake on the insert and not just left next to it.
This isn't rocket science so the average Neanderthal should be able to keep his knuckles off the ground long enough to do it right.
The Neanderthal comment made me laugh. I needed that at work. I ordered the Oak that Harman sells, which installs up the chimney. I didn't see them install it. I wish I had now so that I would have a better understanding of it.
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
Well some of us Neanderthals aren't all that good balancing without our knuckles on the ground.
Let us know how things turn out.
Let us know how things turn out.
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