Getting ready to hook up my Thelin Parlour and was wondering if I should hook up a fresh air duct. it has the fresh air inlet on the bottom, but don't know if its better to just let it pull from the house or outside, can anyone give me pros and cons ?
Thelin Parlour Need Fresh Air ?
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TimfromMA
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Around here, its referred to as OAK which stands for Outside Air Kit.
If you don't use OAK, as you stove uses air from inside the house, that air has to be replaced from somewhere. It will leak in through every crack and crevice it can find resulting in cool drafts. You are also taking the warm air inside your house and blowing it right out your vent and it's being replaced by cold outsdie air which then has to be heated. Having OAK solves both of these issues.
If you don't use OAK, as you stove uses air from inside the house, that air has to be replaced from somewhere. It will leak in through every crack and crevice it can find resulting in cool drafts. You are also taking the warm air inside your house and blowing it right out your vent and it's being replaced by cold outsdie air which then has to be heated. Having OAK solves both of these issues.
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