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Feeling the Heat
. . . but wait! If I pull -20 degree air from my OAK into burn chamber, won't that cool down my fire? Won't my pellet stove not produce as much heat?
Well?
Well yes. But you'll still have a fire.
Fire good.
. . . but wait! If I pull -20 degree air from my OAK into burn chamber, won't that cool down my fire? Won't my pellet stove not produce as much heat?
Well?
Are you really from Massachusetts? That's so un-northeast...The Nascar stuff, well, I don't know. I'm more of a SCCA guy myself.
. . . but wait! If I pull -20 degree air from my OAK into burn chamber, won't that cool down my fire? Won't my pellet stove not produce as much heat?
Well?
Well yes. But you'll still have a fire.
Fire good.
Harman manual: ". . . [the company] strongly recommends attaching outside air in all installations, especially lower level and main floor locations." [bolding is mine]
My manual strongly recommend a battery backup in case of a power failure.
I think this will prevent smoke from entering the house due to negative draft as it will keep the stove running until it shuts down properly.
OAK is not needed if installing into an existing chimney such as mine plus drawing air from the basement.
By the way, I had a power outage and smoke did not fill my house as the backup battery kicked in and all was ok. All smoke went up the stack as advertised.
Is the basement attached to the house? Do you have a way to access the basement from within the house? If so, the combustion air is coming from inside the house. Somehow the makeup air is reaching the stove...by way of a draft
There ya go...But then again, it does give us all a reliable topic for generating posts.
Oh, and one last thing - I continue to think the mods should create a sticky about OAKs, which is why I earlier joked about the number of new questions we get every year about this issue.
until the stove manufacturers themselves state in their instructions the an OAK is mandatory
My manual strongly recommend a battery backup in case of a power failure. I think this will prevent smoke from entering the house due to negative draft as it will keep the stove running until it shuts down properly. OAK is not needed if installing into an existing chimney such as mine plus drawing air from the basement. By the way, I had a power outage and smoke did not fill my house as the backup battery kicked in and all was ok. All smoke went up the stack as advertised.
I'm not against OAK, I just don't think it's the answer to all our draft problems. If you have it fine, enjoy it, because I enjoy my stove without it.
Truth is, it isn't "mandatory"
If a stove works equally well, either way, in a particular application,
the OAK is not going to increase the performance of the stove.
But that is my point, with regard to a manufacturer saying it is "mandatory"...It may work equally well or may not without an OAK.
But I am not a manufacturer...)
And heh...I said "quality of my flame". Do I sound like a wanker or what?
Not really, show your fire. I'm happy with the quality of my flame and my IOK (indoor air kit)
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Not really, show your fire. I'm happy with the quality of my flame and my IOK (indoor air kit)
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See, lazy flame, not moving at all.
Thanks, I need to create a new term for all of those OAK people out there.Whatever works best for your situation.
Loving the new term, IOK.
Thanks, I need to create a new term for all of those OAK people out there.
Yep, it should be IAK, IOK is indoor oxygen kitShouldn't it be " IAK ", not " IOK "?
Either one is OAKie dOAKie with me...
My wife and I have a 24 year old pellet stove that gave up the ghost last week.
We are looking at new pellet stoves and have talked to (2) local dealers/installers.
Can some of the members here, please explain (in real simple terms),
what a "Cold Air Intake" on the new pellet stoves is and what it does?
I've hear talk like, "Negative Pressure", "depends on what type of house you have" ect.
We currently live in a single level Ranch House in California, that was built in 1974.
It has no basement, and I'm sure it does not have tight seals around the doors ect.
It has a fireplace that has been "bricked up/sealed", with a 3" diameter inlet, that our current pellet stove connects to.
I goes up into a regular chimney with no "center tube".
My F-I-L, says it should be alright as long as we clean the chimney every year.
So if a new pellet stove is cost prohibitive, a I buy a used one,
(or a less expensive one at Home Depot), and just vent it into the chimney, is that OK?
Now I assume that many installers may cringe at my question,
but we've been running my old "Jamestown J2000T" stove, like this for 3 years.
Any help, info, links would be appreciated.
I'm a beginner here, so the simpler.....the better.
Shoot a couple pictures. Only pipe we have seen with the feature I have seen is by Selkirk
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