Enviro Mini - Sorry - But Yet Another OAK (Outside Air Kit) Question

I have an OAK on mine. I did a pretty good job sealing all holes, and cracks in my system.

Even if you don't, the air will take the path of least resistance. It would rather come in that 3" vent that's a few inches away from the intake source, than come in through your bedroom window 35' away. IMO.

OAK's always help....

Most OAKs take cold and sometimes damp air from the outside which unfortunately reduce the overall efficiency of the pellet heater. It's like putting damp and cold wood into a wood stove!

The absolute best solution is to pre-heat that outside air to make it warm and keep it dry with Selkirk DT venting that I install.

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I replaced my vent/thimble this year because I had the house re-sided. I installed a Simpson Duravent thimble with a build in OAK. Even though it doesn't terminate at the burn pot, at least I know the stove isn't competing for air.

I went ahead and had an OAK installed. Even though it is not a perfect connection as detailed above, it has allowed me to leave the forced air vents from the gas furnace open that were the stoves source for air, dragging the cold basement air up into the house. Everyone of them, we live in a small cottage, was a torrent of air.

Are you saying that preheating the air drys it? Where does the moisture go?