Well, so since I installed the M55 in our living room fireplace, I have wondered if we would get smoke in the house if power was lost while the stove was running. I was walking the dog down the driveway last night (this takes a while cause he only has 3 legs) and half way down the driveway, the driveway lights went out. I thought at first the wife was going to make me sleep outside with the dog, but she would never make the dog sleep outside all night. Then I realized that none of the neighbors had power either. It's gets really dark really fast when EVERYONE shuts their lights off at the same time! Now it hits me -- the stove was running! All I can imagine is a house full of smoke. So the 3 legged dog and I run back to the house as fast as HE can. Go in the house and.... oh, no smoke, not even a whiff! Only the smell of the candles that my wife just lit.
As good as this is, and it does give me a piece of mind now that the exhaust vent is working properly even when the fan is not running, I was kind of hoping for an even better reason to install the OAK. After reading all the positive results for OAK's I'm on a mission to get one installed on our stove now. Smoke in the house would have definitely sped up the process.
There is a strong draft that comes down the steps when the stove is running and it almost feels like cold air is being pulled through the gaps around the pull-down attic stairs. More investigating needs to be done, but I suspect this would not be happening with an OAK.
As good as this is, and it does give me a piece of mind now that the exhaust vent is working properly even when the fan is not running, I was kind of hoping for an even better reason to install the OAK. After reading all the positive results for OAK's I'm on a mission to get one installed on our stove now. Smoke in the house would have definitely sped up the process.
There is a strong draft that comes down the steps when the stove is running and it almost feels like cold air is being pulled through the gaps around the pull-down attic stairs. More investigating needs to be done, but I suspect this would not be happening with an OAK.