I know that the OAK battle has been hot and on-going; Pros vs. Cons. Why should/shouldn't I, etc.
What I haven't seen, or maybe missed, is how far and how many turns you can have in/on it. I know of the pellet side, they are more worried about exhaust issues and EVLs, than OAKs.
So, I'll just spit it out -
What is the maximum length, number of 45's/90's, etc., that you can have to feed your stove?
While (we) don't have a specific stove picked out YET, I am planning on building a raised hearth of about 12". And there lies my dilemma. While I can plumb the air from out-side, through the basement, through the floor, and into the base of the hearth, I don't know the EXACT location where it will be tied into the stove. I would also like to incorporate an inverted "P" trap as to act as a heat/cold trap, or a mechanical damper that one of our member invented/incorporated into theirs.
The stove will be a corner install, and I figure that I would come through the hearth in the back corner, then run some 4" flexible metal ducting from that, to the OAK of the stove. Or, maybe, some of the flat, adjustable dryer duct sealed with aluminum tape?
Thanks,
P.J.
What I haven't seen, or maybe missed, is how far and how many turns you can have in/on it. I know of the pellet side, they are more worried about exhaust issues and EVLs, than OAKs.
So, I'll just spit it out -
What is the maximum length, number of 45's/90's, etc., that you can have to feed your stove?
While (we) don't have a specific stove picked out YET, I am planning on building a raised hearth of about 12". And there lies my dilemma. While I can plumb the air from out-side, through the basement, through the floor, and into the base of the hearth, I don't know the EXACT location where it will be tied into the stove. I would also like to incorporate an inverted "P" trap as to act as a heat/cold trap, or a mechanical damper that one of our member invented/incorporated into theirs.
The stove will be a corner install, and I figure that I would come through the hearth in the back corner, then run some 4" flexible metal ducting from that, to the OAK of the stove. Or, maybe, some of the flat, adjustable dryer duct sealed with aluminum tape?
Thanks,
P.J.