Decided To Add A OAK

[Papelletman]

After adding a CO2 (carbon dioxide) meter, yes I also have the all important CO (Carbon Monoxide) meter also, I have decided to add a Oak to my Quad CB1200 to try to help keep the CO2 levels down in the Winter. For those of you who have a OAK, did you wrap it with pipe wrap? I have read that it can get frost? If so is this what you would use? (broken link removed)

Also not sure why the instructions say to make a 3" hole when the outside measurement on the intake pipe is 2-1/4".

 

[Don2222]

Selkirk DT warms the oak air is the best way to go! I have them on both of my Harmans and it keeps the burn pot a lot cleaner!

 

[slls]

looks like you bought the kit. Wanted $130 in 08, so made my own. That tape will work, I just let mine drip on the hearth pad, then it just evaporates.

 

[slls]

Here are the images, I like to post on the site, all can share if interested. I just let the frost melt, can't hurt on the hearth pad. At one time last winter 16% humidity in my house.
Never ran without OAK, just seemed like common sense to me. The only place the combustion air can come is outside, one way or another.As you can see shut down for summer.

 

[Papelletman]

Yes the Selkirk pipe looks nice but I already have my vent pipe set up and have purchased my OAK.

slls, thanks for responding to my pm, here is what I use on my vent pipe in the summer, got it from Lowes, very tight fit...

 

[DBCOOPER]

Where do you think the co2 is coming from and how does adding an OAK change it?

 

[slls]

Yes the Selkirk pipe looks nice but I already have my vent pipe set up and have purchased my OAK.

slls, thanks for responding to my pm, here is what I use on my vent pipe in the summer, got it from Lowes, very tight fit...

Little too fancy more me lol, nice though.

 

[Papelletman]

Where do you think the co2 is coming from and how does adding an OAK change it?

My co2 levels with the central air running are about 500ppm, now if I shut the air off and leave the windows closed by the morning it may be 1200ppm, no reason to get alarmed, but something to be aware of. Co2 can build just by more people in a room. With the installation of the oak instead of using room oxygen to feed the stove it will use outside air.

Honestly I would not have thought my 1955 house was this tight, but then again it is only about 1300sf.

 

[DBCOOPER]

If you have a co2 build up problem an OAK isn't going to help that. Only an air exchange will do that.

 

[Papelletman]

My Quad now has a OAK, while doing the install I aslo filled the holes in the bottom plate with black silicone, and also ran a bead of clear silicone sealing the stove base to the ceramic tile hearth. I used a carbide grit hole saw to drill thru my cinder block wall for a nice round hole, then sealed it with caulk. Here is a few pics.

 

[Deromax]

The few stores I have contacted to purchase a pellets stove and have them to install it, have not suggested the oak, actually they kinda dismissed the idea when I asked for it!

 

[slls]

Don't like the extra work, install and run.