Drolet heat pack set up

[Getwidit]

Hi, to start I just purchased a drolet heat pack. I'm very green to indoor wood burning. I've had outdoor boilers in the past but that's about my extent..

anyway to start I'm going to run my exhaust up an existing outside of house chimney that is accessible through the foundation wall. Currently my furnace runs through it. I has a 9x13 clay flu liner. I planned on running a 6inch flex liner with 1/2 inch insulation for the heat pack. And running the furnace up with a 5 inch flex no insulation.

My next set up questions is hooking into duct work. I have two main smooth 8x22 inch trunks running the length of the basement about 18 ft. Which then feeds 4 lines on the first floor. And 3 on the secon . My return is similar except it only feeds from the first 2 registers.. my original thoughts were to put the heat pack directly under the main home run. Cutting a hole in the top of the plenum and piping it directly do the line. Any thoughts.

 

[Getwidit]

6 inch pipe has 27 sq inch area multiply that by 6 and you get 169.646 sq inches. My main trunk 8x22= 176 sq inches. So I'm assuming that should have no problem supplying. Would it be more intelligent to just pipe 6 lines into the main trunk instead of one big on?

 

[brenndatomu]

my original thoughts were to put the heat pack directly under the main home run. Cutting a hole in the top of the plenum and piping it directly do the line. Any thoughts.

Bingo.
The only question would be if your trunk line has proper CTC (clearance to combustibles) fossil fuel ducts usually don't.
You might have to set the furnace elsewhere and then run a duct(s) over to existing...check the duct clearances in the manual...usually the first 6-10' need to have 6" CTC

 

[Getwidit]

What I'm seeing is 5 inches off the top of plenum and 1 inche off the ducts past a ft. And the main trunk line is attached directly to the joists. I can lower it an inch easy enough.

 

[brenndatomu]

Ok, that's a little tighter CTC than I have run into before...never fooled with a Heatpack before though either.
On a different subject...you ordered one, what Friday, or Saturday? I see they have a $200 rebate on them now starting Sept 1

 

[Getwidit]

Friday. I got it for 1999 free shipping. And a 25 ft 6 inch stainless liner kit for 150$

 

[brenndatomu]

SCORE on that liner kit!
Sounds like you did fine overall

 

[Getwidit]

Well kind of.... when I added it to my cart it was 150. When I check my statement it was 350.... so I'll be calling tomorrow. The sale must have ended by the time the I clicked purchase ‍♂️

 

[brenndatomu]

Sounds like liner special in August and rebate in September...you should be able to work something out...

 

[Getwidit]

What type of backdraft damper would yall recommend for my furnace plenum. Would you trust something like this..

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[brenndatomu]

That would probably work. You could also just make one...just a piece of 24-26 ga sheet metal (duct metal) mount an 1/8" rod on one side for a hinge pin. Rivet or screw some sheet metal or angle inside the plenum or duct for it to sit on.
Would this be going on the oil furnace?

 

[Getwidit]

That would probably work. You could also just make one...just a piece of 24-26 ga sheet metal (duct metal) mount an 1/8" rod on one side for a hinge pin. Rivet or screw some sheet metal or angle inside the plenum or duct for it to sit on.
Would this be going on the oil furnace?

yessir I wanted it to work seamlessly though.

 

[Mrpelletburner]

Can anyone tell me why the starter start-off adapters have so much play when you connect to a “6 round duct? Are the start-off ducts really 5 ½”?

There is at least ¼” of play!

 

[brenndatomu]

Can anyone tell me why the starter 6” start-off adapters have so much play when you connect to a “6 round duct?

There is at least ¼” of play!

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Metric?!

 

[Mrpelletburner]

Even their own website says 6-10 6” dia heating ducts.

 

[Getwidit]

Mine are the same way loose as a goose.

 

[Getwidit]

Wow took about 15 minutes to set up so much easier.

 

[Mrpelletburner]

Did you buy the new HC?

 

[Getwidit]

Whoops lol didn't mean to post that. No I just an auber tc which was really easy to set up.

 

[brenndatomu]

Whoops lol didn't mean to post that.

I wondered if that was meant to be here...
So you got it working?