OAK installation

[BrewerK]

Hi all,

Bought a CAB50 earlier this year and it's been running well. Now after reading (and really enjoying) this site for several hours, I'm sold on the idea of an OAK. The installer didn't even mention it and though I read it in the manual, I figured my house really isn't tight so I skipped it. So now I'll be buying the kit and installing it.

Any considerations on the installation? Proximity to the exhaust outside?

Thanks.

 

[Lake Girl]

I know many on the forum prefer to install the OAK below the level of the exhaust to avoid the potential of smoke coming out the OAK on an unexpected shut down (power outage, etc.)

Ours is beside the exhaust and the same height - straight out through the wall from the port on the stove.

 

[reallyte]

Here is some discussion on it. I opted for the Russo oak in the end. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/outside-air-kit-guidelines.114348/