Out side air connection thoughts?

[Pellet rick]

First off I will tell you mine is connected. 2nd, if people have older homes like I do , do you realy need it. Just sitting around thinking why is it required? I would think bringing in cold air would be counter productive. Thoughts anyone?

 

[fmsm]

Why have a draft? Without the oak you will be sucking cold air in from all angles. Why burn previously heated air?

Do some reading, it has been well discussed.

 

[Deezl Smoke]

If your city, county and state do not require it, then it is not required. But it is suggested in all cases that I know of. I do not have mine hooked up and I live in a very old, added onto, and though well sealed, not well insulated house.

But no matter what, the air to burn with the pellet fuel has to come from somewhere, and because the stove is inside the house, then the replacement air has to come from outside the house. So it can either go directly into the stove, or it can come into the house and slowly make it's way to the stove.

 

[bogieb]

First off I will tell you mine is connected. 2nd, if people have older homes like I do , do you realy need it. Just sitting around thinking why is it required? I would think bringing in cold air would be counter productive. Thoughts anyone?

No, unless required by code.

That doesn't mean it wouldn't do you any good. But just like I don't need a cat, I benefit from having 1 (or 2), so keep them around.

~#6

 

[alternativeheat]

No, unless required by code.

That doesn't mean it wouldn't do you any good. But just like I don't need a cat, I benefit from having 1 (or 2), so keep them around.

~#6

We lost our 20 yo dominant female and 14 yo dominant male cats ( between the two of them they ruled, she was just old and he had a cancerous tumor in his airway), then a 13 yo female last year to a perforated intestinal tumor they couldn't nail down till it leaked out her side. My wife opted to bring in two adopted kittens in place of them. All our cats are 13 plus years old or were ( we still have a 13 yo brother and sister). These young ones are something else !!

I'm not getting into another OAK contest though. If people can't figure it out or have some special need for a drafty house or wants quicker than normal air exchange, as has been indicated in other threads, so be it.. Some of us want free breathing stoves but not draw on inside air, so be that as well.

 

[Peterfield]

No, unless required by code.

That doesn't mean it wouldn't do you any good. But just like I don't need a cat, I benefit from having 1 (or 2), so keep them around.

~#6

I was thinking my wife but cat is a good analogy.

 

[alternativeheat]

I was thinking my wife but cat is a good analogy.

Not going there !!