Clayton 1600m Forced Air Draft Kit
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I just recently bought my home, and it has a Clayton 1600m that has already been in use with the manufacture date of 2008. It doesn't have a forced air draft kit on it. I would like to have one, but would also like to not spend $360 plus on it. I have found similar blowers made by DAYTON for like $60. The person at Grainger told me that they thought that it would work. Also, it hooks up to a thermostat. If someone with the factory blower would, could you post the specs? Does anyone know if this is a bad idea?
The DAYTON blower in question: Dayton 1TDN7 PSC Draft Fan Blower 115 Volt 1C180, 4C440, 3036 RPM, 50 CFM
The DAYTON blower in question: Dayton 1TDN7 PSC Draft Fan Blower 115 Volt 1C180, 4C440, 3036 RPM, 50 CFM
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You didn't say what you were going to burn in it...all fuels are NOT equal.
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Welcome to the forum Mitch.
I am assuming that by "coal", you mean Anthracite coal. I moved your thread to the "Hand Fired Coal Stoves and Furnaces Using Anthracite" section.
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I am assuming that by "coal", you mean Anthracite coal. I moved your thread to the "Hand Fired Coal Stoves and Furnaces Using Anthracite" section.
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If you have a half decent chimney a fan/blower to induce combustion air is not needed...it is mostly a gimmick that is used to grab some money from unsuspecting stove owners.
Try it this season w/o it and see if you still want one come next season.
Try it this season w/o it and see if you still want one come next season.
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I have a hotblast 1358m that I added a forced air draft kit and a baro damper to. I went last year with out it, and I was heating myself out of the house. (85-90 degrees) this year I am going to turn my ash pan intake all the way down and my door all the way down to try to control with the thermostat in living space. Tonight is the first fire this season so we will see how it goes
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With the ash pan almost all the way shut and the the feed door to medium with oak, the draft induction fan only comes from lighting until the house gets up to temp. It definitely helps speed the process of getting the heat started, but other than that the fan does not run. The same goes for anthracite with the primary all the way down and the secondary all the way down. House is 78 degrees currently with coal.
If it wasn’t for finding the kit on amazon for 140 bucks, I would be upset for wasting my money, but for that price to get faster heat from lighting, I would say it was worth it. Btw I am still learning the anthracite part thanks to lightning making life easier. Reloading every 12 hours is way better than every 3-4 and I get a more even/ comfortable heat not having to open windows
If it wasn’t for finding the kit on amazon for 140 bucks, I would be upset for wasting my money, but for that price to get faster heat from lighting, I would say it was worth it. Btw I am still learning the anthracite part thanks to lightning making life easier. Reloading every 12 hours is way better than every 3-4 and I get a more even/ comfortable heat not having to open windows
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It's been a bit since posting this thread, but I wanted to try out the stove a bit before replying. I agree with you guys now on the blower. I've gotten pretty used to running the ole girl without it. I'm pretty content with running the Clayton for the next few seasons, but without a decent secondary form of heat I'll be looking into some other options. The Yukon dual fuel furnaces looks decent. http://www.yukon-eagle.com/FURNACES/YUKONELECTRIC ... fault.aspx