Will this harm a dayton blower?
Posted: Tue. Nov. 06, 2018 4:55 pm
So we have been very impressed so far with the Alaska Stoker I installed this summer. I was nervous at first since I am used to the coal furnace we had, so it was hotter shorter bursts of heat.
It takes about a whole day to bring the house and basement up to temperature (I've been running it two turns below the highest most of the fall, and had to shut it down twice because it was too warm in here) and it's keeping us very comfortable.
However, we lost our air filter when I pulled the furnace system out. Trying to get at least some filtration on the air going upstairs I slapped a shop vac filter on to the side of it. It slowed down the air flow noticably, but also brought up the stove temp about 50 degrees at the same low setting. So more heat, but less air, probably a wash for keeping the house warm.
Do you think it will hurt the blower at all though having the restriction from the filter on the supply side?
It takes about a whole day to bring the house and basement up to temperature (I've been running it two turns below the highest most of the fall, and had to shut it down twice because it was too warm in here) and it's keeping us very comfortable.
However, we lost our air filter when I pulled the furnace system out. Trying to get at least some filtration on the air going upstairs I slapped a shop vac filter on to the side of it. It slowed down the air flow noticably, but also brought up the stove temp about 50 degrees at the same low setting. So more heat, but less air, probably a wash for keeping the house warm.
Do you think it will hurt the blower at all though having the restriction from the filter on the supply side?