House filled with CO - How do I add power vent to this?

arcticcatmatt wrote: ↑

Sat. Oct. 05, 2019 10:25 am

Called Keystoker today and described setup. He told me I need a DI1 draft inducer. Interesting as the website says those are typically for short chimneys. Looking into adding one of these https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/blowers/d ... 0-btu-di-1

Matt,

I use an AD-1 draft inducer in my AA 260 pipe for the summer months. Yeah, I burn it all year round. My sister in law bitches about the CO in the basement as her dog sleeps directly above the AA.

So I installed the AD-1 a little over 2 years ago. I only need it when the temps are warm. But I also had to add the additional speed reducer to slow it down further. I was getting too much draft over firing the AA. I don't know if you would have that issue with your Keystoker.

You might have an issue with the short run of pipe you have there. I forget just how much straight pipe you need to install the AD-1. There is also going to be a noise issue with running the draft inducer.



Rick

What spacecadet said x2.

On days where the weather flips usually on the shoulder months, i will run foil over the baro to help keep draft strong.

all you really need todo is replace the T with a single flex elbow
Going by the photo you probably need to move the stove forward a scoot to make that happen

and move the barro to the upright section of pipe
T's are very bad for draft as the ait tends to swirl and slow down

really the general rule of is you can't burn coal when the temps are over 50, unless you want to burn hot enough to keep the draft going, keep in mind that the stack temps are only 100 degrees at the stove outlet if things are working right so its very easy to lose 50 degrees in the pipe and thus no more draft

powervents are one solution but they can come with a efficiency price