Has anyone installed or know of an installation of the Enviro M55C fire place insert where the cold air intake was used? I installed an M55C FPI about a month ago and am considering adding a cold air intake line this summer. I'm going to check the vacuum level of the burn chamber this weekend, maybe it is not even necessary. My house is 7 years old and pretty well insulated, but I do have a walk out basement and the double doors leading to the outside are not considerably air tight. I removed the cleanout cover in the fire place and keep the cleanout door open in the basement. When I put my hand in the cleanout opening in the basement, I can feel a good amount of air being drawn up into the flue.
Looking at how the cold air line connects to the stove, and according to the technical manual, a 3" vent is connected directly to an opening in the back of the stove. Considering the stove is an insert and can be pulled from or pushed into the fire place via the rail system, it seems that connecting a 3" vent directly to the back of the stove would make the stove a more permanent install, and actually very difficult to connect considering that the stove would have to be fully pushed into the fire place to make a proper connection.
I'm going to call the dealer today and see if there is a OAK kit that can be purchased for this unit. I checked the web site and did not see anything nor is anything mentioned in any of the manuals.
Looking at how the cold air line connects to the stove, and according to the technical manual, a 3" vent is connected directly to an opening in the back of the stove. Considering the stove is an insert and can be pulled from or pushed into the fire place via the rail system, it seems that connecting a 3" vent directly to the back of the stove would make the stove a more permanent install, and actually very difficult to connect considering that the stove would have to be fully pushed into the fire place to make a proper connection.
I'm going to call the dealer today and see if there is a OAK kit that can be purchased for this unit. I checked the web site and did not see anything nor is anything mentioned in any of the manuals.