I want to buy an outside air kit for my Lopi Leyden. Does anyone know where I can buy one online? My local dealer doesn't have them in stock.
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Where can I buy an outside air kit online
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Not sure where to get one online. But I built mine myself.
Go to any decent auto parts store and pick up some flexible exhaust pipe. It is stainless and has about a 2' bend radius. By using various adapters you should be able to make a fairly tight install.
I used a 2" hole saw to punch out a sidewall hole to feed the stove (be sure no wires or pipes are in the sidewall).
I seal mine with flexible aluminum tape.
Good Luck,
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Go to any decent auto parts store and pick up some flexible exhaust pipe. It is stainless and has about a 2' bend radius. By using various adapters you should be able to make a fairly tight install.
I used a 2" hole saw to punch out a sidewall hole to feed the stove (be sure no wires or pipes are in the sidewall).
I seal mine with flexible aluminum tape.
Good Luck,
---Nailer---
don't know if you need one made for your stove or just a generic, and also don't know if this is allowed in the forum. But, I have a OAK kit that came with my Timber Ridge stove that I didn't use and am selling on ebay at the following link. There are also other kits on ebay.
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My house is about 1,500 sq. ft. Fairly new windows and doors. Should I install an OAK. Not sure what to do?
Just looking in my manual. It say I need a 3" diameter air duct. Everything I can find online is 2". Anyone know where I can get a 3" one?
Is your stove in the basement? I had to go with a 3" setup because mine is in the basement. I used 3" metal piping but the problem was finding some way to connect the stove to the 3" pipe. I ended up getting someone to make me an adapter.
not to hyjack this thread but why cant you make your own OAK out of pvc pipe and some automotive coolant hose to hook it up to the stove ? will ther e be a problem with heat my air inlet has never gotten hot. just a thought
The more I read that's what I am finding out. I am going to just buy aluminum dryer vent material from ace. The manual says no pvc for some reason.
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The reason you see things like no PVC in the manuals is that the OAK is actually part of the venting system, by code it must be metal. While not likely, it is possible for burn byproducts to exit the stove via the air intake under certain conditions.
Follow code or the insurance folks will have a reason to hang you out to dry if something happens with that stove.
Fire is not a play toy and make no mistake about it you are playing with fire and all of its nasty byproducts and potential dangers.
Follow code or the insurance folks will have a reason to hang you out to dry if something happens with that stove.
Fire is not a play toy and make no mistake about it you are playing with fire and all of its nasty byproducts and potential dangers.
Thanks I will use aluminum. Can I run the outside air kit into my garage? Also if anyone knows the Lopi, do I have to do anything more than clamping the pipe onto the bottom of the stove or is there something I have to punch out?
drekick1 said:
I recommend steel but it is your nickel.
If by into your garage you mean from outside the garage to a stove in a garage yes, just be certain that having a solid fuel stove in your garage is allowed by code where you are, in most places it is not.
If you mean from the garage to a stove in your house, why would you do that it other than to stop a draft caused by the combustion blower as it would still be drawing other than outside air.
Remember the purpose of an outside air kit is to get fresh air from the outside into your firebox and thereby stopping the stove from sucking already heated internal air through the firebox and outside the house. It has one other important function and that is to help vent smoke outside if the power fails or the combustion fan fails and there isn't enough natural draft to suck the smoke out the vent. In short it is also a backup vent and would help to keep smoke out of the house. It also prevents any "negative" pressure issues from occurring as far as the stove is concerned.
drekick1 said:
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If your garage isn't sealed very tight, taking the fresh air from there should be OK.
drekick1 said:
Not likely and it might, depending upon what your stoves manual has to say and local code, also be a code violation.
Read the fine installation manual, almost all will be revealed there somewhere.
macman said:
My garage is not tight. On dura-vent website is says that the diameter of that pipe is 2". But on other websites it says the diameter is 3-4". Not sure what to do?
Call and verify the inside diameter of the flexible pipe. They come in multiple diameters. In fact in the case of three inch flexible piping it is a standard size liner for chimneys.
Just be certain to follow code.
Just be certain to follow code.
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