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Fan-vent thoughts
New 425G tank build and going over fan and venting ideas.
Looking for thoughts on the following; I have a bathroom fan vent (I believe 6" diameter) I can tee into which runs directly from the bathroom to the outside of the house. So I am thinking of getting two more bathroom fans, one coming from the sump/equipment room and another coming from the area above the tank where the of course the lights are, and teeing these into the existing bathroom fan vent. Thoughts? |
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it might vent back into the bathroom.better to have separate vents-easy to install and waterproof the outside
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make sure to add air return lines, with sucking out that volume of air your going to develope negative pressure in your house.
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+1 yeppers nail on the head there. Especially when u are dealing with natural gas too. Best way to do is drill a 3" hole and pipe it in by the furance and problem solved. That is with a older house too with the new houses they have already got a pile that is drilled in for. Fresh air return to the furance. But another one wont hurt
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have you considered a dehumidifier in your equipment room and maybe venting your area above the tank into the same space.
that is alot of air to be heating and exhausting. |
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Above the tank will also be a sealed off area with access panels. |
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IF you have the cash, a HRV would be a better idea for decent airflow both into and out of your home.
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Thanks, with no existing ducting, I dont think this would be cost effective for me.
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If the boiler is gas fired (as opposed to electric) it still requires combustion air and has a chimney. Negative pressure in your home (from too many or too large of bath fans, dryers, kitchen fans etc) will suck air that is trying to be vented from your boiler into your home. That air, once burned 2X creates carbon monoxide, deadly.
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