FREEZING Cold Fresh air for furnace
oldbeaser
Now I have a 6" hole in my outside wall letting cold air into the basement.
Amazed, I asked the installers if this made sense - and wasn't there some
kind of damper to control this blast of ARTIC air.
"Nope - this is the way it's done" - he says , & even more amazing , the
inspector agreed.
He did put a piece of 4' length of hose from the hole toward the floor &
put a bend in it - kind of like you'd do with a water hose to find the
level - only this is cold air & it doesn't stop where the water would - it
just keeps on coming.
Come on - you might as well leave the front door open.
This is Manitoba - gets cold here most years.
What should I do? Anyone have a solution to this lunacy?
Help needed.
Thanks.
Iowna Uass
"oldbeaser" <oldb...@SPAMBLOCKERshaw.ca> wrote in message
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If your house is older and has lots of air leakage, you'll have a steady
stream of air coming in that thing.
A proper air trap should be galvanized pipe either terminating in a 5 gallon
bucket or having a "p trap" at the end.
I bought a damper from Rona to control flow, but if you have a lot of
evacuation of air (vent fans, dryer, etc) when the furnace is running, you
may experience a backdraft on the furnace or hot water tank. You don't want
that....
Best thing to do for now is to seal off the bulk of your air leakage (doors,
windows). Use the cellophane window kits for window (buy bulk) and make sure
the weatherstripping is good on the doors. Seal outer wall electrical
outlets and caulk gaps in door/window frames.
If you want to see just how much air goes through a supposed sealed window,
put the window kit on, but leave it slack.