Basement gets hot in the summer, I basically have to have central air on all day (when AC is on air gets into basement with 3 vents off the furnace). My friend/hvac guy said I could take the warm air from the exhaust of the tents and instead of the hot air just getting thrown back into the basement he said it could go back into the furnace with extentsions of the ducting off the tent directly into the furnace? Does anyone do this?? .... In the winter I need the warm air down there bc my basement will get down to 67 degrees so I would just un-hook it then let the air kick into the basement.
Venting tent exhaust air into furnace possible?
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Three Berries
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If you are talking the furnace flue yes. But if it's a long run it will probably cool down by the time it gets outside. As the air gets cooler it gets harder to push.
perramas
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You really should not be messing around with your furnace flue. It is balanced perfectly to remove the carbon monoxide. If you start pushing air into that flue you will cause the carbon monoxide to build up in your basement as it is displaced by the air from your tent.
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Corso312
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No I'm talking about just boring a hole through wall to the outside, like a dryer exhaust vent.. that's what I did, 6" hole and it looks like a dryer vent from the outside but I run it through a charcoal filter first.
Tangerine_
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Thats exactly how I used to do it prior to installing a mini-split. I even planted some shrubs and roses around the vents to disguise them a little better.
Tangerine_
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If you decide to do this, let your HVAC guy do the work so its safe.
But I think you should consider the advice given and vent outside
Three Berries
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I poke mine through the celling up into the attic.
stawawager
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Furnace flue is pretty dangerous even if you had it towards the end of the run.
I tapped into my sewer vent. You have to be careful with that too, make sure it's above a trap, then it goes up to the roof where no one can smell the stinky. Be careful.
I tapped into my sewer vent. You have to be careful with that too, make sure it's above a trap, then it goes up to the roof where no one can smell the stinky. Be careful.
Autodoctor
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your gonna get some serious mold in the attic by doing this
Autodoctor
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Better off teeing off to your bathroom vent in attic. Use insulated ducting
bam0813
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Three Berries
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There is plenty of attic ventilation year round.
I would only be doing this in the summer from May until November
Ok I will prob just do this to the 3 of 5 tents and push the air outside... If I put a dryer vent by my outside air conditioner say 5 feet away will that be ok? The air will prob have to run about 15 feet to the outside of the house using a fan of 400 CFM.
xtsho
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It doesn't matter. If you shoot hot air into a cold attic in the winter it can form condensation which can make things wet which can cause mold regardless of ventilation. There is a reason kitchen and bathroom fans are vented outside through ducting and not straight into the attic.
xtsho
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You need to adjust the humidity in the basement. You'll be sucking that in through the tents.