[Stoves] Stack question

[Gordon West]

Frank,

There are many potential variables in the scenario you describe, but in general a properly drawing stack that isn’t airtight would suck air out of the room.

Gordon



> On Jun 4, 2017, at 6:03 PM, Frank Shields <franke at cruzio.com> wrote:
> 
> Just wondering…
> 
> If you have a fan at the bottom blowing air into a stove and have a leak in the stack smoke goes out into the room.
> If you have the fan at the top sucking air up and have a leak in the stack no smoke goes into the room. 
> 
> What happens if you have natural draft in the stack? A hole in the stack will let smoke into the room or will room air be sucked into the stack?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Frank
> 
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