Hello all, Long time lurker here... finally hit a point i need some advice!
I am looking to vent my grow into the heater flue in my basement. The flex hose is attached to about 20ft of 6in ducting i have hidden.
The bottom is heater the top is hotwater vent. These 2 T's (5in) then feed into the angled 6in vent that goes up and out. Space is tight in that area.
As a test I have taken off the bottom cap(below the bottom T) and tried to put the flextube right on the bottom T. Unfortunately this is too powerful and blows heat out from the top hot water vent.
Why does the bottom(heater vent) not blow out the hot water like it did when i attached it to the bottom inline? The fan seems about as powerful as whats coming out my flextube. Does the T help with the backflow? Such that if I have a T attached then hook the 6in to it since the airflow hits the T is that enough to slow it down and not backflow into the water heater venting?
Someone suggested getting a Y and putting it inline with the top( hot water heater vent) ... that this would create a suction and pull the hot water heater vent air with it and eventually into the T at the end ....
Any HVAC guys that can help would be much appreciated.
I am looking to vent my grow into the heater flue in my basement. The flex hose is attached to about 20ft of 6in ducting i have hidden.
The bottom is heater the top is hotwater vent. These 2 T's (5in) then feed into the angled 6in vent that goes up and out. Space is tight in that area.
As a test I have taken off the bottom cap(below the bottom T) and tried to put the flextube right on the bottom T. Unfortunately this is too powerful and blows heat out from the top hot water vent.
Why does the bottom(heater vent) not blow out the hot water like it did when i attached it to the bottom inline? The fan seems about as powerful as whats coming out my flextube. Does the T help with the backflow? Such that if I have a T attached then hook the 6in to it since the airflow hits the T is that enough to slow it down and not backflow into the water heater venting?
Someone suggested getting a Y and putting it inline with the top( hot water heater vent) ... that this would create a suction and pull the hot water heater vent air with it and eventually into the T at the end ....
Any HVAC guys that can help would be much appreciated.