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Who.Me? Samba Member

Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2505 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:44 pm Post subject: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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Looking for some guidance / dos and don'ts for extracting exhaust fumes, so I can run the engine in the garage.
I've found a bunch of suppliers of tubes and fans designed for exhaust temperatures, but the proximity of my garage to our house and to our neighbours means that I need to consider smells as well as CO, so I figure I'll need some sort of filtration too.
Any recommendations for filters? (Carbon/charcoal?) Do I need mechanical extraction if I'm going to use a filter to avoid back-pressure due to the restriction, or is that not an issue?
I reckon I'll need to run the outlet 12 - 15 feet from the tailpipe to vent to clear air. _________________ Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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oprn Samba Member

Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 14685 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:54 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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I just open the garage door for the duration. _________________ Our cars get old, we get old but driving an old VW never gets old! |
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Abscate  Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 23731 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:21 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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3 inch pvc under door and rags stuffed in to seal. Minimal back pressure , no smell, no temperature worries. _________________ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ π π π |
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Who.Me? Samba Member

Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2505 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:58 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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oprn wrote: |
I just open the garage door for the duration. |
Thanks. That's not a viable option in my case (adjacency to neighbour and I'd only be doing this during very cold weather, when I want to keep what little heat there is in the garage in there).
Abscate wrote: |
3 inch pvc under door and rags stuffed in to seal. Minimal back pressure , no smell, no temperature worries. |
OK, thanks for confirming on the backpressure.
It'll be nice to be able to do diagnostics without freezing. _________________ Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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Bonesberg55 Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2012 Posts: 1269
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:12 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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I've been watching Doc Martin since the beginning and they have never shown a winter scene so I made the assumption that it never gets that cold there. |
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9913 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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it doesn't they're just soft, they even have palm trees there! it's still t shirt weather up north until your beer freezes over  _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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APPLEGREENVW Samba Member

Joined: November 30, 2003 Posts: 2543 Location: Seekonk,Massachusetts USA
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calvinater Samba Member

Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3554 Location: 802 The Pointless Forrest
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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maybe checkout a cannibis growing set for a filter. _________________ "Albatross"! |
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Who.Me? Samba Member

Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2505 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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finster wrote: |
it doesn't they're just soft, they even have palm trees there! it's still t shirt weather up north until your beer freezes over  |
-6 here last night. _________________ Andy
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steve244 Samba Member

Joined: March 18, 2022 Posts: 1787 Location: GA
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Abscate  Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 23731 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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Itβs about 0F in the Kelivinator
Thanks for not saying βKelvinsβ _________________ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ π π π |
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