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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.
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oprn
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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.
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Abscate
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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.
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Who.Me?
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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).
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| 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.
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Bonesberg55
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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
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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 
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calvinater
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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.
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Who.Me?
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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.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone DIYed garage exhaust extraction? |
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It’s about 0F in the Kelivinator
Thanks for not saying “Kelvins”
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