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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2211 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: 12735 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. _________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22671 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. _________________ .ssS! |
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2211 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
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Bonesberg55 Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2012 Posts: 1270
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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: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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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: 2388 Location: Seekonk,Massachusetts USA
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3330 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: 2211 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: 1666 Location: GA
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22671 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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It’s about 0F in the Kelivinator
Thanks for not saying “Kelvins” _________________ .ssS! |
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