jonathan byler on fri 30 may 08
Hi all,
I need a little advice/help/direction about venting the stack on the
soda kiln we are in the process of building.
we have this nasty problem that for some reason it is really really
really expensive here to get a hole punched in the roof, and a vent
stack hung. I won't go into details because they are gory and ugly,
but suffice to say, it is going to be expensive. This is a covered
outdoor space that is technically part of the building and sort of
not at the same time, depending on the day, and who you talk to, and
probably other factors as well. There are also a series of 8' x 8'
cutouts in the outside wall that start 4' from the ground. So
instead of doing the simple, elegant solution and going straight
through the roof, we are now considering going out the "window" and
up the side of the building and venting above the roof line. This
will hopefully be more within budget and still get the job done
The kiln will have power (blower) burners fueled with natural gas.
My plan was to hookup the stainless steel vent stack to the top of
the brick chimney in the same fashion as our Bailey gas kilns are
hooked up, using brick to the top of the arch, and then a stainless
steel hood/plenum that permits air to enter the metal chimney stack
in order to keep it from overheating.
Does anyone know if on a masonry building one can get away with
single walled stainless steel pipe for an exterior exhaust stack? I
already know that the triple walled vent pipe will be needed for any
interior work. Also, how steep an angle can you use to go
horizontally and still get adequate flow/draw through the stack?
Where does a guy look (other than clayart) to get information like this?
many thanks in advance,
jon
jon byler
3-D Building Coordinator
Art Department
Auburn University, AL 36849
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