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funks
Groupie Joined: 05 Nov 2014 Location: CALIF Online Status: Offline Posts: 98 |
Topic: 179 heater vent Posted: 28 Jan 2016 at 10:19pm |
Thanks Stephen I'll take a look at that cold air return your talking about. I know the heater is working real will but maybe I can get it working even better. I do all the welding myself but the metal is a little over kill. 14 ga. steel. The vent is easy to remove, only two srews. Happy Camping
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 29 Jan 2016 at 8:44am |
If I were to do a mod such as this, I would add a ducted return through the cabinet side. If you look at the heater body, it has knockouts for ducted systems.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6327 |
Posted: 29 Jan 2016 at 10:32am |
It has knockouts, but what I could not find are the parts (cover to substitute for the grill, gaskets, etc.) needed to convert it for ducted use. I think the knockouts are only for heat output, not cold air return. In the direct discharge model, the lower-right part of the vent and the gaps around the cover serve for cold air return. That air then circulates around the unit and gets pulled in at the back (the slots on the housing) to get blown through and out of the unit. It makes sense as it would help keep the body of the heater from getting hot enough to set the surrounding materials on fire.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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