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Old 09-23-10, 08:38 AM   #21
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Run it down the chimney? I'm not sure what you mean.

I originally planned to just set the box fan on top of the chimney blowing down. The problem is that the chimney is much smaller than the box fan. So, I need a smaller fan. Since I need a different fan I figured I'd switch to one that would work better as well (squirrel cage, thx for confirming my suspicion).

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Old 09-23-10, 08:46 AM   #22
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It might too high velocity for this application, but if you've got a leaf blower you could try setting it up with the discharge down the chimney.
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Run it down the chimney? I'm not sure what you mean.
Set the blower up in the attic so that the discharge blows down the chimney.
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Thats a good idea. I was thinking a car blower would probably work decent. Possibly a furnace blower, but run at a lower speed. Can you simply disconnect 1 leg of the 110V an an AC motor?
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Are you going to give the air an explicit return path as well?
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Thats a good idea. I was thinking a car blower would probably work decent. Possibly a furnace blower, but run at a lower speed. Can you simply disconnect 1 leg of the 110V an an AC motor?
If you use a car blower you can power it with PV panels.

I don't know about disconnecting one leg of 220. I think they make similar motors in 120V, though.
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Here's a 120V motor that you might be able to make work: https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...tname=electric
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Here are 2 complete blowers: https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...tname=electric

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Here's a cheap one if you don't want to invest a lot of money for a test: https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...tname=electric
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Are you going to give the air an explicit return path as well?
Thats a good idea. I have thought of it but currently am not planning on using one. Unfortunately, the house is fairly leaky so there is no lack of places for the air to leak out of the house.

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