stickyfinger
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my fan drips from the fan enclosure but not into the kettle. my fan is only maybe 6-12" from the elbow down to the ss bowl "hood" how long between your fan and your "hood" and how many bends?
How do you have that going out the window?
Just read thru this all, any advice on the outside portion? Trying to figure out how I want the outside to look. Damper vent? Dryer louvers?
As I was putting the final touches on my eHERMS build I had to find a way to vent the boil condensation from my basement on brew days. After a lot of research and searching the web I decided to build a vent hood from a 30 quart stainless steel mixing bowl. I haven't seen anyone else use a mixing bowl so I thought I'd share my easy & cheap design. I have brewed 4 batches with this vent hood setup and haven't had any issues. You can easily find a 30 quart stainless steel mixing bowl for under $30 online w/ shipping. I used a 4" inline fan that I purchased on ebay for $70. You can easily build your own stainless steel vent hood for under $100. I used a jigsaw to cut a circular hole in the mixing bowl and then used 3 hose clamps to hold the fan in place. I also used some food safe silicon to seal the mating surface between the fan and hood. Good luck on your future build and feel free to ask me any questions with your build. CHEERS!
Has anyone vented out of the dryer vent? I am thinking about putting a brew station inside my mech room and my washer and dryer are close and I think that venting out of the dryer vent would be the easiest
YesSo, the vent hood up high, and the dryer vent down low, ( an existing)?
I think I would plan a permanent T into the vent. Is one more advantageous than the other?Are you planning to tee off the dryer vent, or disconnect the dryer from the vent and connect your hood?
I think I would plan a permanent T into the vent. Is one more advantageous than the other?
Has anyone vented out of the dryer vent? I am thinking about putting a brew station inside my mech room and my washer and dryer are close and I think that venting out of the dryer vent would be the easiest
By the time the heated air reaches the fan it will have mixed with a large volume of much cooler ambient air. I can't give you any measurements or calculations, but I suspect by the time it reaches the fan it will be far less than 140F.
I need to thank you because this was one of the first brew thread I read and convinced me to build my basement home brewery. I built almost a carbon copy of you setup and it has worked perfectly with my electric kettle. I just tried my first finished brew last Saturday and I can see myself now brewing for a long time to come. This is an awesome forum!
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Hey there. I'm also in the same situation - want to use the same outside vent as my dryer. I have a T joint and dampers for each opening. I'm unsure about what orientation to put them in however. I was thinking the brew exhaust should come up via the vertical T hole and dryer in horizontal T hole, to avoid water dripping into my dryer. But then I'm wondering if it's possible I could be getting dryer lint dropping down my brew exhaust vent, even with the damper ( it's not flush to the edges)Yes if you tee it some of your exhaust is going to back flow to the dryer. That’s a bad thing.
You need a separate vent.
Any thoughts?
You need a separate vent........
Make sure you have make up air.
I have 12ft of dryer hose after my fan and haven’t noticed any issues. It has been there for five years.has anyone had issues with using flexible ducting vs. rigid as far as condensation collecting in the ribs?
I have 12ft of dryer hose after my fan and haven’t noticed any issues. It has been there for five years.
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