? for the chimney guru's

[smoke1sun]

Ok I gotta question for you Chimney guru’s.
I have an unused chimney, and im flowering with a 400 watt hps, in a 3x3x6(?) tent. Of course the basement stays pretty cool, but in needed somewhere to exhaust my Scrubbed air. So I exhaust out one of my basement windows. I cracked the window, then put up blinds, then cardboard. Then I sealed to the wall with some extra silicone I had, cut a hole for (6in) for my exhaust, sealed around that.

Its works ok, but im no to thrilled about exhausting out of the basement window, you cant tell, the neighbors aren’t to close, no smell but the window will have to stay open all seasons.

So what I wanna do if possible is tap into, the chimney. Theres no fire place but it is being used by a pipe runnin out of my water heater.


Do you guys know what this is for?
Can I add a Y connector to fit this then get a reducer to fit a 6in and exhaust threw this?

Or, what is this.


I tried to see if it would pop off but it didn’t, but maybe with some work it could. But what is it? and why was it put there?

Then my other option is this.


I don’t like this option and might just stay with the window, if this is my only option for using the chimney, but im always up for options.

Buy the way: From tent to 1st pic one is about 10 feet, tent to 2nd pic is about 15 feet, and tent to 3rd pic is about 20 feet and would require more bends in my ducting.

Im venting through a homemade scrubber, with a Stanley blower. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fishheadbob]

The pic you labeled "or what is this " is a plug into the chimney. At some time in the past there was an exhaust for something at that spot. When it was plugged somebody did it right and used a little furnace cement to keep it in place, but it will come out pretty easy. The one you call "my other option" is a cleanout for soot, dead birds, leaves, Santas or whatever falls into the chimney over time. Don't use the "my other option" one. You could remove the plug and vent your crop's exhaust there. Lots of people will now protest that if you follow this advice you will automatically kill everyone in the dwelling with carbon monoxide poisoning; I feel you have a better chance of winning the lottery than asphyxiating, but it is a remote possibility. What would I do. I'd go to a hardware store and get some flexible ducting like dryer vent pipe for the exhaust, maybe a reducer to get a good fit into the hole labeled what is this, some furnace cement to insure a tight fit, and especially a co2 detector because I don't have a clue about how strong a draft that chimney has, temperatures, wind, chimney length, and a million other variables affecting the exhaust draft. It should work well, you could get out of the hardware store for under $40.

 

[smoke1sun]

The pic you labeled "or what is this " is a plug into the chimney. At some time in the past there was an exhaust for something at that spot. When it was plugged somebody did it right and used a little furnace cement to keep it in place, but it will come out pretty easy. The one you call "my other option" is a cleanout for soot, dead birds, leaves, Santas or whatever falls into the chimney over time. Don't use the "my other option" one. You could remove the plug and vent your crop's exhaust there. Lots of people will now protest that if you follow this advice you will automatically kill everyone in the dwelling with carbon monoxide poisoning; I feel you have a better chance of winning the lottery than asphyxiating, but it is a remote possibility. What would I do. I'd go to a hardware store and get some flexible ducting like dryer vent pipe for the exhaust, maybe a reducer to get a good fit into the hole labeled what is this, some furnace cement to insure a tight fit, and especially a co2 detector because I don't have a clue about how strong a draft that chimney has, temperatures, wind, chimney length, and a million other variables affecting the exhaust draft. It should work well, you could get out of the hardware store for under $40.

Thanks you answered all my questions in one pop, plus a lil more that i didnt think about. k+

 

[B.C.]

Don't skip the CO2 detector! Bob's probly right, you may never have a problem, but you never know how these things go FORSURE. If carbon monoxide does back draft in yer house you need to know about it right away! Better safe than sorry. I'm confident it will work though, I've done it in two different places with no problems. Good luck! BC