powervent

I have an Alaska Stoker II it's an older model with a carpet feed. I'm installing it in my basement and was wondering if I absolutely needed to powervent and if I do need to, do I need to get the one sold by Alaska for their stoves or could I get away with some other brand?

thbolte wrote:I have an Alaska Stoker II it's an older model with a carpet feed. I'm installing it in my basement and was wondering if I absolutely needed to powervent and if I do need to, do I need to get the one sold by Alaska for their stoves or could I get away with some other brand?

Do you have access to an existing chimney ?? If so that it the way to go for sure. Power vents are for those instances where there is no access to a regular chimney.

If you feel the need to go the power vent route, you can use any power vent you choose. However make sure it is made of stainless steel components. If it is not, plan on replacing it every year or mabe every 2 years at the most. Also using a power vent will require drilling and installing a safety fume switch into your stove. This safety switch shuts down the stove in the event of a power vent failure.




Rick

Rick 386 wrote:. Also using a power vent will require drilling and installing a safety fume switch into your stove. This safety switch shuts down the stove in the event of a power vent failure.
Rick

+1 on that one.
I had mounted my Reostat in a spot where, although I didn't realize it at the time, could be tapped by a bag of coal while loading the hopper. So it just so happened that I did just that while topping off my hopper one nite. The fume detector shut the stove down, just like it was supposed too. No harm, no foul.

Although my StokerII is in my Shop, it just goes to show how easy things can go wrong and in a dwelling without the safety switch could be deadly.