Adding exhaust ducting to FEC-100

If you go to the FIND at page top andinput FEC exhaust,or ducts you should get our discussions with pix,locations,etc.

Smokin' did it from Home Depot,I believe.

Will you be running the duct out of the trailer?

Do you live someplace with high winds,that you need to change the original.

Most of us are happy,the way Eddy designed it.

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FEC exhaust

Great. Thanks. I will try that. I just want something small right off the side.

Try it ,and see if it suits you.

If it is broke-then fix it.

We've cooked all around the country,and in our tropical wind/rainstorms.

We've cooked on all the models,for years,and they would just be in the way.

We roll them out of the trailers,as most do,and there might be a reason that EDDY designed them that way.

Hope this helps a little.

I went to Menards and got a 5 inch connector and length of 5 inch flexible tubing. I use it to exhaust out of my trailer.

As soon as you mentioned Menard's, I figured you were from the Chicago area, my hometown is Lombard a westerm suburb. Enjoy that FEC.

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Originally posted by Pags:
As soon as you mentioned Menard's, I figured you were from the Chicago area, my hometown is Lombard a westerm suburb. Enjoy that FEC.

Home Depot and Lowes are too hoi paloi for me. I'm not the upper crust (LOL). Just the burnt bottom.

BTW some of my good friends used to be from Lombard. They moved because of the Lilacs.

This is what I did to mine to help with swirling wind in my backyard. It is a 5" elbow, to 5" 24GA ducting, with a 5" rain cap. Works fantastic.

This gets the smoke away from my patio.

I think the FAA may want a warning light on the top of that thing...

Does any steam or condensation roll back down the extension??

I was thinking about doing something like that on my patio. I have a neighbor that does not like the smeel of smoke. I think I got the only one in the world, go figure.

Smoke more often, and he'll get used to it. Have him over for a little Q also. If neither of these work, you can move or simply ......

I have tried to be nice, but that does not seem to work. His idea of BBQ involves a ton of lighter fluid, man that stuff stinks.

They are only renting and I have a feeling that they will not be there forever.

I just got my FEC-100 and want to operate it IN the garage. To do this I had to put some ducting to get rid of the smoke. But, I'm worried about the duct work.

Home Depot apparently has never heard of 5" pipes (they have 4, 6, 8, etc.) so I had to get a 5" to 4" narrower, and then added a 4" elbow and then 4" flex aluminum pipe to the end. In total my duct is about 4 feet long.

Now, the smoke comes out just fine. But, the pipes do get hot to the touch. Is 4" enough clearance or am I causing a backup in the system somehow? Also, should the pipes (aluminum) get hot? They are about as hot as the pipe that sticks out of the side of the FEC100.

Thanks for the help!

You need to consult with your local building codes, as you might find that you are going to need some class b chimney venting to go through any walls, as it is insulated so nothing catches on fire.

you don't say how it is ducted in the garage, and I will be doing this later on this fall. Anytime you have heat going through a tube through a wall or roof, you need to have the proper venting class chimney or else if it burns, you have no insurance.

I use the heater vent piping from Home Depot, it is double wall for exhausting thru the roof or wall of hot water heaters and it fits the opening.

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Originally posted by sksmoker:
You need to consult with your local building codes, as you might find that you are going to need some class b chimney venting to go through any walls, as it is insulated so nothing catches on fire.

you don't say how it is ducted in the garage, and I will be doing this later on this fall. Anytime you have heat going through a tube through a wall or roof, you need to have the proper venting class chimney or else if it burns, you have no insurance.

I'm actually not going through a wall. I have the pipe snaking out from under the garage door. I keep the door open somewhat so that the pipe is level (the door is open about 2 feet.)

I've gone ahead and moved the smoker outside to cook with. I've been too paranoid to leave it indoors where it could catch on fire (from reading other posts about fires) and harm my family. Nothing is worth that so I just wheel it outside to cook. I have a tent I can use if it rains.

Ahh. ok. Venting out the garage door, you certainly do not need class b vent

There is no worry with fires here. Keep the unit clean and use common sense, and you will be fine!!!