Venting fec100

You can vent the smoke from the room using a hood fan...or similar...but you can't direct vent the FEC itself. Doing so will cause havoc with the temps, firebox and smoke.

you don't say if this is residential or commercial, which would affect the installation. Agree with Max, you need to have an exhaust hood arrangement with a fan in the hood or a fan on the roof; it would somewhat depend on what your local codes allows.

If I may, what does the direct vent affect? I run my FEC-100 outside with a chimney all the time. I haven't noticed a temp issue, though I'm about to move it inside and vent into a hood.

Thanks!

Rob are you talking about venting out of your trailer?

I'm talking about mounting it inside a step van and routing out the roof or out the back wall.

I have talked to the health department and no hood is required, I simply have to rout the exhaust from the smoker to the outside.

I have read from a couple of people that they had problems keeping it up to temp under a hood .
What I'm really wanting to know is how others have sealed the holes for the exhaust pipe to keep rain from leaking into their, trailer/truck.

Thanks
Rob

I plan to install a residential vent hood over it to keep the truck from filling with smoke every time I open the smoker door.

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Originally posted by smoklahoma:
I plan to install a residential vent hood over it to keep the truck from filling with smoke every time I open the smoker door.

Not sure a residental vent hood will vent enough smoke, fast enough. Check the capacity of the hood and how fast it will clear how much air.

If I get the 400 cfm fan that I've been looking at it should clear the whole truck in one minute. The cubic footage of the truck is 396.

Whoops I don't think my math was right I guess cubic feet of truck is more like 1200 feet.

I looked at the vent hoods for the cookshacks and it looks like the biggest fan is 265cfm

I know the cookshack and the fec are different but apparently 265cfm is all that is necessary for the cs.

What are the inside dimensions of the trailer?

Does the trailer have provisions for "make-up" air flow during normal operation?

The cargo part of the van is 11'x6'x6'

So far no plans for make up air.

I will eventually have a concession window and a rooftop a/c and a commercial hood for gas range. But right now it' just a big box.

Im with Max, if you dont have a way for air to enter, there is no way you can vent 400CFM. Air in Air out, you have got to balance air flow. Sounds like you are on the right track, though.

Your cubic footage IS 396. The trick is to have at least 80% make up air. Without it you won't get the proper ventilation your looking for.

If your planning to add a range hood into the mix you might want to consult with a restaurant ventilation outfit as you'll be adding additional outflow to your space. Maybe the trick is to vent the smoker via the gas range hood. That would require the FEC placement next to the range but you could kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Really,find out who does commercial kitchen installations in your area for ventilation systems. Give them a call for a consultation. It would help them to develop a plan based on a layout sketch of the trailer as you envision it to be.