Another busy day today with this project. I got 95% of my materials delivered. Unfortunately, I let the folks at Penn State talk me out of the bellmouth I had originally ordered and they sent me a bellmouth designed for one of their products. Sadly, what they sent will not work with this application, so that has set me back at least a week.
While I wait, I decided to work on a plenum to direct the exhaust air. I wanted to be able to 'see' if there is anything getting past the Thien separator and also be able to remove any such items from the plenum. So, I came up with a box that incorporates a Plexiglas window. The section with the window is easy to remove in case I ever need to clean out the box. Pictures below. BTW, the plenum has three large openings to the outside that are covered with screened louvers.
I am planning on using a couple of rivets to hold the major pipe components. Based on various comments, I think that might be better than screws.
I picked up all the pipe from HD online. Most is 26 gauge, and the wyes are reverse flow, so that makes life easier. Can't imagine I could have done this any cheaper with PVC.
While I wait, I decided to work on a plenum to direct the exhaust air. I wanted to be able to 'see' if there is anything getting past the Thien separator and also be able to remove any such items from the plenum. So, I came up with a box that incorporates a Plexiglas window. The section with the window is easy to remove in case I ever need to clean out the box. Pictures below. BTW, the plenum has three large openings to the outside that are covered with screened louvers.
I am planning on using a couple of rivets to hold the major pipe components. Based on various comments, I think that might be better than screws.
I picked up all the pipe from HD online. Most is 26 gauge, and the wyes are reverse flow, so that makes life easier. Can't imagine I could have done this any cheaper with PVC.