power vent/direct vent

Jack_15

I have never installed a power vent, but it seems that a direct vent would be the way to go. I have never serviced either one before. I have had calls on the weekend, someone looking for a power vent motor. This is why i think the direct vent sounds good to me. Any opinions pro or con? And how about birds nesting in the intake vent.
Thanks, From Jack on Long Island

ed wallace

power vent vs direct vent

if you can go with direct vent power venters are just something else to go wrong its to bad that there are only a few companys making oil fired direct vent models

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kevin

i never have...

and never will do a power venter as long as I can use a direct vent boiler. Buderus has the 115models, Burnham and Thermodynamics have there LE/M models and Now Peerles is doing one as is Utica... I have had better luck with the Carlin P10 model of burner. I have used the Beckett af2 with ok luck.(you gotta know how to set up the burner) If riello has finally got their act together the bf3 should be a good unit too, but I have had a problem w/ them...kpc

tim from Reed Wright

pv vs dv

no doubt, go direct vent, less parts to fail.

Tom M.

The one thing that scares me about direct vent is that there is pressure on the exhaust side and on cleanout door and access cover gaskets. I've also had cross-contamination in a vent terminal where exhaust was leaking into the intake side and changing the color of the flame so that the cadcell eye couldn't see it.

I like the Field SWG venter with CAT (combustion air tee). It provides intake air, has a double wall between the intake and exhaust to prevent condensing and the motor is outside so there is less noise inside and every part inside the house has negative pressure. With the CK-65 control kit, the burner motor runs when the venter is running to help overcome the resistance of the intake piping.

Note: I believe the CK-65 is being replaced by the CK-63 but I haven't used one yet so I can't say if it works the same way.

Downside:noise. Motor and pressure switch are potential night calls. Never had to replace a timer relay.

nick z.

Chimmney

Talking about oil, You can build a chimmney for a little more money and it will lsat forever.

Tom M.

No moving parts and no fuses to blow at 3AM.

kevin

can't...

beat a chimney for relyability....when people want to spend the money... and they should..