posted 11 years ago
Peter Ellis : Perhaps you remember seeing the movie Apollo 13 about the 3 astronauts whose trip to the moon had to be aborted after an ''Onboard Accident' ?!
It's most famous line is - " Houston, we have a problem !" On top of major problems that limited power and oxygen the device that was supposed to scrub
excess Carbon Dioxide CO2 out of the air was malfunctioning and the Crew of Apollo 13 could have died of CO2 poisoning, fallen asleep and never woke up !
If you haven't seen it it had Tom Hanks in it and got an Academy Award (I Think)!!
The best I can explain horizontal venting is to say that In very small houses sub 800 sq. ft.purposely built around the heater and not installed as an afterthought
it can be a workable option, much forethought into planning the build is necessary as is a stable climate with winds that are stable and not shifting during your
entire heating season, An Air port within 5 miles of your house could give you a good idea of what their weather,climate, wind directions and speed for any period
in its history, and that data could be all wrong for your location ! I hope this helps and is timely ! Big AL !
Success has a Thousand Fathers , Failure is an Orphan
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