[TheForge] vent hood

[James Binnion]

>I'm talking about putting up a chimney which comes through the wall 
>and attaches to a hood over my gas forge. People with coal forges 
>don't seem to need draft inducers, I'm not sure why I would with a 
>gas forge.
>
>Steve

If you run the pipe at 45 degrees you may not need a draft inducer 
but the convection drafting will not work (at least not well enough 
to vent your forge) if it is a horizontal run.  The farther away you 
get from vertical the less effective convection drafting is.

-- 
Jim Binnion