Anyone have exhaust ventilation?

[jwillis]

I am kinda new here so this may have been dicussed in the past, so bear with me if it has. But I was just wondering if any of you have put in an exhaust ventilation system in your garages so you can run your cars inside in the winter? I am talking about the rubber hoses that you run hook up to the exhaust pipe and run out through an opening in the door or the wall of your garages. Anyone have these in your garage? Thanks..............j willis

 

[Stinger]

I don't but I've been considering adding it myself. Subscribing to this thread.

 

[moparman451]

I use "Crushproof" hose in my garage and installed the "Crushpoof aluminum door port" in my garage door. You have to make sure the hose fits tight around the tail pipe to avoid fumes, I have to wrap my 2" tail pipe to take up the space around my 2 1/2" hose, I'm sure they make adapters for this purpose, just never looked into it.

Greg Smith Equipment sells the hose I have, not sure if it could be found cheaper somewhere else.
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Exhaust-Hose-s/128.htm

 

[Iroc-Z]

When I build my new garage I will be running tube in the floor for exhaust. All you need is some pcv pipe, a fan, and a motor to run the fan. The exhaust it out the roof. Heck an old furnace fan would work.

 

[ultgar]

Plug-in wall ports on either side of the shop....for single or dual exhaust cars.

 

[Notch1988]

I installed a piece of B vent a foot off the floor to run hose out of. I just have a cap that goes on the end outside.

 

[Andy Griffith]

I use "Crushproof" hose in my garage and installed the "Crushpoof aluminum door port" in my garage door. You have to make sure the hose fits tight around the tail pipe to avoid fumes, I have to wrap my 2" tail pipe to take up the space around my 2 1/2" hose, I'm sure they make adapters for this purpose, just never looked into it.

I have the same thing in my shop. The port is in the roll-up door on the same stall that the lift is in. I also got enough hose length that I can run from the vehicle to the door port whether the vehicle is on the floor or in the air on the lift.

Be careful where you install the door port as if it's installed below the latch a person maybe could reach up through the port and undo the lock/latch.

 

[ultgar]

With a fan forced exhaust system, the hose/collector doesn't need to slip over the exhaust pipe which allows the system to draw in cooling ambient air and avoids scratching the paintwork. I made up a pair of stands with adjustable height and angle for the exhaust collection system.

SD

 

[Schtauffer]

Aluminum exhaust ports with a flapper-style door designed to install in the garage door of your shop are widely available in 3-6" inside diameters. Just run a flexible hose from your exhaust pipe to the port and you're in business.

http://re-sourceind.com/index.php?q=exhaust+port&p=content_scripted/search

 

[Stuart in MN]

Ultgar, does that system you posted have a means for bringing fresh air into the garage when the exhaust fans are running?

 

[strelnik]

I am kinda new here so this may have been dicussed in the past, so bear with me if it has. But I was just wondering if any of you have put in an exhaust ventilation system in your garages so you can run your cars inside in the winter? I am talking about the rubber hoses that you run hook up to the exhaust pipe and run out through an opening in the door or the wall of your garages. Anyone have these in your garage? Thanks..............j willis

My plan is to have a wooden shutter over one of my caged window areas, with a dryer-vent type connection, two hoses and a shop vac to provide the intakes and the oomph! for the exhaust.

Use it when I need it, it's stored when I don't. Plus the shop vac will have multiple uses.

 

[ultgar]

Ultgar, does that system you posted have a means for bringing fresh air into the garage when the exhaust fans are running?

There's an Aprilaire 8126 fresh air ventilation damper with a wall mounted controller. SD

 

[Stuart in MN]

There's an Aprilaire 8126 fresh air ventilation damper with a wall mounted controller. SD

Great, thanks!

This is an important point if you're planning on a system like this - for it to work properly (and safely) you need to have a means to let fresh air into the garage while the exhaust is being sucked out.

 

[72Wagon]

I have 4 inch pvc buried into the concrete with 4 inlets (2 in each bay). the pipe then passes up the side wall and out the roof. works using the chimney effect. The other side of the pipe exits the side of the slab that is above grade so I can flush any debri that gets into the pipe. All unused openings must be plugged for proper flow. I use exhaust rubber flex hose to hook to the car.
This system works well for normal engine operation, and is not for dyno runs, I couldn't afford the dyno anyways!

 

[kartracer23]

Just saw this. It ain't cheap, but I'm guessing it would be pretty easy to fab something similar up.

http://www.carguygarage.com/portableexhaust.html

Take a good size dolly, mount a piece of speedrail to it vertical so you could adjust the height. Aluminum funnel connected to some vent pipe with a bracket to mount to the speedrail. Then a computer fan from RadioShack mounted in line in the vent. You could probably mount the fan right on the dolly.

 

[ultgar]

Just saw this. It ain't cheap, but I'm guessing it would be pretty easy to fab something similar up.

http://www.carguygarage.com/portableexhaust.html

Take a good size dolly, mount a piece of speedrail to it vertical so you could adjust the height. Aluminum funnel connected to some vent pipe with a bracket to mount to the speedrail. Then a computer fan from RadioShack mounted in line in the vent. You could probably mount the fan right on the dolly.

Looks like cheap dryer vent hose....for $1200, I'd expect something a little more durable. SD