Update Time:
I bought the blower motor today and began construction of the hood. I marked out the center. Cut a hole in dead center and then inserted the suction portion of the blower into the hole I cut just to do a dry fit. It works decent without being complete and obviously is no where the actual CFM due to not being completely connected.
The Blower:
Starting Work:
Hole Cut:
Assembled:
Oh and I completely forgot about potential noise from the motor. It was quite loud when on. I used an app on my phone to check dB.
Gonna need to get some comfy soundblocker's
I also had to buy some drill bits to start a hole to cut the hood with.
Today I spent $183.15 on the blower and a set of cheap drill bits. I found a 20% off coupon to buy everything with
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Running Total: $1739.81
Tomorrow my goal is to open the window and cut my 2x4's into lengths that will prop the bottom sash of the window open. I am then going to seal a board over the window and cut a hole to run the hose through to the outside. I am also going to work on using aluminium tape to seal off the area inside the hood around the hole I cut.
I will also go ahead and drill the holes to put the hardware on (need to still buy) the hood so I can hang it from the rafters.
If I get through all that then (probably won't) Friday is hang day for the hood and testing with flex duct. If I get good results that are near where I want to be then I am going to start measuring to get static metal smooth ducting to replace the cheap stuff.
Next week is the oxy/propane setup