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Heater vent location

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I just picked up my new house today and need some advice on where to mount my heater. At this point its between the Empire DV and a forced air furnace.

If I go with the DV can I mount the heater on the side of the house that will face north? If my DV is on the windy side of the house will my pilot light go out? I had house 15 years ago with a Empire DV without the siding extension and my pilot light would go out if it was really windy. Does having the DV extension make a difference?

Thanks for the help

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A friend of mine has an empire dv and it blew out a few times this year, he brought it in to be cleaned up and has not had a problem since. I have a hom comfort dv an it has never blew out on me in some nasty winds. Both vents are on the east side of our house trying to keep them out of a strong north wind

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On my perm, I have the vent on the same side of the house as the door, which i face southeast to be on the downwind (sheltered) side most of the time. I have never had a issue with the pilot light blowing out. A friend has their vent on the side opposite the door, so their vent is on the north side; they do have issues with the pilot light blowing out. They do have a different heater than I do, however.

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Thank you for the replies. I like to always have my door facing south. I can't mount the heater on the same side as my door because of my crank down wheels.

My only options are the front of the house and blow the heat down to the end with fans or the north towards the center and risk my pilot blowing out when its windy.

I may consider a forced air unit instead and insulate the cabinet its mounted in to keep the noise down. I already have a generator and several batteries.

Anymore ideas let me know.

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I have an Empire DV in my wheel house and I light the furnace before heading out to the lake and it has never blew out. I generally fish 15-20 miles from home, the furthest I've went while the heater was going was from Isanti to Pelican Lake near Monticello with highway speeds of 65 MPH and again it was still lit when I got to the lake

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A big factor with vented heaters is the length of the stack between the heater and the outside vent. Most models recommend that you have at least 4 inches. I had to go with 3-1/4 inches and have had no problems with my pilot blowing out ever and my heater vent is always on the upwind side.

Cliff

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