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Added a blower today to my stove (PE Alderlea T5)

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    This turned out to be a good rainy day project. It should have been ridiculously easy to just screw in two screws. Several hours later and a lot of cursing and it was done. Basically, because the rear clearance is so small in the back of this stove there wasn't enough room for the OAK ducting and the blower. I had to modify an "adjustable periscope dryer vent" to get everything to fit. It was still a very snug fit and a terribly fiddly job, but it's done!
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    mike bayerl, Feb 23, 2016
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    Nice adaption but doesn't look like an easy place to work.
     
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    Now that Looks like fun. :hair:
     
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    When I first bought the stove, the salesman recommended starting off without the blower because "it's easy to add it on later." Riiiight!
     
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    BTW, I have to give credit to @Eatenbylimestone on H--rth.com for cluing me into the dryer vent thingy. It only took a Dremel and some tin snips to make it fit my needs.
     
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    nice job, looks like it belongs there.
     
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    Looks good Mike.....nice to have a blower especially when the mercury dips.
     
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    Fine rework job, mike bayerl! :thumbs:
    I feel your pain trying to work in tight quarters:headbang:
    Bet you're glad that's done.....:)
     
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    One last pict. Aluminum tape covering the sins of my mutilating the flex ducting.
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    mike bayerl, Feb 24, 2016
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    That'll help seal it up again.
     
    yooperdave, Feb 24, 2016
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