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Battery Box Venting, Passive Solar Battery Enclosure Venting
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If you live in a location with a cool climate, You should use a venting system similar to the one
pictured below. This type of venting system helps keep the flood of cold air from rushing in at the
bottom as the warmer air rushes out the top. Large and fast temperature changes are not good
for a battery.
The idea is to NOT use power or fans, You should only vent the hydrogen while not changing the
temperature of the inside of the battery box.
Hydrogen is lighter then air so it rises and exits the top tube while creating a vacuum forcing
outside air in through the bottom tube.
With both tubes kept at the same height and level all the way from the outside of the building to
the back of the inside of the battery box, There is less change of temperature from the in coming
tube to the out going tube. There is no cold air circulating in the box like if one tube came in at
the bottom and the other at the top of the box. It stops the circulation when there is no Hydrogen
left to force it's way out.
As with any project you find on this website, There is no promise it will work for you and you are
building / installing at your own risk. OY Not nor anyone working for OY Not will be responsible
good or bad for your project. Hydrogen is an explosive gas, if handled incorrectly could kill.
If you live in a location with a cool climate, You should use a venting system similar to the one
pictured below. This type of venting system helps keep the flood of cold air from rushing in at the
bottom as the warmer air rushes out the top. Large and fast temperature changes are not good
for a battery.
The idea is to NOT use power or fans, You should only vent the hydrogen while not changing the
temperature of the inside of the battery box.
Hydrogen is lighter then air so it rises and exits the top tube while creating a vacuum forcing
outside air in through the bottom tube.
With both tubes kept at the same height and level all the way from the outside of the building to
the back of the inside of the battery box, There is less change of temperature from the in coming
tube to the out going tube. There is no cold air circulating in the box like if one tube came in at
the bottom and the other at the top of the box. It stops the circulation when there is no Hydrogen
left to force it's way out.
As with any project you find on this website, There is no promise it will work for you and you are
building / installing at your own risk. OY Not nor anyone working for OY Not will be responsible
good or bad for your project. Hydrogen is an explosive gas, if handled incorrectly could kill.
This image shows a long run of 1 inch
PVC thin wall. This allows time for the air
to come up or down to room temp.
Yes that was a doggy door, The puppy
dog, and fat cat, both died of old age a
couple of years before and the door was
no longer in use. It does need a little
finishing work and a little paint.
PVC thin wall. This allows time for the air
to come up or down to room temp.
Yes that was a doggy door, The puppy
dog, and fat cat, both died of old age a
couple of years before and the door was
no longer in use. It does need a little
finishing work and a little paint.
There could have been more elbows used
to form a closer fit to the front of the
battery box.
However, This way allows the PVC to be
moved up or down a little without the
need to cut anything. This was in case
you wanted to remove the cover on the
wiring box. Just the way it worked out on
this one, While still getting a long heat
exchanger run between the battery box
and the doggy door.
to form a closer fit to the front of the
battery box.
However, This way allows the PVC to be
moved up or down a little without the
need to cut anything. This was in case
you wanted to remove the cover on the
wiring box. Just the way it worked out on
this one, While still getting a long heat
exchanger run between the battery box
and the doggy door.
Just a second view to show the electrical
box entering the battery box.
box entering the battery box.
Here you can see the PVC pipe running
along the inside of the battery box near
the top.
The long run inside the top of the box
brings the air temperature a little closer to
the battery temperature
If you look deep enough to the end of the
box you can see the air inlet tube
heading down at the back.
along the inside of the battery box near
the top.
The long run inside the top of the box
brings the air temperature a little closer to
the battery temperature
If you look deep enough to the end of the
box you can see the air inlet tube
heading down at the back.
The air inlet tube is about 1 inch from the
bottom. This is so the hydrogen will not
exit this tube unless the top PVC pipe is
clogged or too small of PVC is used. Or
not correctly installed or even too long of
a run.
bottom. This is so the hydrogen will not
exit this tube unless the top PVC pipe is
clogged or too small of PVC is used. Or
not correctly installed or even too long of
a run.
In this image you can see the top tube
(PVC pipe) is open and is about 1 to 1.5
inches from the top to allow the hydrogen
to escape.
Sorry about the fuzzy picture.
(PVC pipe) is open and is about 1 to 1.5
inches from the top to allow the hydrogen
to escape.
Sorry about the fuzzy picture.
On the outside of the home you can see
the hydrogen outlet tube is about an inch
or two higher then the air inlet. This is to
keep the hydrogen from going back in
with the fresh air.
The caps on the ends are just that. They
are aimed down to keep water out. And
have 1/16 inch holes drilled all over the
ends to let the air and hydrogen pass and
keeps the bugs out.
the hydrogen outlet tube is about an inch
or two higher then the air inlet. This is to
keep the hydrogen from going back in
with the fresh air.
The caps on the ends are just that. They
are aimed down to keep water out. And
have 1/16 inch holes drilled all over the
ends to let the air and hydrogen pass and
keeps the bugs out.
There were steps and a doggy door that had to be removed and new siding installed.