Routing Exhaust Fumes Outside of Shop
 

Anybody have any ideas for a readily available (hardware store or Home Depot perhaps) hose product that a home mechanic – like myself – can use in the garage to route exhaust fumes from the tailpipe to the outdoors?

I don’t need an airtight seal – I only want to be able to run a vehicle for a minute or two, without asphyxiating myself.

I thought about aluminum dryer vent, but I can’t think of a way to reduce it to a size that would be close to that of a tailpipe.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Jeff Pierce

Go to a local garage and eye their vents. None of them have an airtight seal to the exhaust pipe. I would recommend a forced-fresh-air system in the heater, but even that is probably overkill.

Of course, while you're there, you could ask where they got theirs. I don't like the flexible dryer hoses for dryer vents, and wouldn't use one of these for car exhaust.

One of my mechanics has what looks like an oversized shop vac hose (probably a specialty item) and a round hole in the garage door with a cover plate... hooked up from tailpipe to outdoors... works well.

Exhaust Fumes
 

Search on Garage Exhaust Hose at www.mcmaster.com they have a listing for the hose and fittings for just this application. An 11 foot section of 2" is about $55. The fittings run $20 to $50 each.

That's what I was looking for! Great idea.

Thanks.

Jeff Pierce