Air conditioning units can be installed by cutting and taping ducts through walls.

November 10, 2008

Hello Bob,
I am looking at various temporary structures for my Unit and was interested in what you company offers. I need to know if the structures are heated and/or cooled or if they are heater/Air condition ready. Please let me know either way and what our options are.

Thanks SSgt Ron

Hello Ron

Air conditioning units can be installed by cutting and taping ducts through walls.

You can install a stove as we describe in our manual: https://shelter-systems.com/lighthouse-manual.html

Keep all flames and heat away from your dome’s covering and other objects in your dome. If possible have your stove pipe come out the back of your stove and pass through the plywood wall. If your stove pipe exits your stove at the top then place an elbow as close to your stove as possible.

Attach a horizontal section of pipe to this elbow and pass this pipe through the wall such that it will slant slightly down towards the outside. This will keep rain from following the pipe and dripping inside your dome. We recommend using insulated stovepipe throughout. Place an elbow on the outside. Attach a vertical pipe on the outside pipe and a spark arrester cap on top. Use steel wire to support and stabilize the pipe outside the dome. Loop it around the elbow so it lifts and supports the weight of the horizontal pipe. Another wire will be needed around the vertical pipe to keep it upright and stable in the wind. Tie the other ends of the wires to the dome and or attach them to wooden poles driven into the ground. The wires should be tight enough to lift the horizontal pipe so that it is centered through the hole in the wall and not touching the fabric. Local codes may require other installation procedures.

Carefully follow the instructions given with your heater. It is best if you can get a vented heater so that combustibles are expelled from your dome. When a fuel is burn it produces water vapor which will add to the dampness of your space; and carbon dioxide which can suffocate you if you were in an airtight room. The other reason is the fumes which the heater produces can smell and if burnt incompletely produce carbon monoxide (this not the carbon dioxide we mention above but more dangerous and can kill you. Now there are heaters which claim to be safe with out being vented. Read and follow their directions.

If you wish you can alternatively install a silicone stove jack and run your pipe through the jack:

Stove installation jacks and floor liners should match your stove: see the following sources. These should be sewn by hand into the domes covering at a height to match your stove.

http://www.tentsmiths.com/tent-camp-accessories-stoves.html

http://www.outfitterssupply.com/products.asp?dept=19

http://www.somomule.com/catalog/item/4593086/6233986.htm

For cooling we also suggest you get a Sun Shade:

https://shelter-systems.com/accessories.html

Sincerely,

Bob Gillis