PAY ATTENTION: Flexible duct must be properly installed to perform as intended. Attention to detail will make or break the duct system. July 2, 2018 In order to understand the foundational principles ...

For the past 50 years, engineers have been “designing” duct systems. Quite often, they were not actually designing the systems, but were sizing duct the duct according to some rule of thumb. The rules ...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but when it comes to your duct work that may not be the best path for an efficient system that cools and heats the home properly.

Syska Hennessy Group, the international engineering firm, has launched an app called the Ductulator, which helps architects, owners, contractors, and mechanical engineers easily determine and specify ...

Rhvac 8 by Elite Software, www.elitesoft.com, is an HVAC design program that calculates peak heating and cooling load requirements for rooms, zones, systems and entire buildings for residential and ...

Developers and owners of residential homes are generally keen on keeping heating and cooling costs as streamlined as possible without sacrificing performance. A properly sized system costs less to run ...

Inefficient ducts force HVAC systems to work harder, raising costs. Rising heating bills, despite normal usage, may signal leaks or poorly connected ductwork. Upgrading or repairing ducts helps ...