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“In the first scenario, the installer did not shorten the flexible ducting,” William says. “Instead, they squashed of the flexible ducting to suit the install.
“Needless to say, the total airflow had been compromised by the lack of airflow through this duct.”
“In the first scenario, the installer did not shorten the flexible ducting,” William says. “Instead, they squashed of the flexible ducting to suit the install.
“Needless to say, the total airflow had been compromised by the lack of airflow through this duct.”
At the very least, most of the installations in this collection are connected to something. This one, not so much …
“How is it possible to provide an air balance when there is nothing connected to the flex?” William asks. “At least the ceiling space was satisfied.”
At the very least, most of the installations in this collection are connected to something. This one, not so much …
“How is it possible to provide an air balance when there is nothing connected to the flex?” William asks. “At least the ceiling space was satisfied.”
It seems that sometimes, kit isn’t event connected properly during installation. In this case, a light air boot fell over in the ceiling cavity, causing all the air to flow into the ceiling and not into the supposedly air conditioned room.
It seems that sometimes, kit isn’t event connected properly during installation. In this case, a light air boot fell over in the ceiling cavity, causing all the air to flow into the ceiling and not into the supposedly air conditioned room.
Sometimes, you shouldn’t take a name too literally. In this case, the flex has been removed and just taped over with duct tape, which isn’t as good a solution as it sounds.
“As the ducting becomes hot and cold, the duct tape may lose its adhesiveness and release the cap, which would cause air to flow into the ceiling cavity” William says.
Sometimes, you shouldn’t take a name too literally. In this case, the flex has been removed and just taped over with duct tape, which isn’t as good a solution as it sounds.
“As the ducting becomes hot and cold, the duct tape may lose its adhesiveness and release the cap, which would cause air to flow into the ceiling cavity” William says.
William came across this particularly ugly piece of work when air balancing a ceiling console unit.
“In this scenario, the flexible ducting has been crushed by the heating water pipework being too close to the intake pop on the console unit,” William says.
William came across this particularly ugly piece of work when air balancing a ceiling console unit.
“In this scenario, the flexible ducting has been crushed by the heating water pipework being too close to the intake pop on the console unit,” William says.
No, this isn’t some abstract artwork on display at a high-end museum; it’s a completed deflated kitchen exhaust duct. “The flexible duct must have had a tear in it at the time of installation,” William says. “This allowed the airflow to rip and completely deflate the flexible ducting by pulling itself apart.”
No, this isn’t some abstract artwork on display at a high-end museum; it’s a completed deflated kitchen exhaust duct. “The flexible duct must have had a tear in it at the time of installation,” William says. “This allowed the airflow to rip and completely deflate the flexible ducting by pulling itself apart.”
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