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Questions tagged [ducts]

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How do I fix this 30 ft (9 m) dryer vent abomination?

The previous owner left a bit of a headache with the dryer venting setup. Context: This is a gas dryer The living room is behind the right hand side wall, so that's a no-go as far as drilling The kitchen is behind the wall behind the door The…
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Do Americans in dense city centers vent their dryers directly outdoors?

I live in California in a normal single family home. My normal US dryer vents out the back into a duct that eventually goes out the side of my house - it vents moisture, air and lint directly to the outdoors. I have never considered any other method…
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Bathroom exhaust fan without duct

I just found out that our bathroom exhaust fan has no duct attached to it. Our current fan is Panasonic FV-08VQ2 (90 CFM, 4" duct diameter). The fan just blows the air to the inaccessible attic. There is what looks like an attic exhaust close to the…
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What type of tape do I use on a dryer vent?

I need to install a dryer periscope vent in my new dryer unit, However, it needs to be sealed for leaks. What type of tape should be used to tape a periscope dryer vent?
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Accidentally drilled holes through dryer duct

Husband was installing some cabinets in our laundry room and thought he was drilling into a stud, but turned out to be the dryer duct. So there are a few holes in it now. Can we leave this as is or do we need to remove drywall to repair? We’re…
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How to fit a 4" pipe through a 3" space

So while redoing some flooring in my laundry room, I discovered that whoever built my house in 1995 got real lazy and used a flexible foil pipe to connect the dryer vent in the wall through the floor and out the back of the house. After opening up…
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What does a Summer/Winter switch on furnace air ducts do?

On some of our furnace ducts, there is a switch/valve for Summer/Winter or S/W. What does changing this switch/lever accomplish? Can bad things happen if I forget to switch it? Bonus question: Pictured below, an Aprilaire humidifier control unit…
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How can I transition a square duct to round of the same outer size?

In remodeling my bathroom I had to convert a 6"x6" square duct underneath the floor joists in the basement to flex so I can get around my new toiler drain. I cannot for the life of me find a 6"x6" square to 6" round transition anywhere. Do I need to…
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What is this device I found in my HVAC duct?

I was looking through my HVAC ducts with a camera and found this device attached to the side of a floor joist. It is about 2-3 feet from the air return vent. What is it?
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Is there a trick to getting round HVAC duct pieces to fit together

I have been doing some basic HVAC duct work as part of a remodeling project and I can never get the pieces to fit together without massive amounts of elbow grease and mangling the ends. Is there some kind of trick that I am missing that makes it…
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How can I figure out why half my house is cold?

I just purchased my home a few months ago, and the AC was sub par during the summer. Now that winter is here, the house is extremely uncomfortable (cold). My furnace shoots hot air up to one main exit, then branches to the two sides of my home. I…
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How can I stop our duct work "pinging" at night?

I'm in Canada, and our home is a bit older, ~20 years, and the duct work seems to be making a rather loud "pinging" noise at night. I assume this is due to colder weather in general, and the hot air from the furnace heating the duct work up. The…
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Is 20 feet too long to run bathroom fan duct for 100cfm fan?

I need to run about 20 feet of duct to reach the gable, I don't want to go through the roof unless I absolutely need to, I live in Vermont and we can get a lot of snow build up on the roof, I also would prefer not to go through the eaves. Is this…
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How can I offset 6" ducting by just a few inches?

I am installing a range hood and due to a ceiling joist in the way, I have to offset the ducting going through the ceiling by about 3" from the center of the hood. I have to do this within about 30" of height from the vent hood to the ceiling. The…
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Do joints in adjustable duct elbows need to be taped?

Do the joints in adjustable duct elbows need to be taped as well once they're adjusted or are they considered air-tight?
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