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11-02-16, 05:01 PM
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Replacing some old duct work.
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I thought a metal shop and machine shop where the...
I thought a metal shop and machine shop where the same. The first place I went to was called, "Boyers Sheet Metal & Welding", the second was "Tobeyco Manufacturing". Boyers specialized in making...
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11-02-16, 02:19 PM
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Thanks Spott, I took the piece to a new...
Thanks Spott,
I took the piece to a new machine shop today, a local one. At first the guy said he couldn't make it, then he went and talked to someone and said one of his guys might be able to...
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11-01-16, 06:21 PM
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Thanks Spott, We're going to another machine...
Thanks Spott, We're going to another machine shop tomorrow. If they can't do it, we're just going to run new smaller ductwork through the walls. This is taking too much time.
It wouldn't be...
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11-01-16, 12:34 PM
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Spott, How did you want me to tie the 8"...
Spott,
How did you want me to tie the 8" oval into the 12" oval that I have? Just that custom made elbow, right? Or was you thinking of me replacing the stuff in the wall with a smaller piece? ...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-31-16, 02:07 PM
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Spott, Thanks again for the advice. I...
Spott,
Thanks again for the advice. I don't want to overthink it. Only the master bedroom has the 12" x 4" oval. The bathroom upstairs just has a 6" round ductwork. The previous owners ran...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-30-16, 05:06 PM
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Spott, I feel like we're making progress...
Spott,
I feel like we're making progress now. For some reason, earlier on, I thought someone said the stuff in the walls was called wall stack and that's why I had been referring to it as a wall...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-30-16, 02:34 PM
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This is the furnace we have: Bryant® Preferred...
This is the furnace we have:
Bryant® Preferred 96% AFUE 80,000 Btuh 4-Way Multipoise Condensing Gas Furnace, 2 Stage, Variable Speed...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-30-16, 02:04 PM
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Furd, We never tried the old furnace. We...
Furd,
We never tried the old furnace. We hadn't lived here long enough and just wanted it replaced before winter came, however, the previous owners had double pane windows installed and insulated...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-30-16, 02:00 PM
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Spott, Here's some pictures of what I've...
Spott,
Here's some pictures of what I've been calling the wall stack, with a tape measure there so you can see that it's 12" x roughly 4".
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Here's a hand drawn picture of what...
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10-29-16, 10:09 PM
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Thanks Spott, Yeah, it is hard because I...
Thanks Spott,
Yeah, it is hard because I don't really know all the terms, I'm slowly learning, but that's a problem, and on top of that, with the chimney and venting for the furnace and hot water...
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10-29-16, 09:35 PM
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I was just thinking a bit more. It's a bit hard...
I was just thinking a bit more. It's a bit hard because we have the newborn and I don't have long time stretches to work on this, just little bits of time. Anyway, the wall stack in the basement...
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10-29-16, 08:42 PM
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Furd, You're both right about it being a...
Furd,
You're both right about it being a mickey mouse installation. Someone just jerry rigged some parts to tie the "newer" furnace into the older ductwork.
The house was built in 1940. Back...
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10-29-16, 08:34 PM
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Spott, Just so we're clear, there's only the...
Spott,
Just so we're clear, there's only the oval ductwork in the wall there. They just cut a "square" out of the load bearing beam, because the wall stack just happened to end up on one. ...
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10-28-16, 08:34 PM
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Here's a picture of me looking at it straight on....
Here's a picture of me looking at it straight on. I'm standing back, the cameras pointed right at it, just high up, by the floor joists. There's a load bearing beam where they notched into it so...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-28-16, 08:13 PM
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I just need a 45 degree oval vertical elbow that...
I just need a 45 degree oval vertical elbow that physically measures around 12" x 4" and then a transition piece that has an oval on one end that measures around 12" x 4" and a 6" round end on the...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 10:32 PM
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Here's the pics, I'm sorry it's so dark. We...
Here's the pics, I'm sorry it's so dark. We haven't found the big flashlight yet. It's still packed away in a box. This was probably the worst time to purchase a house! Everything was good...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 10:15 PM
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I will take more pictures of the wall stack but...
I will take more pictures of the wall stack but it will be hard to see because it's up in the ceiling in the basement. I want that really old beatup 45 degree elbow replaced. I want to tie the new...
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10-27-16, 08:05 PM
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I might have used the angle finder incorrectly. ...
I might have used the angle finder incorrectly. This might be a 45 degree angled piece. What do you guys think?
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10-27-16, 07:40 PM
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Here's some pictures of the elbow. I think the...
Here's some pictures of the elbow. I think the whole in it might be why I felt so much hot air blowing out up there when I had my hand up in that area.
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 07:32 PM
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Spork Schivago
Furd, I had mistakenly measured the beat up...
Furd,
I had mistakenly measured the beat up elbow the best I could before removing it. The measurements aren't right, either that or it's some sort of elbow / reducer. The wall stack...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 07:29 PM
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Spott, Thanks for the information,...
Spott,
Thanks for the information, especially about the dampers. I'll keep them in place. I disconnected the 6" round ductwork from the square piece. I removed the square piece, and then I...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 03:09 PM
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Norm201, Thank you for the information about...
Norm201,
Thank you for the information about the metal shop. I fix electronics for a living and don't really know a lot about this kind of stuff. If I cannot find the piece I'm looking for at...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-27-16, 01:24 PM
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Spork Schivago
Norm201, Thank you for the response. Where...
Norm201,
Thank you for the response. Where to start...okay, it is a 2 story house with a full basement (unfinished) and an attic. The upstairs bathroom wasn't getting much air at all out of...
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Ducting, Air Circulation and Ventilation Systems
10-26-16, 09:50 PM
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Replacing some old duct work.
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Spork Schivago
Replacing some old duct work.
Hello,
We recently got a new Bryant natural gas furnace and they replaced most of the duct work in the basement, however, they tied into the old stuff where it started going upstairs. I want to...
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Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring
10-10-16, 11:45 AM
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Tools needed to install a hardwood floor.
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Almost done with the subfloor.
Hey, just wanted to let you guys know we're almost done with the subfloor. I still have that 4" wide strip left to put in (about 4 foot long or so). We got all the wires ran to the basement now,...
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