Results 1 to 5 of 5
-
07-31-2006, 10:05 PM #1
Regular Guest
- Join Date
- Mar 2006
- Posts
- 134
I am getting a HRV installed and my installer is quoting me $100 less for using flex ducts instead of solid ducts
Are there any drawbacks in using flex ducts
-
07-31-2006, 10:43 PM #2
Regular Guest
- Join Date
- Apr 2003
- Posts
- 248
Pay the extra 100 bucks...
Flex ducts cause turbulence in airflow thus reducing it significantly. Smooth ducts are the way to go when you have choice.
-
07-31-2006, 11:21 PM #3
Membership Committee
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Southern Ca, Elkton Md
- Posts
- 7,536
I would say the oppisite, but it depends on your house. if the system is designed at the correct static pressure you will be much happier with flex. as far as the 100 dollars difference thats a killer deal. I would almost charge a 1000 differnece to do sheetmetal verses flex! I design all my houses a .1 static prssure with flex duct. I dont have one complaint and neither do my customers! But the key is proper installlation!!!!!!
If they install it poorly you will have problems, but that goes for anything!
-
07-31-2006, 11:29 PM #4
Regular Guest
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- b'ham , al
- Posts
- 23
metal cost an extra GRAND easy if you count trunk line as well. pay the hundred.....
-
07-31-2006, 11:56 PM #5
Professional Member*
- Join Date
- Feb 2006
- Posts
- 468
The hundred verses a thousand comments might come from the fact that HRV ducts are generally much smaller and shorter than system ducts.
I'd pay the extra hundred. The HRV presumably costs much more than that, and for a given diameter you should get more flow with sheetmetal. The HRV might have a little bitty blower that needs all the help it can get.
Sheetmetal is tougher, too.
Reply With Quote
