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Posted by Murdentech on August 18, 2006, 8:22 pm
> OK- thanks for your help. I may have to cut some of the duct pipe short
> and blow it through the baby's nusery for about 2 or 3 feet, but I can
> set up a fan to direct the air back into the ductwork before it reaches
> the corner where the crib is. I should be able to go back up to a 5"
> pipe at that point and just hang a furnace filter from the ceiling to
> catch any food debris and grease. You are a real asset to this board.
> Thanks for all of your insight.
ROFLMAO... good reply.
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> Bubba wrote:
>> wrote:
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>> >I have a high performance range hood that I need to vent up and then
>> >sideways about 10 feet to the outside. The manufacturer requires a 7"
>> >round duct. In order to use a 7" duct I'll have to vent it up, put in a
>> >90, run it across the top of my cabinets, put in a 45 to get in front
>> >of a joist, then another 45 to get back straight, then a 90 up, and
>> >then a 90 to go to the outside. If I reduce it to a 4" duct, I can go
>> >up, put in a 90 and go straight to the outside.
>> >
>> >So, which is the lesser of the 2 evils? Any help would be very much
>> >appreciated.
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>> If the manufacturer requires a 7" vent but a 4" will work much easier
>> then by all means, reduce the vent size by almost 50%. It wont hurt a
>> thing. The manufacturers usually take things to the extreme and allow
>> for a lot of fudge factor. I would reduce it to 3" but NO smaller. 3"
>> pipe is cheaper and will do the same job as the 4". You should be all
>> set to go.
>> Bubba
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