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Duct Work - Jason28 - 01-19-2017
I need a couple of ductwork fittings for my HFDC mod job. My question is, if the fittings are just on the exhaust side, will the typical home center 30ga ones work? Or do I need to track down 26ga?
RE: Duct Work - fredhargis - 01-19-2017
For that use the 30 gauge should work just fine.
RE: Duct Work - TDKPE - 01-19-2017
Light gauge is fine. Exhaust is positive pressure, but to be honest, the HFDC doesn't create enough negative pressure, even at or near full stall, to collapse even 6" duct of light gauge construction. And in that case, using short lengths for straight runs reduces the chances of collapse, due to the frequent reinforcement areas and therefore short clear spans, which is the weakest point.
The highest SP I was ever able to read was 8.0" WG, with about 270 CFM flowing*, and that ain't much. But my blower wheel measures 9.8" diameter, which might be a little smaller than others with the same "2 hp HFDC".
*It's common for the highest SP of a blower to occur with some air flowing, rather than at full stall.
RE: Duct Work - Jason28 - 01-20-2017
Thanks! I was thinking the 30ga should be fine for my purpose since I'm not actually running any ductwork, just a reducer and a couple elbows on the exhaust.
RE: Duct Work - Mr_Mike - 01-23-2017
30 ga works on the suction side most of the time as well.