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18 Comments on Vent Tape
So not knowing any better will ask the question. What would be the proper way for them to be joined?
Bliz - run a completely intact tube from A to B and use these shorter pieces elsewhere, if they fit.
The insulation on theses prefab flex ducts is so minimal, they're designed to prevent condensation (on the exterior of the duct) in heated zones. From the framing I can see in this picture this is in an attic outside the conditioned area. This interior of this horizontal run of duct will be a condensation zone and in cooler months be conducive to mold growth. Although such applications are common they are still building defects.
And Jay is right. There should be no joints no matter what type of tape is used. Such joints have no insulation at all.
I thought that might be the answer :)
LOL, Jay. Love it. You are so funny and sarcastic.
Good Morning Jay and interesting photo and excellent input.
Jay,
Are you certain it is not "Adventure Tape?" As in "Adventures in HVAC?"
Jay, you have ruined my day, my week, my month even. I have always been under the impression you can fix anything in one of 2 ways. Baling wire and rubber or duct tape. If this is not true, I am going to pull the blankets up over my head and give up. I am ...
Depressed... and desponant in CT.
Robert - yes, this was found on a pre-drywall inspection in what will be an expensive house! And another problem with the tape is that eventually it will blow out!
Bliz - you thought right!
Debbie - sometimes you just have to have some fun with it.
Thanks Dan. And same to you!
Mike - some real adventures going on here! Isn't this ridiculous?
Sorry D & D in CT. Now, for rust on the car or a split porcelain bath tub, duct tape works great! So don't worry, there is a lot you can still do with it. Doesn't the rubber and baling wire get chalk art off the driveway?
Rubber, or should I say... old inner tubing and baling wire is a fantastic plumbers helper. Works for almost everything that leaks....
And duct tape, wow, how could you say these things about duct tape? Heck, it works on blackhead removal... on a personal level, to almost anything else you can think of....
I am still... D&D in CT.... I'm calling Nutsy....
boo hoo... you know agents want solutions to all the problems... OK - The right answer, done the correct way, is the way to go!!!!! I like putting my head down and sleeping like a baby
Funny in the post -- not so funny in the house!! As usual really sage advice; thank you.
Good advice for any builder, but most don't adhere to the way to "do things right".
Clint
Another great reason for a new construction drywall inspection. Thanks, Jay
Andrea - As a kid, I used to use inner tubing to repair my inner tubing! But don't be so D & D! You can use it all for anything you want!
Laura - obviously the right answer is a continuous tube from point A to B. Repairing a break in it, or taping two pieces together is definitively NOT the right answer! You already know that...
It isn't funny, Tish. Which is why it was so easy to get the supervisor to repair it.
Clint - stuff like this is so common it is ridiculous.
Anne - thanks. They are a hugely important inspection. I wish more people got them.
Jay, I trust you so much I was thinking... "Vent tape"? I have never heard of that... now Duct tape... yes... thanks for letting us know the rest of the story ;-)
I had to drag some in for a while Chris. Too fun not to! Maybe Billy Jays should get on that Vent Tape! Hmmm.....
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