The
ductwork {airdistribution syslemi nt~qt
b
de-
signed
ad
dinshiled, whereby the volume
of
air
blow
across thr indaor
coil
shall
never
be
less than
fhw
at
standard rating mnddtims for package beat
pump
slistems, Refer to tlnit air Row data*in
lat ti on
to ex-
ternal aatbc pressure.
or)
pages
2
;md
3,
Rhwt
mebl
ductwork must
be
designed
and
insblled
in
a
neat
and worknmnlike manner in acwrdanm with
acwpbble industry pmctime. Informatian relative to
paomr ductwork desim, fabrication
and
installation
can
be
fwnd in
the
following pulblimtions:
1.
ASHRAE
"Guide and
Dab
hF*
2.
hetManmi
ad
8kt
MehI
Gonstructicrst for
Vmtilatingand Air Conditioning SysLerns, *tim
I.
hw
'VIJlmity Sysbms
f
iS[y
Shmt Melrrl and Air
anditiming Gontracbrs Natioml Agwiation,
Xnc.
1
3.
Natirmal Environmenlrrl Sysbms Contractors
Amiation
Mwnurrl.
If
fibrous glass ductwork is used.
it
must be
U.L.
ap-
proved as a Class
T
Air Duct
with
a
minimum
walI
thickness
of
1"
and
a
3ki
pound density.
Other recommendations for proper ductwork design
and
installation are
s&
CoJfows:
a.
When
ducts have insulation internally, the duct
size
must
be increased
by
two thlcka~esses
of
in-
sulation,
All
seams and joint?; shall be airtight,
~moo111fitling and
taped,
h.
No
abrupt
increases, decreases, offsets or
W
turns
without
turning vanes.
c. Large
ducts
shall
not
have dilnensions whereby
the larger dimensions are greater than
4
times the
shoner dimensions. Stiffening of ducts should
have standing seams or additional reinforcing
angles.
d.
Air velocities in
main
ducts for residential appli-
cation
should
r~otexceed
1000
FPM
and for
branches
800
FPM.
ALldlYlieAIUM
CQMDUCIOFI,
PlELD
WIRltrlb
InstaJI the electrical conduit to the unit through the
appropriate
knock4ut
and size wires in accordance to
the
National Electric Code and/or the existing
local
codes. When
using
aluminum conductors proceed as
foflows:
e.Branch
ducb
must have volurnc control
rdanrr~rs,
with
oubide lurking devims, to allow
the
sysknn
to
be
prowrly balanml
Be
sure to
uw
prapcr
Giake
oR fittings for branch runs.
I.
Supply
and
return air grilles must
be
of sufficient
SIZF,numkr
and
lmation to prrvent djectionable
drafts,pltth providing Imlancrd
:air
circkalation
g
Supply
arrd
returrr air hr:anch ducts
s)r:tIX
have
a
minimunr din~ensron
trf
6"
rourld
or
equal
h
All
ducbuork
m11.;t
!w
sarrl~ltorted
wrth
ntek+l
straps
to
prt-vent
sagging
j.
It
is
not
recommended
that
two units discharge
the supply air into
a
common
duct.
Each unit
should have its own
srrppliy
and rcturn
air
duct
system.
Indoor supl>ly:~ndreturrl dircts
cxpowd
to
near oub-
tlwr
ICI*I~)C~;B~UIC
mu~tt)c
insti1:~t~d
with
n
nrlnlrnlrrn
rrf
2'3L1;erglnh or ()quai Iluttt~orkcrj)osc.d
to
the
outdwr
elcrnents must
have
two inches
of
insulation ,~nd
a
wcntheri>rmfbarrier.
Xnsidc cluctwork witl-rin
thr
conditional space may
be
insulated
with
5''
fii>erglasintcmnl
or
externally with
a
vapor barrier.
Vapor b:irricrs, such as aluminum foil, or
equal,
shall
Inp
a minimum
of
three inches at a21 Iongitudinal and
butt joints These joints rrlust
hc
securely seal& and
shpld.
All
~>uncturc-s,tears, or imperfections in vapor
barrier must
be
patched
with
same makrial and
adhesive
Ductwork in or
lwlovv
a slab flmr must
be
wmplelely
encawd in !lot less than
2
inches of ct3ncretc
and
shall
be
insulattbd
and
vapor-scaled in addition to the slab
prirnebr insulation insulation shall
brt
n
minimum
of
I",
one pound density, fikrglas
or
equal
A1I
insulating
mirsr
he
pe~c?rmedin
a
kvorkmrrr~like
nlitnner ;knd inlsralled
in
a
hshion as recommended
by
the
manufacturer
of
the insulation and vapor barrier.
3.
Spliim
mppr
wire
pigbils
to
alurrainum wim
with
U.
L.
r~omizedconn~tt~rsfor mpper alunrrinlllxrr
splices. (See rabulatior~).Please exercise the
fol-
lowing insir-uctions very carefully to <?blain a
good
connection:
a.
Strip
insulation from aluminum crcmduclor.
tj.
t'txit
iiic
SII.I~~~LI
ci~d
t>f
11~
AL:IIIIII~I~~I
u
ire
uiti~
C'AU't'IfJPu:
Ilu
nttt
connect
alctn~inum
wires
to
the
(IIc,
k~,~L~o~~in~cn~j~~~i
ii~i~ibitor
{See
t:ii?~~l:itii~rl)
;~I~LI
unit
cil.cuit
breaker-
terniinitls.
NI~C
ht11511
:~iiin~irit~i~~
$~rf:i<~
~IIIWI~II
~r~hit>ii%)t
1.
,%lc3ct
the quivalent aluminum wire size
from
the
Csbulation
blow:
c.
Clean and rmataluxninum conductor with in-
hibitor.
d.
Make
the
splice using
the
listed wire
nlits
or
split
twrlt
connectors.
e.
Cwt
entire connwtion
wit11
inhibitor and wrap
with
elr;etrieal insulating
hpc.
IN
HIBITOR:
T
&
B
-
Aluminumjoint compound or
equal
3.
Attach
n
length
(h"
ormore) ofrecnntmended
size
cclpper wlre
to
the
unit
circuir breaker-
SWI~CIZ
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