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Home Performance: HVAC Duct Design 101

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Corbett Lunsford and Alex Meaney discuss HVAC Duct Design 101. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

HVAC Duct Design: Manual D, Fittings, Friction Rate, Pressure Loss, & Static Pressure w/ Alex Meaney

Duct Design 101 with a map graphic

Corbett Lunsford talks with his HVAC design calculations trainer Alex Meaney about duct design calculations, the Manual D, and ASHRAE ways.

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