Category Archive: Hvac Duct

Feb
22

Corrosion threat on Skyway bridge deck discovered

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Home » News» Local Loading… Published: 2/6/2012 – Updated: 2 weeks ago BY DAVID PATCHBLADE STAFF WRITER Grout packed into bundles of steel cables that compress the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway’s concrete deck sections together may contain elevated levels of salts that would cause those cables to corrode prematurely, the grout’s manufacturer has warned the …

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Feb
22

Duct Cleaner

Klima-Cleaner is a professional air conditioner cleaner that effectively removes odors caused by mold, fungus, pollen, nicotine and dust. While other products mask odors, Klima-Cleaner uses active foam to directly clean and remove odor causing agents from the evaporator core of the air conditioner system for fresh and clean air that lasts for months. For …

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Feb
22

Peoria Riverfront Museum still unfinished, but getting closer

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Forgive Jim Richerson if he describes the spaces in the construction zone that will be the Peoria Riverfront Museum as though it’s a finished product. He’s been envisioning it for a very long time. “What an amazing space this is,” Richerson said Monday in the empty, echoey and high-ceilinged elliptical room that is being transformed …

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Feb
22

Kenny Powers and the Unlikely Rise of Danny McBride

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By Gavin Edwards February 19, 2012 10:05 PM ET Danny McBride as Kenny Powers in 'Eastbound & Down.' Fred Norris/HBO Inside a cottage with a quaint white porch, just yards north of a quiet stretch of Hollywood Boulevard, Danny McBride sits staring at himself on a television screen, declining the opportunity to eat shrimp from another …

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Feb
21

It’s not the heat; it’s the stupidity

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You can never have too many options. That's true in a lot of cases throughout my daily life. Sometimes all of those options come with more thought than I tend to want to expend, though.  Let's say, hypothetically, you get a blast of cold winter air and find that your newly installed cattle waterer is …

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Feb
21

Small Details Offer Big Feed Savings

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Advertisement Wasting the equivalent of a feeder’s worth of feed by running it into a manure pit can definitely have a negative impact on feed efficiency. Making sure equipment is properly maintained is just one example of the ways the person working in the barn can impact feed efficiency. Mike Tokach, Kansas State University (KSU), …

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Feb
21

Oval hvac duct – konturefoucatchcu’s Space

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HVAC Ductwork . Single and double wall round ductwork . Spiral pipe is available in . Single and double wall flat oval duct . For applications in which space restrictions . Ductsize – HVAC Duct Sizing and Analysis : Ductsize lets you . Calculates optimal air conditioning duct sizes. Computes round, rectangular, & flat oval …

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Feb
20

HVAC Duct

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Your hvac duct system is the heart of your home’s heating and cooling system. Without a healthy system you could be wasting a lot of money. Like the human body, if the heart isn’t healthy you are in trouble. A duct system provides a controlled path for air flow throughout the home. There are three …

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Feb
20

Turning Vanes: Necessary Component, or Efficiency Reduction Device? « The Building Engineer

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The installation of turning vanes in HVAC ductwork is perhaps one of the greatest sources of contention between mechanical contractors and HVAC engineers. Why? Because many mechanical contractors believe that turning vanes can cause the ductwork to become less efficient by increasing the pressure drop in the system, as well as adding time and expense …

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Feb
20

Mice or Mouse in the HVAC Ducts?

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Researchers have yet to discover an insulating material that will deter mice 100%. In 2011 how can this be? In 1992, the University of Nebraska in conjunction with the Extension service studied the impacts of mice on five types of insulation: Vermiculite, Cellotex, Rockwall, Fiberglass and Styrofoam. They all failed the mouse proof test, that …

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