We have a 2 floor house built in 1978 in the dc area which is hot and very humid in the summer.
Air ducts between floors.
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This size fits just between most floor joists.
Hvac ductwork in floor slabs.
Section r403 2 3 building cavities mandatory.
The most common size duct used is 14 in.
Building framing cavities cannot be used as supply ducts or plenums.
We ve recently had a slight moldy smell and water on the 1st floor ceiling.
Floor ducts placed below a window give better results.
A return air duct is what carries air back to the furnace after it is dispensed throughout the home through the supply duct.
Area through this access hole.
This pulls the air across your body.
The opposite is true for ceiling ducts which should be placed as far away from windows as possible so that heat warms the room and not the window.
Most installers report they can get to a 100 sq.
This article describes heating and air conditioning ducts that have been placed in or beneath concrete floor slabs.
It turns out that the air conditioning ducts in that space are covered in condensation which is.
If the supply ducts are high or in the ceiling then the return air ducts or grills should be low on a wall.
Functional troubles such as lack of air flow or collapsed ductwork and environmental problems such as.
Hvac air ducts located inside concrete slab floors invite a surprisingly broad range of building problems that fall into two broad categories.
Section r403 2 1 insulation prescriptive.
If the supply ducts are in the floor then the return air should be located up high.
Without a return air duct the air would not properly circulate and your energy costs would rise.
Return air ducts usually use ceiling joist spaces as the actual duct which then runs back toward the furnace.
Section m1601 1 1 above ground duct systems.
One of the upstairs closets has a hatch in the floor that lets us look in between the lower ceiling and the upper floor.
Return air grille with a piece of sheet metal attached to the back of the grille that has been painted flat black.