Joining rectangular HVAC duct fittings

A non-professional's guide to joining rectangular HVAC duct fittings. Warning: bent metal awaits you.

[@needsmoorecowbell]

Im an artist working on a sculpture that uses some hvac ducting. Love your video and sense of humor. Thanks for the videos!

[@eileeng5076]

Love this! Just a lady that wanted to extend my old rectangular ductwork laundry chute to a more finished feature in my basement. Now I am cool because I am a lady that does ductwork.

[@dianebaranik8564]

Thank you - very helpful and the warnings about the hazards are much appreciated.

[@abelaforge2040]

short, sweet, and to the point (with a hint of humor). Well done.

[@Bratgoul]

Thank you. You saved my fingers today trying to disassemble these things.

[@PraxisPrepper]

You do a great job with these. Thanks!

[@Pho7on]

This was super helpful for shortening ductwork in place

[@markharro8900]

Thank you! I was about to do a project trying to reinvent how to do this. Then I thought why not look for a video first. This is way easier than with my invention. Thank you, no I need to get back to work!

[@hgarage7544]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[@billhopp9056]

Awesome Nick! Thanks for sharing

[@blondyb00b00]

Thanks for the video! i am filling my brain with the construction skilled trades, as im now in the business of selling construction skilled trades, and wanted to learn more! thanks again!

[@francoiscolomb6206]

Thanks! I've been in the construction industry for 40 + years, but lerned on the other side of the pond. I've never seen or done any of the rectangular duct, your info is super valuable! thank you.BTW I like your humor too! ( "dumb" department at H.Deathspot). :))

[@nickydoes]

Glad you find my humor, well humorous. You're in rare air there. Yes, metric metal bends differently. Assuming you're French or on the continent, your home has the jump on the Americas for transporting air (Roman central heating) and water (duh. Aqueducts). Some incredible history there. If you're English, what is an Englishman doing with a French name???

[@ruslanurunov7135]

wow, good job. today I learned something new. thank you!

[@yoyoitsKerry]

Thanks for the video! I need to move a rectangular duct in the basement that's blocking a future pocket door. Now I have a better understanding of why I can't pull it apart ;)

[@DenScan]

Really great video, and exactly what I needed to know! Thanks!

[@nickydoes]

Fantastic! Glad it helped.

[@RussLSmith]

You make it look easy and really know how to finesse that tin lol. But appreciate keeping it real, awesome production = real awesome. Mechanical work is hard no matter who you are, the more experience you have the older your body feels. Thanks for the life hack!

[@nickydoes]

I'm sure everyone can see I'm a seasoned pro. 😂 Thanks for taking the time to write.

[@NCPD25]

This guy's funny! Love it! And thanks for the informative video....

[@AaronRiegel]

That's great thanks! Just what I was looking for. I now have added another handyman task and skill that I hate just as much as I hate drywall...

[@stevenspevere2217]

Love the instructions!

[@astarproperties4475]

Ahhh! I had some ductwork in my basement that pulled apart. Now I know how it's supposed to go back together. Thank you!

[@nickydoes]

Thanks letting me.know.

[@SouthernCrossSailing]

Thanks for the amusing commentary. Found this trying to figure out rectangular ducting and added some necessary levity.

[@NicholasDeMarcoDoes]

Amusing??? If I'm not conveying some serious, experienced know-how to the field of hVackery, What the hell am I doing? Thanks so much for taking the time to comment.

[@SouthernCrossSailing]

Nicholas DeMarco haha indeed. I am installing a kitchen range hood that ducts 3 1/4x10 to the rear and I couldn’t figure out how to connect it to the vent cap I bought and this was the most useful video I found. Thanks

[@williamgiampolo4882]

Excellent! Thank You

[@jaysidhu3313]

you should have your own show on hgtv....people will actually learn something useful

[@zoltarspeaks4946]

very informative and entertaining as hell, funny guy!

[@steveramirez1654]

Thank you!

[@mijemumijemu4466]

thankyou i have this sort of duct and this helps me a lot today.

[@nickydoes]

Spectacular!

[@IntergalacticCherry]

I do ducting with my father! And am an electrician as well! Amazing paying job and useful and fun 😁

[@nickydoes]

Thanks for sharing and keep it up!

[@seanpeine9258]

Thank you so much they wanted to change me over 300 dollars for one run your totally saved me that money thank you for your video!

[@nickydoes]

Great! Thanks for your comment.

[@TonyWadkins]

You must have went to the School of Manly Poetry with AVE ! I envy you guys that have a great command of language and humor.

[@nickydoes]

Thanks. AvE is the OG master.

[@304-P-ROCK]

Doesn't have anvil or 2x4 for persuasion, "uses 2x4 to bend driver" lolololol Good video man! Loved it and the internet lacks training on this stuff.

[@maskdwn4445]

I’m about to start my first year apprenticeship and I’m trying to learn everything I can. This stuff is great knowledge

[@nickydoes]

Thanks! You'll learn how little I know about HVAC soon.

[@maskdwn4445]

@@nickydoes life is all about learning bro. I will not judge you

[@bobleclair3719]

Thanks..pretty good video..

[@boulmo9167]

beautiful ty

[@craigtate5930]

Soft pink bag of jelly...lol..love it

[@ReubenAStern]

After seeing a video from you, and AVE, maybe I should work in America one day. You lot are mad. I should fit right in.

[@adrianryb]

4:19 Hahah, nice. I learned the art of persuasion. "those aren't lined up yet, but through the art of persuasion..." *hammer hammer* "...we can get those lined up."

[@aprilstern]

Very helpful! I just got a quote for $850 to shorten some ductwork by 2'. Now that I understand how it's done, I'm going to do it myself. And I'm a gal. :)

[@nickydoes]

Superb!

[@bentheyoung1901]

It’s basically crafting in the crafting room 😂

[@jmic069]

WELL duck work really seems like a SUPER skilled trade!

[@nickydoes]

You can do any house repairs or construction if you have a bit of aptitude and get some decent tools.

[@casanostra4113]

Thank you

[@wafel19781]

Thanks

[@warminsterop7591]

Safety first: 1- Use gloves (metal edges are sharp like a razor, just one wrong move and you will be disabled for weeks) 2- Safety glasses (Everytime you cut metal or hammer something you will produce sharp metal fillings, you eyes are like magnet to them) , 3- proper tools for the job

[@josechavez353]

Nobody got time for that, we on a time limit

[@jackstraw5527]

It's like if Mark Normand was a hobby tin knocker. Good stuff dude.

[@cpbremote]

useful! thanks

[@invalidhost2]

This is the ductwork I have in my house, built in 1930. In the basement where one of the ducts comes down to where the furnace is, thanks to a hole in the bottom, I can see a big thing of baby wipes in a container. I can't figure out how to take the thing apart to get the stuff out of there. I really don't want to have to call someone to do this. any ideas? Thank you!

[@linkdude64]

Somebody has been watching ave!

[@livingstones1196]

Okay I'm ready to get to work.....oh wait, let me get some gloves since my hands aren't as tough as yours..lol.

[@sergeitim8481]

Great humor!

[@nickydoes]

Thanks!

[@sherrietraughber9663]

Thumb detection department, hilarious!

[@GregariousAntithesis]

Great video, funny flocker

[@Sinitman]

Couldn't find a single easy thing on the interweb on joining duct. THANK YOU. Keep the dad jokes coming

[@nickydoes]

Looks like I found a tiny corner of missing info. Thanks for the note!

[@MRrandini2U]

You say you built that elbow in another video? Which one? I'm trying to replace a section of furnace return that a plumbing leak has been dripping on and corroded it out. It looks like an off the shelf part but I can't find any mention of it online, can I just make one? If I'm getting the terminology right, it's a rectangular S curve/transition, 6" high and different widths at each end...

[@nickydoes]

I assembled the elbows together beforehand. You buy the sheet metal fittings and transitions as custom made. In Raleigh NC, I use Royce Co. Look them up and see if you have a similar shop in your area.

[@hangngoaigiare]

hi sir do you do personal training?

[@bobbg9041]

Question, watched a guy changing my A coil yesterday find out the warranty replacement A coil case also had to be changed, but the new unit was about 1/4 to 3/8" shorter. The original retro fit had a fabric boot to extend and conform to the new hvac system i had installed 7 years ago. Now the installer worked his ass off making an extension to fit the bottom fighting the drive cleats. Is there any rule stating drive cleats have to draw both connection togather tight? Cant a new extra wide drive cleat be made or use 2 more each side making the s over s over s a longer joint. It seems to me this would have given the extra length, and a tight joint with less work. Do drive cleats have to be a standard size or can they be made extra wide to add length to the run when you come up short of drawing 2 connections togather. Seems to me that would have been faster with less work. You can always tape the seam. Show a fast trick and or answer this.

[@nickydoes]

I'm a DIY guy. Hopefully someone who needs their family takes a poke answering your question. You could post on hvac-talk, too.

[@ss-pw4zj]

I’ve wondered if you can just use foil tape instead of bending to connect it

[@nickydoes]

Don't bend anything. Use flashing as the corners. It comes bent.

[@johndembowski8408]

Get that claw hammer out of here!

[@johnthomas3538]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@maskdwn4445]

Lol. Tinners hammer missing on scene

[@millenialmemoirs]

“Crafting for testosterone laden people.” Perfect description 😂

[@jimbob33ism]

There funny scissors !!!

[@johnritchie1411]

Very nice arts and crafts 😂😂😂

[@nickydoes]

Thanks, John. It's been fun.

[@harrypehkonen]

"I'm hoping to RECTUMFRY that"... [clicks Like] :D

[@erictheguy6646]

What if you get 3 sections down and duct work is racking?

[@nickydoes]

Likely either the joints aren't square (even on both sides), or the duct line isn't straight.

[@-slurmdaddy-8147]

Probably didn’t put s cleat inside and out in opposition of each other

[@manorod100]

A joint.. did he say joint.. hahaha this one can't be smoked. Lol 😆 nice video.

[@thermoacademy8148]

sir what is the clip name can u describe it by making design

[@nickydoes]

The clip is a long strip of metal formed to look like an 'S' from the end. Each of the slots in the S shape slides over a side of the duct. These connect two opposing duct faces, usually the longer of the two. The clips (strips formed to a 'C' shape) connect the other two faces, after you bend them outward and back (a hem).

[@BAMXx26]

It’s call slip and drive material. The S is slip, the C is drive

[@melvinkrumtum5861]

So where do you buy the s slip? I can find the drive clip. Thanks

[@melvinkrumtum5861]

Menards sells them through the mail, Home Depot and Lowe’s only sells 5 foot pieces but will mail, or ship.

[@bobnelson1428]

Mistake....the S cleat always goes to the outside you have one on wrong

[@jesusgaytan509]

I always put the s on the outside some people say one inside one outside but I don't like it that way

[@trillflaco]

you gotta get a tinners hammer

[@nickydoes]

But I'm so far from being a tinner. Thanks!

[@michaelpeters6939]

You're ridiculous. Excellent! 😆

[@nickydoes]

You're mistaken This is a serious public service. 😁😁 Thanks!

[@relaxandsleep2309]

You could’ve use s clips the whole time

[@nickydoes]

And now you tell me. 😁

[@reaganpenner7371]

I am no match for even a piece of paper 😢

[@GuldeScott]

I can't work and talk at the same time either.

[@nickydoes]

I'm not sure I can talk or work well at any time. Thanks!

[@scriptum9459]

Hola 1:18 Clip ?? 1:30 como le llaman ?? Buen Día.

[@nickydoes]

1:18 is a 'C drive clip' available from Home Depot (12 in long is Internet #300684237 Model # MP-AC-DRC 12 UPC Code # 787447002032) 1:30 is a 'S cleat' or 'ESS cleat' Home Depot Internet #202907028 Model # AC-ESS 12 UPC Code # 816040012985 Store SO SKU #1000122706 obtener la longitud correcta

[@scriptum9459]

Entiendo Gracias.

[@lucafigueiredo6005]

WHAT YELLOW SNIPS WHERE'S THE REDS

[@nickydoes]

If a job calls for the right tool, but that tool is more than 8 steps away, I just use what's in my hand.

[@NicoTNV]

Craftsman

[@dineshbhoibhoi583]

Sir i am duct fitter you have vacancy tell me

[@elizabethburnhill4545]

Appreciate the videos for ductwork - really helpful, but you seem to have some old-fashion beliefs - my husband is the “testosterone-laden” one, but I am the one who loves doing the house renos, including the electrical and ductwork.

[@Phartan117]

Yeah, that was the first thing I noticed too. 26 seconds into this vid and I wanted to quit. What a pig.

[@nicholasquaid1895]

Get a duct hammer

[@nickydoes]

I'm left handed, and they only make duct hammers for right handed people.

[@nicholasquaid1895]

@@nickydoes thats pretty funny

[@dineshbhoibhoi583]

Sir I am air conditioner duct fitter you have vacancy I am experience 15 years girl country in Kuwait

[@SonuKhan-gp9lg]

I'm duct work Saudi Arabia 10 years experience need jobs

[@rdaboss21]

Let me know when you wanna learn how to do it right

[@nickydoes]

Sure! Always up for learning the right way.

[@wendygirl317]

Thank you!