HVAC Ductwork BEST Practices Using SHURTAPE | Part 2

Continuing the HVAC ductwork fabrication series, here is part 2! I’ll show you my process on how I insulate the metal duct, secure and seal the branch line taps. I find this process to be pretty easy and effective. Using the right tapes is crucial in sealing the ducts properly, that’s why I use Shurtape. Quality products that I can trust. Hope you guys enjoy the video!
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[@ericpolstar9055]

"Do your best, tape the rest" words to live by lol

[@joeyhanson7906]

I just began my hvac career almost a year ago and love it. I watch your videos to learn as much as I can but also enjoy watching them!

[@paulelliott7373]

I've used old discarded, outdated credit cards as squeegees. Great video! Great instructions. Quality work!

[@josephtapia4991]

I love seeing your work beacuse of the pride you take on it to the small detail. Awesome work! God Bless

[@joshuamangum3913]

Some of the best hvac content out there on this channel....

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

Good job. No many people care enough to seal. I just used 5 bucket of mud and 2 rolls of tape changing out my whole system. Stay safe great vid.

[@arcamposac]

hello I'm from Brazil . I'm learning English to better understand your videos. you have great tools, congratulations you are an excellent professional

[@mike4796]

You’ve been taught well. I don’t see most taking time to work to this detail.

[@jlc2093]

At this rate He probably takes a month to do a rough in a house

[@aperlia6603]

It's b/c we aren't given this much time to do jobs. $0.02.

[@Boojyman]

Most aren't making youtube videos as evidence of their labor

[@daltonhedrick1942]

Love it man, always pumping out quality videos. Keep it up!

[@HVACUncensored]

Loving the videos Zach. Really good content brother. Congratulations on the growth of the channel as well.

[@scottparker9341]

I'm a sheet metal worker as well.....can't believe you stapled the insulation, but whatever works for ya! I definitely give you props for actually using an applicator on the foil tape though👍

[@robertdavies82]

dang, this guy is a real craftsman. I wish I could hire him in my home state. He's a pro.

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Thank you for a very helpful instruction video with detailed explanations. A big help.

[@BlueCollarBiceps]

Another great video brotha!!! Clean as always. 👨🏻‍🔧💪🏼

[@kennedycarey898]

This is fantastic info my guy - nice work!

[@mosears6808]

Super talented, wish all HVAC techs cared this much...!!!! Love your tools and organization..

[@Jonacarpenter]

Looks great. Nice tutorial. Great piece. 👍✌️😁😉

[@MattJMT]

Great video! I am new to the trade and appreciate how you explain everything!

[@hvacroddy5261]

Best installation technique on the internet. Love it

[@marioj.8059]

Thank you for showing your process. I do strictly service and it’s nice to finally see and comprehend how some installs are done.

[@242topboss]

Awesome as always 👏🏼

[@ericahd655]

The squeegee info was great. Thanks great videos

[@ivorroberts3450]

I like your attention to detail.

[@Rhahdhdn]

Love all the Milwaukee gear you rock 😎

[@zachbartlett2829]

Ive always been able to wrap pipe up to 14 by laying the pipe parallel with the roll and just cutting at the end of the pipe instead of measuring.

[@brandonprice3927]

Seamless work Zach

[@hvacworld7421]

Awesome video. Very professional work

[@ronaldsanmiguel1545]

Just subscribed. Your videos are very informative and helpful

[@royadams7715]

Nice clean work bro 👍

[@joshtheld]

Very nice work!

[@kendallfitzgerald8599]

Great job damn the haters that is just jealous of your success my brother!

[@daveodden6042]

love these!

[@UltraHydrophobiccoat]

Quality work!

[@kswitch87]

Like to see more duct work videos brotha! I'm mostly tech work so I need more practice on my duct work skills lol

[@biblebloopers946]

Damn that looks so good I I would set it in my living room as a piece of furniture

[@keatonopila4914]

Very well done

[@williamdial1162]

Great job. For those who can't do all that bending over(hernia), get two 8 ft. fold up tables and some sheetmetal and you have a great work table.

[@micahdixon8787]

It's gonna be hard to work with it like that think about it

[@xxjoigaxx]

Looking good! Only difference I do is when wrapping the insulation around the pipe, I’ll tape down that first thick end to the pipe itself before overlapping the end where you remove the insulation. I feel like I never have to worry about the insulation sliding off or moving before adding taps/installing in general.

[@xxjoigaxx]

@Chris O'harra glad im not alone on that haha

[@GB-ue6wr]

You did it just how I would do it at my house...👍

[@kennethlobo4420]

You super talented.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Nice job and video

[@samersarah957]

Very nice job bro

[@jamestoy426]

Nice work

[@L8NiteCoffeeSips]

Great work!

[@WALTERLICIAGA]

Nice work I wish I could take all my time at this jobs…

[@hvac01453]

The mastic tape is a good touch, but as some of these novices should know, there are alternatives. One is, duct sealant mastic. It has the consistency of warm peanut butter. It is applied with a chip brush all seams are hit. The drawback is, to mastic the pipe after it’s hung because bending and movement may cause connections to crack open. It’s the best method if you have to have a pressure tested system. Many states are now requiring this, because of shoddy work done in the past. The drawback to mastic Tape is that it’s very expensive. My own house I used mastic inside and out. To include all lineal joints. I have a friend that owns a union shop, he says that they are not allowed to use more than 6’ of flex on each drop. Everything is hard pipe. The norm for an independent is the renowned “Octopus” of flex. In the Boston area he said they will make you rip it out and start ver.

[@TheBalognaPony]

I used duct seal mastic on my home with the ridgid already being in place when we moved in. Much easier than taping all the joints fussing with those rolls while in a crawlspace. Imbedded some mesh tape as well and sealed over that. Rock solid connections now. Now wrapping insulation is a whole different story down there ughhhhh

[@marcusmcduffie2106]

Nice thank you for sharing

[@davidsharkey3483]

Nice job .

[@michaelmcewan5074]

Looks great! Definitely recommend staggering the branch taps for increased plenum pressure. Love the videos, keep them coming!

[@ynot6781]

Go back to school , staggering has nothing to do with pressurization , flow , static

[@michaelmcewan5074]

@@ynot6781 It does. Take your own advice!

[@josephgomez2249]

This man is probably the god of gift wrapping

[@rjdestiny-mx4ir]

I'm not sure for all brands but I think most brands of foil back give you the measurements on the packaging to wrap different size ductwork

[@The-H-inADHD]

Awesome video brother, I have been doing installs for a little while now but this was some great info. Not sure what cost more but do you prefer installation over the bubble wrap?

[@rpsmith]

I think this guy started his career at NASA!

[@gingerstrand6153]

Good video. Mastic man.

[@thatdude9172]

Im in Manchester tn. Hvac!!

[@95thousandroses]

Looks great. What brand of cinch stapler are you using? Like it?

[@johnsilva1272]

Love the work and videos that you do. Keep it up Zach!!! Curious on which staple gun that you use in this video? Thanks.

[@mikekolczynski5665]

Looks like a Bositch T5. Called an outward cinch stapler. Bends the short ends of the staple outwards to grab the strings in the insulation.

[@realgreycreative]

Being in Nashville I'd guess you've done a few recording studio installs. What do you differently w/ the ductwork to keep them quiet? Love what you are doing with your channel, nice going.

[@andrewreisman6283]

Your videos are super helpful for me being a new apprentice. I have insulating down pretty well, but we make a fold on both sides and use staples that clamp shut like regular staples and we use a lot more duct butter than tape. What I'm having trouble with is insulating elbows. How do you insulate 45 and 90 degree duct elbows? Thank you for your time!

[@mikekolczynski5665]

Make a pattern that's in the shape of a fish.

[@staudenselerie6666]

here in sweden it is very cold in winter and watching you insulating that tube makes me feel warmer. thanks for gentle but steady handling of the duct situation. it clarified many things for me. however it also raised an important question, what is this tube for? thank you

[@omarantonetti8417]

Its an air duct. For Heating and Cooling the home. When theyre manufactured via sheet metal in some areas you have to insulate them well or theyll sweat and give you a free rainforest inside your home

[@raiderrichard7291]

I use to connect wyes all day for 8hrs at ac pro. That was one itchy job. The ty or wye is the metal thing you connect to the duct, it allows you to connect two pieces of duct together. But it wasn’t always wye or ty’s it was all sorts of metal applications some of them square.

[@mitchellschloss4247]

Man I worked in commercial installation and the amount of time this would take on a large scale would be absurd! This would be nice to milk the clock for a homeowner, but not in a job site setting. Duct butter/pookie/mastic is much faster, but it's very messy if you're new at it.

[@NicRidic]

Ah, I remember years ago when I first started the trade my first two weeks thats all I did. I'd look like I took a bath in it by the end of the day...damn near ruined ever pair of jeans I owned. good ol' Duct Butter!

[@AEVince]

I use the bubble wraps because they’re much fast and they insulate pretty well

[@shielduniversity419]

Do you wrap twice?

[@Alex-jo2oi]

Isn’t bubble’s R value really only like 4.3

[@dubb6221]

Clean work. What is the make and model of the stapler?

[@rickyshores6633]

I always take size of pipe x4 +4”

[@Alex-jo2oi]

To get the total inches required for a wrap?

[@punchpunchowned]

Amazing work. But if I took this long to do a job I'd be fired lol

[@picklerix6162]

I watched some HVAC installers build duct board plenums once. They were using a machine to cut the duct board and I couldn’t believe how fast they worked.

[@ThatGuyFromArizona]

It's good to be king - Tom Petty ;)

[@truthseekerKJV]

You might be working for the wrong company. The customer would appreciate the extra effort to do the best work you can.

[@jackmen4]

It’s all circunstancial. You either work for a company that has just sells sells sells and always has their workers on gear 9. Or you own a company and do your jobs at your own pace and make them look clean.

[@Homemade1970]

Lol I hear that

[@Pennconst101]

Great work. What staple gun is that? I’ve been on my knees fussing with FSK take every time I have to wrap Duct. That stapler will change my life!

[@hvac01453]

Great video, talk about that staple gun. How do the staple ends curl, in order to hold the two pieces together? Wouldn’t the staples just fall out the same way they went in. Being just foil as a material.

[@michaelnash8435]

It's an outward clinch stapler. I have the same one he uses in this video, but I prefer the arrow t50oc. It pushes the curls outward so it would have to rip through the backing on the insulation. Just enough to hold it in place well enough and the tape locks it all down.

[@nsant]

Spent 15 years in the field. Now I'm making more money as an industrial maintenance guy. No more attics or crawlspaces. No more working in the elements.

[@heatncool]

Please do a video on a 90 elbow

[@jeffvandagrif]

And yes your gonna use alot of staples 😉

[@shielduniversity419]

Can you make a video on insulating odd elbows or angles ?

[@mitchc1263]

I need to hire someone that cares this much. Nobody wants to do a good job anymore

[@Bottomshelf988]

Similarly nobody wants to pay for a good job

[@bryanobeso3521]

@@Bottomshelf988 exactly, most of my clients do not want to “overspend” for a good quality work instead they go with cheapest bid

[@KPHVAC]

We do work exactly like this in North West Washington State. West Mechanical Heating is where I work. For a full custom all metal duct system expect to pay $10,000 to $15,000. It's about 5 days of work plus material.

[@McMuffin2002]

I’m starting as an Apprentice monday and I like watching these videos because it gives me ideas of what I’m getting into and I promise if I carried his knowledge I’d care as much

[@mitchc1263]

@@McMuffin2002 my best advice would be to always be honest with your customers and do what you say you will do and beyond. And to always keep learning... I'm still learning hvac/r after 12 years.

[@rodiona8781]

In your opinion, what lasts longer mastic or tape? I'm reading mastic last longer or is tape tech on par?

[@mrbit10]

In this video you used shurtape for the tap, on an older video, you used mastic... is this tape better, the same easier or maybe mastic is better is some instances or vice versa? thanks for the great videos.

[@zachbartlett2829]

They both have a time and place. If i was sealing the lock joint on pipe id use the tape since its a straight line. If i was doing a tap or pipe to pipe id use actual mastic since i can just run the brush around the circle rather than fighting with tape. Thats just my two scents

[@leftymariano1020]

My boss would kill me if i took that long to wrap one pipe hahahaha wouldve fired me as soon a he saw me using staples and ripping out the insulation on the overlap 🤣🤣🤣

[@julioalvarez6294]

Always ready to lay the pipe down

[@googsy12582]

Great video very informative but why not just use insulation sleeves from your supply house? Much faster and less labor costs

[@MrChaz0409]

What is the name of that duct insulation?? Great job 👏🏻 I need it 🤩

[@mancavechuck]

Nice work, when stapling doesn't the staples go through the metal those creating possible hangups on the inside

[@mikekolczynski5665]

No, the staples only catch the insulation.

[@monkeesniper1834]

I use my hat method get a roll of venture tape Tare off a piece stick it to the hat get it to where it can meet I use the tape to hold it in place

[@felixrblanco]

What type of stapler gun did you use? I bought one but the staples aren't grabbing the insulation. Thanks 👍🏻

[@shielduniversity419]

Do you pass the duct test with the mastic tape? I like to use duct sealant but it's messy

[@macoy321]

Looks clean. But imagine doing this in the crawl soace attic. 😥

[@beachrider21]

If the insulation is 3" thick shouldn't you calculate circumference for 20" diameter plus 3" overlap so you don't compress the fiberglass and lose R value? If you cut the insulation to 54" on 14" duct doesn't it get compressed to about an inch thick?

[@gtg837h]

I think you are more correct than what’s shown in the video. According to the document below, the stretch out dimensions for 3” of insulation on round pipe are P + 17” (includes 2” tape flap). I’ve used this approach and the insulation does appear to fit quite loose, but that is certainly better than too tight. See pages 28-29: insulationinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AH121.pdf

[@MrSAMERAMER]

How do the air duct cleaning ? Is it a HAVC maintenance company or special company for duct cleaning ?

[@Natas-the-Great]

Almost every time Ive wrapped duct I didn't have the luxury of holding the duck with my legs The duck is always been hung so you got it made on your little video there bud

[@brandonhanley8912]

Where did you get your insulation ductwork? Curious about getting one

[@hvac01453]

Your methods I’m sure will work, if not inspected, and likely better than most. For the “BEST” airflow, ( least turbulence) you would use a dampered saddle that comes off on an angle to the main, not 90 degree stick-ons.

[@diaperdood1]

Could u use reflextix to wrap it instead?

[@briancarlin1817]

Where is HVAC Ductwork BEST Practices Using SHURTAPE | Part 3 of two years go time frame? I've done a search but can't find it. Part 1&2 are GREAT!

[@davidnunez7889]

Hey can you show us how to insulate a 90 degree steel elbow

[@madeinusa1576]

Do you stagger your taps?! To allow more back pressure inside duct, or do you just have them directly across from one another!?

[@jasm817]

I noticed the same thing 😂

[@warbird101210]

Wont matter....the hardest heat lead is the 1 after the reducer....its called aspiration.....

[@zacharymullins7576]

Where can a homeowner get the saddle taps you used? I can't seem to find the self adhesive style for mounting to round duct mains.

[@mikekolczynski5665]

Most supply houses won't sell directly to homeowners.

[@jasonautry24]

Just wondering why you don't use the gooey mastic stuff for sealing the taps? Thank you for the videos!

[@picklerix6162]

That’s what most people use because that tape is super expensive. The tape is cleaner.

[@TacticalChris]

Because this is an ad for tape

[@kevink8560]

@@picklerix6162 but mastik is a much better and longer lasting seal

[@PIndyJones]

But why does the orientation of the damper handle (?) matter if the take off is the other way? You were about to say it and stopped. I need to know. Lol

[@dwightsweatt8157]

I have a question about the taps. I use a heat gun before putting my screws in. Am I over doing it?

[@michaelnash8435]

I always mastic over them anyways. I'd say we're both over doing it, but it's better than a leaky duct.

[@derekarmitstead26]

What brand stapler is that youre using for the insulation?

[@zachtutor7998]

Was there ever a part 3 for this?? I can't find it :(

[@jeepaz79]

We try to avoid duct work here in AZ lol

[@baronnucleus401]

Anytime you bid and get a duct job, it never feels like enough when you're sitting in that attic lol