Teaching The Apprentice How To Install Rectangle Ductwork | HVAC Installation

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This customer is remodeling their basement and need more head room with the HVAC ductwork. In this video we remove all the existing round pipe and install new rectangle duct. Hope you enjoy the video!!
#apprentice #hvac #ductwork

[@TheModelmaker123]

"Come on guys, let's work together" I was LMAO with that framing job that blocked off the vent.

[@Michael-ig8ne]

Me too. It’s like why… just why? Lol

[@bestmandodad3850]

Trades don't work together 🤣 sibling rivalry

[@GetToughOrDie]

LIKE THEY HAD "NO IDEA" WHAT THEY WERE DOING EITHER! Framer: "Well what's this here thingamajigi?....🙄🤔AHHH...Dey shouldn't need Dat Anymore"..LMAO😂 IT NEVER FAILS!!

[@dgapp76]

Square duct hanging tip: drop your hanger strap first, measure off floor up to where bottom of duct will be then make a mark on the strap. Cut it off a couple of inches below the mark and bend the strap at the mark. Do the same thing on the other side with another strap to make a "cradle" for the duct to sit on. Do this all the way down the length of the ductwork. Then all you have to do is bang a couple sections together and lift it into the cradle. Screw the straps to the bottom of the duct to secure. Makes throwing ductwork up so freaking fast and looks pro AF

[@boby115]

Basements are far from the norm in Tennessee, mainly slabs & crawlspaces .So it’s understandable their expertise & experience is probably limited at best for such installations. Like you said el, make the cradle with hanging straps first and all you have to do is set the ductwork in place, you can even do it by yourself using a dog chain or motorcycle tiedown strap. I’m not so sure he size the duck work properly either, looks like he could have a static pressure problem to me.

[@P9rkour90]

I learned this lesson the hard way. Just started my apprenticeship almost 2 weeks ago and the way you’ve just described is a hell of a lot easier and give it a clean secure look!

[@Lrxxx321]

Whoever did that job before made it look like complete crap im so jealous you have a lift. Watching from Canada 👍👍👍

[@andrewl1097]

I’m two months into my apprenticeship and your videos have been sooo freaking helpful.

[@greglandry1225]

Sheet metal apprentice?

[@Alex-jo2oi]

That install turned out immaculate Zack! Your apprentice is killing it!

[@ryanscho9207]

Love that crimper tool! Duct's look good. I would recommend using a hard pipe 90 coming from the package unit and tapping into the main trunk lines. Either that or a square to round fitting would improve air flow

[@anilpunj580]

I know that feeling all too well, In my end it's always the drywall guys who just don't give a damn. They always close up returns and transfers that we mark up, luckily I've never had someone do me as dirty as they did you with that boot.

[@P9rkour90]

I to just started my apprenticeship with a quality HVAC contractor like yourself. You sir are very knowledgeable and it’s obvious you love doing what you do! Would have loved to worm under you .

[@tuckerparsons9182]

great video! ive been installing duct work for 4 years and learned alot in this video!

[@dyershvac5884]

Zack bro you are 1 of the best out there my friend! You do amazing work!! Love the work! You give Hvac a good name! Take care!

[@gagepruett937]

Dude I wish I had that hoist when I was in installed rectangular ductwork. It was all done by me standing on a ladder going and Sention it up every section by section. I love following your channel because you do such clean work as I would do myself. A lot of people think because they’re going to be putting that behind a soffit that it’s out of sight out of mine but the real ones take the time and seal it up and make sure that when it’s out of sight out of mine it’s all sealed up and installed correctly

[@randybobandy9828]

That's the harbor freight special drywall hoist. I got that thing for drywall and its definitely worth it, even for a single house job, only $250

[@classic-hb8vs]

I like this better than what I had planned for my home to do. Thanks for the idea.

[@pnajera3938]

My man...Mr Clean! Love the work and craftsmanship. 💪

[@kdcustomwoodworking]

A few years ago I was hired to remodel and install kitchen cabinets plus the renos .Before me they had a couple of cabinets installed in the kitchen one cabinet was a pantry just so happens installed the pantry cabinet over the heat vent .The customer had a cold kitchen after the pantry install so to fix the cold room added a electric baseboard heater .I fixed it when I did the renos after that no need for a baseboard the kitchen was comfortable.

[@c_young-hvac4586]

Glad to see the young man still with you . After the last video I wasn't so sure 😅

[@mdubb9621]

That's what we call PRETTY WORK!!👌🏾👌🏾

[@mikemoore94]

Some good looking stuff looks like your apprentice is learning just right

[@johnwalker890]

Nice job Zack, You definitely cleaned up the crappy install that some contractor left a mess, and really liked the drill crimper for the duct, I'm going to shop around maybe get one of those, it definitely speeds up the process, Good job again.

[@thesilentonevictor]

Great work Zack I see your worker putting in the effort 👌 what more can you ask for team work 👍

[@leogonzalez298]

Don’t ever lose that hunger hvac bro ! I’m a tech and ur approved to instAll my hvac looks very clean work

[@richardthomas1743]

You are a great teacher ! Thumbs UP !!

[@mr.r9505]

That really looks dope nice job as always!!

[@eprofessio]

I am a master HVACR contractor with 27 years of experience and the other day I did some simple calculations to see how many trucks I would need to have to net as much money as a lawyer(my wife is a retired judge/attorney) and I figured it would take me 100 trucks working 2000 hours a year to make as much money as a lawyer who works 9 to 5.

[@theusername07]

I think your math is a little off. How much does your lawyer wife make!?

[@eprofessio]

@@theusername07 you sound like the kind of person who would argue with a person who is a master and has his own trucks. Thankfully I am learning to ignore stupid people.

[@theusername07]

@@eprofessio Thankfully I am learning to ignore arrogant people. Have a good one bud.

[@pedrojuarez5834]

Looks good man I admire your skills

[@chrisk1180]

Man your apprentice is so lucky!

[@judedasilva]

great quality demonstration, great detail for an apprentice. i'm an apprentice as well and this video helped me out a lot, thanks!

[@carloscruz9759]

Any tips for a beginner apprentice ?

[@carloscruz9759]

Any tools i would need that would make it easier?

[@quengaskhan7171]

very clean outstanding work boss man 🇬🇺 🤙🏽

[@matth7000]

Clean work 👍

[@Steven22453]

Great video and that crimping tool is bad ass!

[@Johnny-ox3vz]

Looks really good !

[@danottaway3219]

I’ve thought about the drywall lift in residential settings but I’ve never seen it in action. That’s awesome!

[@randybobandy9828]

Looks like a pain in the butt to maneuver down there. I have that same hoist and it sucks in tight spaces, the wheel base is do wide

[@raulvelasquezescalante5802]

Clean work!

[@djfxnc]

This Chanel is amazing 🔝✅️💯

[@user-lw4wp3ll9l]

Good job 👍🏻 I love you brother I’m from Iraq 🇮🇶

[@andrewchagollan1679]

Awesome work

[@lowe_30]

an automatic tool to cut take off holes and an automatic tool to crimp round pipe, my current old school co workers are shaking there heads lol 😆

[@juancarlosbarrios8377]

Great job👍👷‍♂️😎thanks

[@hvacjay3201]

Square to rounds would have completed that nice looking ductwork

[@prudent8538]

Looks good

[@edwardsmcintyre9014]

I drive for pierce phelps nice to see the products in deliver and its uses

[@jessiegodinez1544]

Great job

[@dexal8368]

Good work, but you went through all that work making sure the duct was nice and sealed, but then you just tapped the round flex to the bottom of the duct. It should have a nice square to round transition instead

[@joshuaseaton4526]

Yep, and doesn't look like he used a rigid elbow either, at least not for the return!!! Big no no.

[@FortErieFireFighter]

I was wondering why you were insulting your inside duck if it’s in a treated or conditioned space ? Here in Canada you need to have it sealed with tape or mastic but not insulated unless your going through a unconditioned space such as a attic or crawl space . Love the very clean work and explanations your work is outstanding and very inspirational.

[@tpatcher63]

Technically and by code you don’t need to wrap in a conditioned space. But by experience with the high humidity in the south your supply duct will sweat in the summer. And if the home owner is going to drywall the ceiling I guarantee your going to have a call back on water marks on all that pretty drywall. Probably wrapped the return to have a consistent look 🤔

[@GetToughOrDie]

As far as taping the metal ductwork or even fiberglass ductwork it is best to use a heat gun or I usually just use a Turbo Torch and just run the flame down at real quick being careful obviously and like I said use the heat gun if somebody's not that responsible or you're in a space that you can't use flame with that being said when you do that that tape becomes part of that metal or fiberglass it will not come off and if it does it's taken the fiberglass with it and metal wise it's almost impossible to pull off it just heats up the blue and adheres to it in a way that you will not ever do it again without using heat. I've had a trunk line that was over 30 ft long that I can pick up at one end and just hold it and that sucker did not Sag a bit or nothing.. so like I said it is well worth the little bit of time it takes to heat it up and then squeegee it!

[@jasontaylor9871]

Some info on that duct wrap stapler would be great!

[@anthonyalford397]

There a video from u showing how to make that plenum with metal. From a piece of sheet metal to that. Kinda looked like a 18x25 or something like that I make a lot of plenums, but with ductboard…

[@billmiller5075]

Nice work, how do you like the bubble wrap verses duct wrap?

[@williamgildea8348]

NICEEEE

[@dgresham4787]

I need to catch up with new technology. The tape that was used does not need to be covered with mastic? Down here in Charleston, the AHJ requires us to mastic the entire run. Only the boots are left exposed...for now.

[@shank763]

At the end you say, "For now..." referring to the round duct attaching to the rectangular at the end. Do you plan/expect to return and change that connection to the package unit? What will you do differently at that point?

[@crayp2148]

Commercial is the way to go.

[@TheReelGonz]

Meticulous and clean set up!!!

[@dannymoreno03]

Good job...where do u buy the insulation for ducts

[@MarcMeal]

What kind of duct wrap are you using? It looks clean.

[@joshuaelliot2915]

I must have that crimping tool

[@smacleod69]

Install is good. But why did you not reduce the ductwork for velocity?

[@Kilo5910420]

Thats what you get when the service man does the ductwork

[@Salyers-Family-2004]

Install does look good but definitely needs reduced and would have been nice to see square to rounds on the end of the ductwork instead of tapping into the bottom. As far as the look of the work it looks really good.

[@Kilo5910420]

@@Salyers-Family-2004 square to rd is a must. Ive seen him use them before kinda surprised he didnt on this job as well. Its clear he doesnt do ductwork on a daily basis but clean work always respectfully

[@alanwang2900]

Nice and clean job, btw, what kind of duct insulation you use? I see it's very thin.

[@Kilo5910420]

Looks lk r6

[@collinlisowski5523]

Is the basement not a conditioned space? You ran a beautiful trunk line before pinching the flex runs at the termination of the trunk leaving little to no room for back pressure. Here in Pittsburgh, taping seams of 8”-24” x 8”-12” is absolutely ridiculous and not code despite some of the tightest regulations outside of California

[@not.enoughto.go.around6176]

Primo work

[@Imtoogoodforthis]

Did you use duct sealer on the Taps coming off the duct work

[@242topboss]

Do you make up your sheet metal ducts and angles or they come pre-made?

[@itsnotfar]

Why at the end have round duct looped into your retectangle tube ? Could you hand form some duct to connect? Then it would look awesome

[@austinwilson1630]

Shoot, wish I could work for you!

[@larrylupe]

At 3:20 why bubble wrap insulation and not fiberglass? Are FF-100 and FSK interchangeable when used on the reflective part of insulation? What staple gun/staples did you use here?

[@davids970]

Did you use spacers under the bubble wrap?

[@bradgoodale3249]

Couldn't you use internal insulation made up already. Nice work guy's.

[@samuelvillalvahuerta6114]

What’s the insulation in the basement for? I understand crawl spaces. And addicts.

[@JustinBurito]

What stapler is that and does is it spread?

[@FamousDraco615]

What’s the formula for measuring insulation for rectangular duct ?

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

👍

[@Christer885]

😊👍

[@coryadeltsr7062]

What is the stapler? Thats the only tool not listed ?

[@swaggyp4140]

why do you guys insulate the basement duct is the basement an unconditioned space in this house?

[@publicmail2]

Those 2 90's air has to make going into new duct from flex can't be good for SP.

[@richardthomas1743]

Zach said "for now" to me that indicates that is what his customer wanted and that later they will have more done. Perhaps when they have a few more dollars that they can dedicate to this job.

[@tjf2998]

Is the RECTANGULAR duct going to exceed the ESP of the unit?

[@jonpopejoy6193]

Yep, especially with the funky connection at the main trunk to equipment! 90 the flex into a dead end shot at the rectangular duct? Come on man! The system probable exceeds ESP before the SA hits the first boot. The rectangular SA ducting running the hallway also should have had transitions to help balance airflow to the boot boxes. Did anyone use a ductulator here?

[@austinjohnson4526]

What gauge of metal do you make your ductwork out of? It seemed pretty flimsy.

[@thatmeatteacher8662]

26 gauge probably

[@dentonterry4540]

What is that insulation r value.. r1?

[@xuandung80]

Bạn có thể chỉ cho tôi mua cái máy khoan kia ko.

[@reefrepublik1440]

that new duct is way too small for that size unit. the static pressure is gonna hurt that system from performing how it could with properly sized ducts, next time use a ductulator.

[@Balticblue93]

THIS!!!!

[@bineshchauhan8713]

You not shown duct lifting machine properly .how can we show it thaugholy

[@xuandung80]

Tôi ở vietnam

[@enriquegudino6990]

The mastic duct sealer is better.

[@sosaa7]

What is that thing that holds the ducts up called?

[@mitchdenner9743]

Hanger

[@robertogomez2297]

Usually a duct jack

[@nsbconstruction9698]

The drywall lift?

[@fpvkris6817]

Tapping in the bottom of the main trunk is the worst for airflow

[@FLAWLESKILLER]

Good job but i feel like Ducting in the US seems very behind compared to the UK. Saying that tho you’re probably cheaper as you made the duct from scratch where as we would get the duct pre fabricated where its already sealed no need to put tape and sealant all over the pieces. Also we connect duct with 20mm flanged joints rather than what looks like you insert them into eachother

[@whoisderf]

That flex tapped into the duct at the wall is awful. Least you could’ve done was tap in a round elbow and attach the flex to that…

[@johng8049]

i was waiting for the teaching part all i saw was products being sold and no real tips on connecting the metal together other then tape

[@comedycountry100]

Don’t let him bang that duct together with his hand he’ll hate him self years later I promise

[@dineshbhoibhoi583]

Sir I am air conditioner duct fitter you have vacancy tell me

[@banner7310]

Apprentice? Sweet must be looking for employees.

[@WGwarrior20]

He's your old son...

[@brendanhull3687]

"we gotta move this water line" HORSESHIT!!!, as a third year plumber, if you were to touch my water line you either fix it your dam self or you get a ass whooping palio

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

No mask or saftey glassesfor the kid.. fiberglass is not something to breath in long term. Get him a dead low and use that to do the snaplock. His hands will thank him later in life. Got to teach these kids right or they won't last. Always hang your straps first than put up your duct. Why not have made reducer fittings at the end to be able to put those flex lines straight in? It was a clean job till the end.. yikes.

[@robertengel7402]

That plumbing work is garbage

[@frankpires7428]

No disrespect but sheet metal is a real skill and not taught well anymore. Bubble wrap has no R valve if there is no air space between the duct and the wrap, you need spacers. That transition from round to square duct is killing air follow. You should have gotten someone to make you (2) square to round fittings. A really tin knocker would have that duct hung by the time you dragged in the lift and set it up and packed it up again.

[@dc6233]

I hate how people use so much flex, they're suppose to use 3' maximum!! That, panning and metal tape on dirty metal make the whole industry look bad. At least the young kid is learning some of the right procedures... Leaving the flex feeding it kinda sucks, would've like to seen that hard duct continue all the way to the unit with a canvas at the end. So much unnecessary turbulence feeding trunk lines with flex.

[@Stormchoirs]

That tape wouldn’t work in Florida. Neither would that bubble wrap crap.

[@AclypseOfReason]

Everyone hates framers. They are self centered jerks.

[@viisteist1363]

why do they even sell rounded ducks? stupidest thing i have ever seen and im not even a builder LOL

[@theastuteangler]

fiberglass insulation and no masks. nice.