Bob Reid has 40 years of experience in ductwork fabrication, HVAC sales and design. He's a SNIPS Sheet Metal Icon and he works for Spiral Pipe of Texas in Business Development & Engineering.
The non-corrugated, "stock" spiral duct can be used for commercial HVAC applications up to -1.0” WG through 42” diameter, up to -2.0” WG through 34” diameter, and up to -4.0” WG through 16” diameter.
I recently received a somewhat anxious call from a friend in the sheet metal industry. He won a nice duct order, but his submittals were being rejected because he needed to provide published performance data for his duct fittings.
Managing design, fabrication, installation and expectations are all important factors in successful exposed ductwork installations. But many contractors overlook one simple task.