Performance Duct Design & Installation: Advanced DIY

In our LONGEST VIDEO YET, get a comprehensive tour of the concepts, design, tools, and install tips that go into building a home's breathing apparatus- the central duct system. Here I get into both the conditioning duct system (heat pump/dehumidifier/filtration loop) and the ERV fresh air ventilation duct system.

[BlackOTR]

I don't think I have ever seen such a detailed duct and HVAC video on Youtube before. Great details, great video. 👍🏾

[Carnage]

Advice for beginners: I've been installing heating systems in new homes for over 25 years and I just recently bought a pair of attachable uni-shears for my drill because of all my arthritis, carpel-tunnel, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow and bursitis. I'm pushing 50yrs old and I'm practically crippled by cutting thousands of miles of sheet metal by hand. I also bought that circular cutting tool but can't get the hang of it and getting burrs. I've mastered cutting metal without burrs but the pain in my wrist these days is killing me. I always worked piece pay and the older you get the less money you make. Pick the right employer that allows progression and seniority without bias or you will end up like me. I make less money today as an experienced journeyman than I did in my 20's as an apprentice. The piece pay hardly went up over the years and definitely not in par with inflation. Try to work for an hourly rate where you can.

[mjchiuk]

I am an everyday person without any experience with hvac. I love watching your videos for fun. They are so informative. I now feel motivated to invest a lot of effort into making sure we have a good hvac system whenever we decide to build our own house.

[Crazybef]

Listen I am new to learning house renovations and wanted to learn the process of hvac ducting and from watching your videos I must say this is the most well explained video I have ever seen excellent work and allowing people to follow your progress

[arom]

I’ve been an Sheetmetal worker for over 20yrs.. and I love your explanations, and your sincerity about your discovery process. You’re not pretending to be a professional installer. Very cool brother, very cool.

[palewine]

You are exactly the person I want doing the HVAC in my home, talking about building a home to last 100 years and thinking about how things will deteriorate over time.

[TheMadMagician]

Mate, never were truer words spoken than 'everything that's worth having is difficult to do.' I just stumbled across your videos, but I appreciate your dedication to learning how to do something, and then doing that job properly and testing and quantifying. Cheap, quick and nasty short term stuff (whether it be a product or an installation job) needs to become a thing of the past, for the sake of the planet basically.

[atheldown]

I've been preparing to install new ductwork in my house. Your in-depth explanation will save me so many pitfalls along the way! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.

[tati]

Thank you so much for the info. It's hard being a widow/single parent and trying to afford all these things that breakdown around the house. If I can save money and do things myself, I'm on it. I really appreciate that you dedicated a website to helping people. 🖤

[williammarik]

Thank you for your views on flex duct. As an hvac contractor, i use flex-duct very sparingly only for the final few feet of runs for sound purposes. Yes, flex duct will breakdown. I, ve torn out many duct systems where the old flex would simply crumble. Hard duct is expensive and time consuming and your customer needs to know this. A well educated customer is your best customer.

[chichijumbo]

I came across your video Colbert and I want to appreciate your talent. You and Grace are truly a blessing to our generation. Thanks for choosing this part to help make our world a better place! Congratulations and God's blessings in all your endeavors!

[ThatGuyFromArizona]

Very well done. Your presentation technique, personality and subject matter knowledge is unmatched on YouTube.

[travisthompson]

Wow. I'm installing a hvac system in my rental and this has been by far the most detailed and enjoyable video. I feel like so many questions I had have now been answered and on top of that i just learned so much extra stuff. Great video and thank you so much for your time and effort to make this informational video.

[er]

Thank you. Just a home owner researching some HVAC information and I'm so glad to have watched the entire video. So much great information. Again, thank for sharing your knowledge. Subscribed and will watch more vids .

[youtubereview]

@HomePerformance: I'm so sorry that you got injured. I've found that Physical Therapy (PT) has been super helpful for, in my case, eliminating back pain because I strengthened my muscles before it got bad. I also learned to lift with my knees rather than my back.

[rlhanks]

Three things you need to live: 1. food 2. Water 3. Air. When we get healthy we change our eating habits and start eating healthy and drink filtered water. We add water filters like R.O. systems. We never really think about the air, even though we need air to breath but also it surrounds us so that we are comfortable. This makes so much sense to work hard on bringing the home full of clean fresh air. So we can breath better and be healthy, so we can feel comfortable and after it's all said and done, we actually save money by being efficient.
Thanks for the video

[HVAC]

I admire your care and attention to detail to make sure everything is done as it should. HVAC installer here everyone just seems to be lazy and use rules of thumbs for everything. Nowadays everything is rushed instead of focusing on doing it right.

[hammerandrake]

I am DIYing some ductwork and this is very thorough and helpful. I have watched several videos of him and I think this guy’s great. Thanks for the upload

[performancebasedheatingair]

If you where to look down the flex duct you would see that where each of those straps are it creates a bump inside the duct. SO even taunt it has bumps internally. Its actually just the weight of the ductwork and the fact that the strap is only 1" to 2"s wide. But you can take a piece of card board from a box or whatever and cut it 12"ish wide, slide it between the duct and the strap. The cardboard then gives the strap a much wider "belly" for the ductwork and the "bump" is that you need it in your situation. Just a little trick that can be used sometimes when I see ducts that have bad "bumps" from strapping....Awesome video man.

[tealkerberus]

I respect that 100 year house mindset. I'm working on a 500 year house design and wow, it's not easy to find the right materials and systems!