BlueGreen Consulting Group Inc. » Return ducts https://www.bluegreengroup.ca Mon, 07 May 2018 15:32:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Exterior Ductwork https://www.bluegreengroup.ca/return-duct/ https://www.bluegreengroup.ca/return-duct/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:52:44 +0000 greg http://www.bluegreengroup.ca/?p=993 Running ducts outside the envelope is never a good idea, especially in cold climates like Toronto. This home had some creative duct work done to it:

Looking left of the hydro pole, you see a return trunk spanning the basement to the 3r floor. This is in Toronto.

Looking left of the hydro pole, you see a return trunk spanning the basement

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]]> Running ducts outside the envelope is never a good idea, especially in cold climates like Toronto. This home had some creative duct work done to it:

Looking left of the hydro pole, you see a return trunk spanning the basement to the 3r floor. This is in Toronto.

Looking left of the hydro pole, you see a return trunk spanning the basement to the 3r floor.

The close up:

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Running from the basement to the ceiling of the 3rd floor, seemed uninsulated. What were they thinking!

This job was cheap and cheerful!

Another house using a commercial roof-top unit and not only are the ducts running outside, they go into through the attic for distribution.

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This roof-top furnace and AC will be taxed both summer and winter. Folks, it might be convenient but it’s not right to put the heart of a house on a roof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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