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There was a place recommended around here a while back to buy metal ductwork from. It wasn't Oneida or Penn State. I seem to recall it was a place out of Minnesota or New York maybe? Does anybody know what I'm talking about, or have another recommendation?
I was just going to go with 6" PVC until I saw the price of the fittings! Boy it's a helluva jump from the 4" to the 6" stuff!
Thanks!
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PVC comes in two styles -- schedule 40 for pressure and "S&D" for drain pipe.
S&D is thinner and cheaper
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Was it
Spiral Manufacturing? They are in Minneapolis.
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Yeah 6" pipe isn't bad but the fittings have nearly doubled in price the last 2 years. I priced S&D but it's not any cheaper than school 40 and it's not as easy to get.
You can get by with just using couplings and making your own wyes. There is a Web page that prints out the templates but I can't remember what it is.
I also remember the other pipe place and had the link but can't find it. You can also check local duct manufacturers like M&M as they can make anything you need any length and may be cheaper.
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Could it have been
Kencraft?
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Yes I think that was it. Thanks for all the help!
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Do you corrugate one end of the pipe to use the kencraft fittings (after the fitting) ?
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No idea, sorry. At one point they sold heavy gauge snaplock pipe though I didn't see it listed now. Anyway, that would have had one end crimped.
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It seems like there's not a whole lot of difference between many of them. (Except pen state that seems to be out of everything) I'm hoping to find a local place to deal with. This is one of those projects that never ends. Well actually it never begins. I'll think about it for a while, get frustrated, and then move on only to repeat the process in another 6 months. Maybe this time I'll finish it up and be done with it.
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Their fittings said one end was corrugated. I know the spiral pipe I have is female female. I guess maybe an adapter is needed?
Sure make me want to do PVC but man its seems hard to get a 8" main line in PVC. Id like 8" main trunk and 6" drops. I have a bunch of metal already sourced so Id like to stick with it.
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