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How to Add a Room Air Duct for Heating & Cooling – Part 2
This project is continued from Part 1. Note: Please see this newer project for a faster and better way to install a room air vent using Speedi-Boot™, which is available at Home Depot. The remainder...
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How to Fix a Leaky Gas Flue Roof Vent – Part 1
My home is heated by natural gas. Two ‘Type B’ gas flue vents convey the exhaust gases to vents on the roof from the furnace and water heater. I noticed rain water was leaking down the gas flue pipe...
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How to Fix a Leaky Gas Flue Roof Vent – Part 2
This repair is continued from Part 1. The attic leak is believed to be caused by a bad seal around the storm collar. The storm collar acts like an umbrella to prevent moisture from entering the joint...
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How to Fix a Leaky Gas Flue Roof Vent – Part 3
This project is continued from Part 2. The right vent stack in this photo continues to have a slow leak only when it rains. Resealing the storm collar didn’t fix the leak. I learned after the roofer...
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How to Fix a Leaky Gas Flue Roof Vent – Part 4
This repair is continued from Part 3. The HVAC contractor began the work by disconnecting the old vent pipe at the first joint below the roof deck in the attic. To disconnect the pipe, just slide the...
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How to Add a Room Air Duct with Speedi-Boot™ – Part 1
This project explains how to install an HVAC air vent for improved heating and cooling using the Speedi-Boot™ air vent. Speedi-Boot is easy and fast to install and solves many vent installation...
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How to Add a Room Air Duct with Speedi-Boot™ – Part 2
This project is continued from Part 1. The new 4″x8″air vent will compliment an existing 6″x10″ air vent in my upstairs office. The computers and networking equipment generate a lot of heat and extra...
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How to Add a Room Air Duct with Speedi-Boot™ – Part 3
This project is continued from Part 2. The Speedi-Boot™ air vent is fastened by nailing the feet of the telescoping arms to the wood joists with the pre-installed nails (you can also use screws). This...
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How to Install an Air Duct in a Suspended Drywall Ceiling – Part 1
This project illustrates how to install a new HVAC air vent and ductwork in a suspended drywall ceiling. My finished basement has 14 feet high ceilings because the house sits on a hillside and the...
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How to Install an Air Duct in a Suspended Drywall Ceiling – Part 2
This project is continued from Part 1. The new Speedi-Boot™ 6″ air vent is set in the drywall ceiling cutout, ready to be fastened to the steel suspended ceiling runners with sheet metal screws....
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