I am in the design phase of ductwork planning and have a question or two for the forum.
General info:
- The collector is the PennState Tempest 1535 w/ 7" inlet. The machine is rated at 1700 CFM through the collector. I will be using the 7" - 6" reducer that is supplied with the machine. That was recommended by the support staff at PennState. My main trunk line will be 6" with some 6" drop downs and some 4" drop downs.
My main question is, should the "y" portion of the fitting that creates the drop down come off the main trunk horizontally and then transition to vertical downward, OR can the "y" portion of the fitting come off the main trunk vertically downward right away.
I read somewhere that you should come off horizontally so that the bottom of the main trunk doesn't have spots for chips/dust to settle down into like the vertical "y" drop down.
I know this is a bit confusing to picture, but any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
General info:
- The collector is the PennState Tempest 1535 w/ 7" inlet. The machine is rated at 1700 CFM through the collector. I will be using the 7" - 6" reducer that is supplied with the machine. That was recommended by the support staff at PennState. My main trunk line will be 6" with some 6" drop downs and some 4" drop downs.
My main question is, should the "y" portion of the fitting that creates the drop down come off the main trunk horizontally and then transition to vertical downward, OR can the "y" portion of the fitting come off the main trunk vertically downward right away.
I read somewhere that you should come off horizontally so that the bottom of the main trunk doesn't have spots for chips/dust to settle down into like the vertical "y" drop down.
I know this is a bit confusing to picture, but any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.