Build Sheet Metal Plenum

In addition we offer take offs elbows round duct pipe and register boots that can be connected to the starting ductwork and run to each room.

Build sheet metal plenum. Simply measure and cut to size using tin snips to match the supply opening of the air handler furnace or evaporator coil. But andreas from ppf warned me that in his experience if you use less than 4mm thick aluminum the plenum will eventually crack plastic might be weaker but it doesn t fatigue the way metal does. Constructed of 26 gauge sheet metal the knock down design of the plenum takes up very little space and simplifies transporting to the job site. A supply air plenum is a sheet metal box that attaches to the outlet of a furnace or air handler and is used as a central manifold for other ductwork to connect to.

The most common grade of aluminum metal suppliers sell is 6061 usually in t6 temper. A smaller plenum gives you more torque while a bigger plenum makes more power at high rpm. Perhaps the biggest advantage of a sheet metal intake is its customizability for specific. We offer the starting ductwork for furnaces and air handlers called supply air plenums and return air plenums.

Build a custom spec sheet metal intake manifold with your bare hands from raw materials. A mock up throttle body was used to check the fit and notching of the throttle body plate and plenum clearance. If your installation location is difficult to reach with. Once the full plenum was welded in the.

If i am going to have a supply plenum run for approx. Duct board vs metal plenums supply is on perferable over the other. I picked 3 16 wall which is almost 5mm thick. Some lite metal work needed to be done to the plenum in order to mate to the notched sections.

Ducting sheet metal. The trim to fit plenum fully assembled measures 20 in. The sizes of the supply plenums available here fit the furnaces.