glenn bradley
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The great thing about DC threads is that there are plenty of them. After diligent searching and getting a wealth of results, hitting Bill's page and all that, I still would like to present a question to the forum.
I have read thoughts/opinions that a duct's riser should occur near the tool, not at a gathering point near the DC. This "gathering before the riser" design happens with most under-floor installs I have seen but most ceiling installs use vertical drops.
Baseline: A 2HP cyclone with the inlet about 5' 8" above the floor.
Question/Comments:
What are your feelings about exiting the cyclone, angling down to the floor and then fanning out to three near-floor level machine ports with blast gates?
What are your feelings about exiting the cyclone, angling up to the ceiling and then fanning out to points where you would drop down to the three near-floor level machine ports with blast gates?
More Info:
The runs will be much shorter angling down to the floor. The runs will go along a floor/wall joint (no foot traffic area). There will be only multiple 45* bends, no 90's. Only one tool will be used at a time.
The runs will be much longer if I go to the ceiling but we are still talking about a max of 35'. The drops would have to be 90* with a 7' vertical to each machine.
I'm leaning towards the floor path. Your thoughts?
I have read thoughts/opinions that a duct's riser should occur near the tool, not at a gathering point near the DC. This "gathering before the riser" design happens with most under-floor installs I have seen but most ceiling installs use vertical drops.
Baseline: A 2HP cyclone with the inlet about 5' 8" above the floor.
Question/Comments:
What are your feelings about exiting the cyclone, angling down to the floor and then fanning out to three near-floor level machine ports with blast gates?
What are your feelings about exiting the cyclone, angling up to the ceiling and then fanning out to points where you would drop down to the three near-floor level machine ports with blast gates?
More Info:
The runs will be much shorter angling down to the floor. The runs will go along a floor/wall joint (no foot traffic area). There will be only multiple 45* bends, no 90's. Only one tool will be used at a time.
The runs will be much longer if I go to the ceiling but we are still talking about a max of 35'. The drops would have to be 90* with a 7' vertical to each machine.
I'm leaning towards the floor path. Your thoughts?