I love seeing your work beacuse of the pride you take on it to the small detail. Awesome work! God Bless

I just began my hvac career almost a year ago and love it. I watch your videos to learn as much as I can but also enjoy watching them!

I've used old discarded, outdated credit cards as squeegees. Great video! Great instructions. Quality work!

Love it man, always pumping out quality videos. Keep it up!

Some of the best hvac content out there on this channel....

Loving the videos Zach. Really good content brother. Congratulations on the growth of the channel as well.

Thank you for a very helpful instruction video with detailed explanations. A big help.

Good job. No many people care enough to seal. I just used 5 bucket of mud and 2 rolls of tape changing out my whole system. Stay safe great vid.

hello I'm from Brazil . I'm learning English to better understand your videos. you have great tools, congratulations you are an excellent professional

Another great video brotha!!! Clean as always. 👨🏻‍🔧💪🏼

dang, this guy is a real craftsman. I wish I could hire him in my home state. He's a pro.

Looks great. Nice tutorial. Great piece. 👍✌️😁😉

Thank you for showing your process. I do strictly service and it’s nice to finally see and comprehend how some installs are done.

Great video! I am new to the trade and appreciate how you explain everything!

This is fantastic info my guy - nice work!

Just subscribed. Your videos are very informative and helpful

Awesome as always 👏🏼

You’ve been taught well. I don’t see most taking time to work to this detail.

@jlc2093

2 жыл бұрын

At this rate He probably takes a month to do a rough in a house

@aperlia6603

2 жыл бұрын

It's b/c we aren't given this much time to do jobs. $0.02.

@Boojyman

2 жыл бұрын

Most aren't making youtube videos as evidence of their labor

I like your attention to detail.

Awesome video. Very professional work

Seamless work Zach

The squeegee info was great. Thanks great videos

Love all the Milwaukee gear you rock 😎

I'm a sheet metal worker as well.....can't believe you stapled the insulation, but whatever works for ya! I definitely give you props for actually using an applicator on the foil tape though👍

Very nice work!

love these!

Nice clean work bro 👍

"Do your best, tape the rest" words to live by lol

Quality work!

Like to see more duct work videos brotha! I'm mostly tech work so I need more practice on my duct work skills lol

Ive always been able to wrap pipe up to 14 by laying the pipe parallel with the roll and just cutting at the end of the pipe instead of measuring.

Super talented, wish all HVAC techs cared this much...!!!! Love your tools and organization..

Very well done

Damn that looks so good I I would set it in my living room as a piece of furniture

Great job. For those who can't do all that bending over(hernia), get two 8 ft. fold up tables and some sheetmetal and you have a great work table.

@micahdixon8787

2 жыл бұрын

It's gonna be hard to work with it like that think about it

Very nice job bro

Nice job and video

Great work!

You super talented.

Nice work

Looking good! Only difference I do is when wrapping the insulation around the pipe, I’ll tape down that first thick end to the pipe itself before overlapping the end where you remove the insulation. I feel like I never have to worry about the insulation sliding off or moving before adding taps/installing in general.

@xxjoigaxx

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris O'harra glad im not alone on that haha

Nice thank you for sharing

You did it just how I would do it at my house...👍

Great job damn the haters that is just jealous of your success my brother!

I'm not sure for all brands but I think most brands of foil back give you the measurements on the packaging to wrap different size ductwork

Best installation technique on the internet. Love it

Nice work I wish I could take all my time at this jobs…

Being in Nashville I'd guess you've done a few recording studio installs. What do you differently w/ the ductwork to keep them quiet? Love what you are doing with your channel, nice going.

Awesome video brother, I have been doing installs for a little while now but this was some great info. Not sure what cost more but do you prefer installation over the bubble wrap?

Nice job .

Looks great. What brand of cinch stapler are you using? Like it?

Looks great! Definitely recommend staggering the branch taps for increased plenum pressure. Love the videos, keep them coming!

@ynot6781

3 жыл бұрын

Go back to school , staggering has nothing to do with pressurization , flow , static

@michaelmcewan5074

3 жыл бұрын

@@ynot6781 It does. Take your own advice!

Good video. Mastic man.

Your videos are super helpful for me being a new apprentice. I have insulating down pretty well, but we make a fold on both sides and use staples that clamp shut like regular staples and we use a lot more duct butter than tape. What I'm having trouble with is insulating elbows. How do you insulate 45 and 90 degree duct elbows? Thank you for your time!

@mikekolczynski5665

Жыл бұрын

Make a pattern that's in the shape of a fish.

Love the work and videos that you do. Keep it up Zach!!! Curious on which staple gun that you use in this video? Thanks.

@mikekolczynski5665

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a Bositch T5. Called an outward cinch stapler. Bends the short ends of the staple outwards to grab the strings in the insulation.

Clean work. What is the make and model of the stapler?

The mastic tape is a good touch, but as some of these novices should know, there are alternatives. One is, duct sealant mastic. It has the consistency of warm peanut butter. It is applied with a chip brush all seams are hit. The drawback is, to mastic the pipe after it’s hung because bending and movement may cause connections to crack open. It’s the best method if you have to have a pressure tested system. Many states are now requiring this, because of shoddy work done in the past. The drawback to mastic Tape is that it’s very expensive. My own house I used mastic inside and out. To include all lineal joints. I have a friend that owns a union shop, he says that they are not allowed to use more than 6’ of flex on each drop. Everything is hard pipe. The norm for an independent is the renowned “Octopus” of flex. In the Boston area he said they will make you rip it out and start ver.

@TheBalognaPony

2 жыл бұрын

I used duct seal mastic on my home with the ridgid already being in place when we moved in. Much easier than taping all the joints fussing with those rolls while in a crawlspace. Imbedded some mesh tape as well and sealed over that. Rock solid connections now. Now wrapping insulation is a whole different story down there ughhhhh

I use to connect wyes all day for 8hrs at ac pro. That was one itchy job. The ty or wye is the metal thing you connect to the duct, it allows you to connect two pieces of duct together. But it wasn’t always wye or ty’s it was all sorts of metal applications some of them square.

here in sweden it is very cold in winter and watching you insulating that tube makes me feel warmer. thanks for gentle but steady handling of the duct situation. it clarified many things for me. however it also raised an important question, what is this tube for? thank you

@omarantonetti8417

3 ай бұрын

Its an air duct. For Heating and Cooling the home. When theyre manufactured via sheet metal in some areas you have to insulate them well or theyll sweat and give you a free rainforest inside your home

Great work. What staple gun is that? I’ve been on my knees fussing with FSK take every time I have to wrap Duct. That stapler will change my life!

Great video, talk about that staple gun. How do the staple ends curl, in order to hold the two pieces together? Wouldn’t the staples just fall out the same way they went in. Being just foil as a material.

@michaelnash8435

3 жыл бұрын

It's an outward clinch stapler. I have the same one he uses in this video, but I prefer the arrow t50oc. It pushes the curls outward so it would have to rip through the backing on the insulation. Just enough to hold it in place well enough and the tape locks it all down.

What type of stapler gun did you use? I bought one but the staples aren't grabbing the insulation. Thanks 👍🏻

Im in Manchester tn. Hvac!!

Was there ever a part 3 for this?? I can't find it :(

Can you make a video on insulating odd elbows or angles ?

In your opinion, what lasts longer mastic or tape? I'm reading mastic last longer or is tape tech on par?

Where did you get your insulation ductwork? Curious about getting one

How do the air duct cleaning ? Is it a HAVC maintenance company or special company for duct cleaning ?

Do you pass the duct test with the mastic tape? I like to use duct sealant but it's messy

What is the name of that duct insulation?? Great job 👏🏻 I need it 🤩

I think this guy started his career at NASA!

Please do a video on a 90 elbow

What brand stapler is that youre using for the insulation?

Could u use reflextix to wrap it instead?

I use the bubble wraps because they’re much fast and they insulate pretty well

@shielduniversity419

3 жыл бұрын

Do you wrap twice?

@Alex-jo2oi

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t bubble’s R value really only like 4.3

Man I worked in commercial installation and the amount of time this would take on a large scale would be absurd! This would be nice to milk the clock for a homeowner, but not in a job site setting. Duct butter/pookie/mastic is much faster, but it's very messy if you're new at it.

@NicRidic

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I remember years ago when I first started the trade my first two weeks thats all I did. I'd look like I took a bath in it by the end of the day...damn near ruined ever pair of jeans I owned. good ol' Duct Butter!

What size staples? Can you staple bubble wrap? If so what size staples?

Where can a homeowner get the saddle taps you used? I can't seem to find the self adhesive style for mounting to round duct mains.

@mikekolczynski5665

Жыл бұрын

Most supply houses won't sell directly to homeowners.

But why does the orientation of the damper handle (?) matter if the take off is the other way? You were about to say it and stopped. I need to know. Lol

Hey can you show us how to insulate a 90 degree steel elbow

Great video very informative but why not just use insulation sleeves from your supply house? Much faster and less labor costs

Do you ever just slide flex duct over your metal pipe?

In this video you used shurtape for the tap, on an older video, you used mastic... is this tape better, the same easier or maybe mastic is better is some instances or vice versa? thanks for the great videos.

@zachbartlett2829

3 жыл бұрын

They both have a time and place. If i was sealing the lock joint on pipe id use the tape since its a straight line. If i was doing a tap or pipe to pipe id use actual mastic since i can just run the brush around the circle rather than fighting with tape. Thats just my two scents

Did part 3 ever come out?

Nice work, when stapling doesn't the staples go through the metal those creating possible hangups on the inside

@mikekolczynski5665

Жыл бұрын

No, the staples only catch the insulation.

This man is probably the god of gift wrapping

Is that just a regular stapler or something specialized for this?

I use my hat method get a roll of venture tape Tare off a piece stick it to the hat get it to where it can meet I use the tape to hold it in place

What staple gun and staple types are you using?

Looks clean. But imagine doing this in the crawl soace attic. 😥

Hello, i am interested in this type of duct, where can i purchase it?

I need to hire someone that cares this much. Nobody wants to do a good job anymore

@Bottomshelf988

3 жыл бұрын

Similarly nobody wants to pay for a good job

@bryanobeso3521

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bottomshelf988 exactly, most of my clients do not want to “overspend” for a good quality work instead they go with cheapest bid

@KPHVAC

3 жыл бұрын

We do work exactly like this in North West Washington State. West Mechanical Heating is where I work. For a full custom all metal duct system expect to pay $10,000 to $15,000. It's about 5 days of work plus material.

@McMuffin2002

3 жыл бұрын

I’m starting as an Apprentice monday and I like watching these videos because it gives me ideas of what I’m getting into and I promise if I carried his knowledge I’d care as much

@mitchc1263

3 жыл бұрын

@@McMuffin2002 my best advice would be to always be honest with your customers and do what you say you will do and beyond. And to always keep learning... I'm still learning hvac/r after 12 years.

Where can you buy the insulation?

Just wondering why you don't use the gooey mastic stuff for sealing the taps? Thank you for the videos!

@picklerix6162

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what most people use because that tape is super expensive. The tape is cleaner.

@TacticalChris

3 жыл бұрын

Because this is an ad for tape

@kevink8560

2 жыл бұрын

@@picklerix6162 but mastik is a much better and longer lasting seal

Amazing work. But if I took this long to do a job I'd be fired lol

@picklerix6162

3 жыл бұрын

I watched some HVAC installers build duct board plenums once. They were using a machine to cut the duct board and I couldn’t believe how fast they worked.

@ThatGuyFromArizona

3 жыл бұрын

It's good to be king - Tom Petty ;)

@truthseekerKJV

3 жыл бұрын

You might be working for the wrong company. The customer would appreciate the extra effort to do the best work you can.

@jackmen4

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all circunstancial. You either work for a company that has just sells sells sells and always has their workers on gear 9. Or you own a company and do your jobs at your own pace and make them look clean.

@Homemade1970

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I hear that

The 3” insulated metal pipe wrap what is it called & where does a DIY get it. I have not seen at big box places?? What is the width!

@mikekolczynski5665

Жыл бұрын

Usually purchased at a supply house. Supply houses usually don't sell to homeowners.

Always ready to lay the pipe down

What stapler are you using?

I have a question about the taps. I use a heat gun before putting my screws in. Am I over doing it?

@michaelnash8435

3 жыл бұрын

I always mastic over them anyways. I'd say we're both over doing it, but it's better than a leaky duct.

If the insulation is 3" thick shouldn't you calculate circumference for 20" diameter plus 3" overlap so you don't compress the fiberglass and lose R value? If you cut the insulation to 54" on 14" duct doesn't it get compressed to about an inch thick?

@gtg837h

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are more correct than what’s shown in the video. According to the document below, the stretch out dimensions for 3” of insulation on round pipe are P + 17” (includes 2” tape flap). I’ve used this approach and the insulation does appear to fit quite loose, but that is certainly better than too tight. See pages 28-29: insulationinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AH121.pdf