Make Field Transitions on Prefabricated Metal Duct 

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I needed this, best reducer video I've watched....I bought this reducer but didn't know how to use

I am a 40+ year HVAC&R service tech now semiretired. The sheet metal series is interesting because I never really learned that, along with learning some of the current practices. Thank You for your videos

I have been an installer for over 20 years when I first started I was taught to cut seams with hack saw first then use snips to cut duct. Now I just use the grinder all the way saves time. But I would never make a transition like that, always get them fabricated from the shop.

Love the work! Really like this format also. Faster pace which you can slow down in settings to get more detail. Great chillstep. And allowing different techs to shine. Bryan and the team really "show and prove" they got the skills to pay the bills.

Great job, Ed! Thanks for the demonstrations! 👍

Nice to see metal work represented. Any installer who can’t fabricate on-site is a glorified helper in my opinion. I say that as a service tech who started off as an installer years ago. I hope guys don’t stop learning the whole trade. Having that background helps me to see the big picture when I walk onto a job and it keeps me from becoming a “parts changer” rather than a good tech. It’s crazy how many failures are ultimately due to crappy ductwork.

You should have Eric M do a video on a plenum duct board transition. He’s a god at that.

I enjoy seeing these videos. Never having worked install myself it's great to see how it's done.

You have mad skills.

Great job man

Thanks for your video.

This comment is really for your recent podcast on getting the most out of online training. In it your guest suggested trying to teach someone else what you yourself are trying to really understand and make concrete. This is a method that has been around for a long time in surgical medicine. The traditional method of teaching surgery is known as "see one, do one, teach one. Just an FYI.

Just use a grinder or sawzall next time to cut the duct in half like that. You can always clean up the cut (if you need to) with the grinder afterwards as well.

I always make transitions from the bigger duct to the smaller size , 18x10 and reduce one side to 16x10 etc , never seen this style

Your a true craftsman.

Could you demonstrate how to build an on-site duct offset? Most people tend to choke the airflow trying to make theirs work when they’re not fortunate enough to have a prefabbed on on the truck. Must be a dying art...probably shouldn’t be...

WHAT TOOL DO YOU USE FOR BEN THE 10MM PART

Don’t know your situation as far having a sheet metal shop or you work out of your van/truck.what you showed will work and you did it right.been doing sheet metal for 30 years.some advice.if you don’t have a sheet metal shop go buy a 4 foot break and small Pittsburgh machine you can but on truck/van.layout your duct by hand and save yourself money for more profit.i personally hate beaded metal for residential.proper cross breaks make it look so much better and less chance for the duct to pop.take care

This is what it looks like when a service guy tries to do duct work

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How to do Offset

Sir I am at conditioner duct fitter you have vacancy I am 15 years experience

Doing installs for 8 years and working with a company that has a metal shop with breaks and Pittsburgh machine I would 100% consider this guy a hack job

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A slower, more detailed video would have been nice...

Go to a shop first. Airflow is more important than doing it yourself. This is demented. For foreigners & immigrants only.