Home Improvement

[LPS]

I am updating my ductwork in the basement.   I have that flexible stuff in areas and am changing it to metal.  I am doing it mainly so I can add a run to the office where my chair is.  SO I get 10 x 15 duct work at Menards.  That can handle an 8" round which is coming out of my plenum and I will have 2  6" round coming out of the end which is the perfect amount of air flow according to the charts I have looked at.  I have it all put together and now need the ends and Menards doesn't have end caps for 10 x 15 and they can't order it.  I went to the company's website that they get it from and they do all even number of duct.  They must have special made this for Menards.  Now I have to call them tomorrow to see if they can make me 2 of them.  WTF.  Why does big M even sell odd numbers if they don't have caps to fit?????   Makes me want to work at places like that to clean up their lack of common sense. 

[Bobberineyes]

Wow, good point lps.  Been  many a year since I sold duct work,  any chance you can make your own ends ? Cut and fold it to fit and use the seam tabs that fold?

[mike89]

any heating and cooling place can make them for you I would think...   just a thought... 

[LPS]

I have 2 ends that are longer but the same end on them.  If I have to I can cut them and pop rivet them together or put a 2x2 in there and drill some holes and screw them to that at one end.