Two other companies both use internally insulated and claim they are the way to go.
Insulate plenum attic.
Should you always insulate the plenum on an attic furnace ac horizontal setup.
After ripping everything out in the house and basement now the trunk is.
In this case the temperature gradient between supply air and the ceiling can be such that the duct surface could be cooler than the local dew point.
Hello i have a difficult situation.
I don t see any mold or mildew on the joists the floor insulation is dry and there is no condensation anywhere except the supply plenum covered in condensation soaked on bottom and to lesser extent the return plenum.
Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.
Mine is an 80 furnace 92 ac.
Typical ducts install between a plenum or large supply duct and.
Insulating exposed heating ducts in attics basements and under subfloors can improve the energy efficiency of a heating system.
Describing the general internal insulation technique to stop your ac unit from sweating on the outside.
Two of the competing companies are rated second and third in a recent local area service rating guide one of which.
Try r316 3 r316 4 r316 5 4 you might claim an exemption under r316 5 4 1 and 2 but could really piss an inspector off.
Especially applicable in humid southern climates.
I had to completely gut the existing hvac system in my 1991 house due to numerous major issues flex tubing like swiss cheese facing into the plenum kinks leaks a branch off the end of the trunk returns in the wrong place missing registers in some rooms too many in others etc.
Attic hatch or door.
One company is touting externally wrapped insulation for the metal plenums as their key value proposition over internally insulated metal plenums.
Pull down stair or ladder.
Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.
Then you ve got r318 4 to consider.
My crawl space is averaging 72 humidity right now raleigh nc.
The plenum is about 7 feet long x 2 feet wide x 1 foot high.
Getting a new complete system inside and out.
In a vented attic this can happen when the duct is in close proximity to conditioned space i e the ceiling and also thermally isolated from the hot attic beneath the ceiling insulation.
Insulating the plenum on a forced air system.
