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Allan in NE · Nov 24, 2015

All day to run 25 feet of hot air ductwork thru a 18 inch crawl space. Today, I run the cold air return thru the same area.

Can a man be too old for this kind of work?...............naw, not if ya want a place to live! :>)

Allan

JD Seller · Nov 24, 2015

BE glad you can still fit in an 18 inch crawl space. LOL You would have to jack the house up to get me in and out of an 18 inch crawl space anymore. Let alone between 16 inch floor joist.

Adirondack case guy · Nov 24, 2015

Well, the way I look at it now-a-days, is, that I'm not too old to do it, but I might die before it's done. I'm getting slower than molasses flowing from the old barrel in January. HeHe.
Loren

Billy NY · Nov 24, 2015

I do believe so, it does not get any easier as time passes by, if that is any kind of hint. Friend has been in that business 25 years now, it was a lot easier then and its one or the other, darned crawl space, or an attic in the warmer weather. The + side is, he makes good money, on the clock and or after hours side jobs, maybe that makes it more tolerable at the end of the day.

Married2Allis · Nov 24, 2015

I remember seeing a want ad in the newspaper employment section once: "Man, 5 foot 6 inches or smaller for installing home insulation."

01gentdc · Nov 24, 2015

that's how I found out for sure THAT I WAS CLAUSTROPHOBIC ,, give me a 40 acre field ..

coshoo · Nov 24, 2015

Yeah, Seller, a similar problem for many of us, I'm afraid. You just gotta have a plan- Mine would be to crawl under there and get stuck, then when the fire dept. came to yard me out, try to talk them into pulling the ducts while they were at it.

Allan in NE · Nov 24, 2015

Yep,

Ya have to fight it, don't ya? :>)

Allan

gtractorfan · Nov 24, 2015

Since it appears we're looking at subflooring, how's about cutting some holes and working from the top? Yeh, I know, can't do it right that way...

DoubleR · Nov 24, 2015

I try to do things in small increments. Work on a bad project a little at a time then take a break or spread it over a couple of days. Although I will stick with it and get her done if need be such as in your case. I am thankful, as I know you are, that I'm still healthy enough to even do it.
I'm glad to see you are making progress. It appears by your picture and comments you are still your ol self. Hopefully better days are ahead for you.

Hendrik · Nov 24, 2015

Humor is probably the best ingredi?nt of YTMAG

(I'm only 5 foot 16 and 200 #. Grin!)

Leroy · Nov 24, 2015

JD, that is the way it is for me as well and I cannot stand close spaces either. Would have to find some other way of heating.

Dick2 · Nov 24, 2015

That's when you need a small kid that is eager to do some 'grown-up' work. I'm big and also claustrophobic, so I wouldn't even try to get down there.

Duner Wi · Nov 24, 2015

You are an excellent example for the adage,
"when the going gets tough the tough get going"

37chief · Nov 24, 2015

Never too old Allan. Just be glad you can still do it. I'll bet you are all itchy from the fiber galss. Keep plugging along. Stan

ztrmower · Nov 24, 2015

been having to do same in my house to replaced duct work, last 4 weeks of he!!,have cut 5 floors up so far to get to them. snakes were coming out heat ducts. was going to replace with stuff you showed in picture but was told mice love to make nest in the flex stuff so no way was going to put in crawl space. picking house up next spring to solve issue for good.

Paul from MI · Nov 24, 2015

Glad to hear you're making progress. Last heating duct I ran was the flex stuff, sure was easier than the old snap together tubing. But you still have to get under there to put it in.

Matt E. · Nov 24, 2015

Is the insulated flex duct the way to go? I have a very large (3800 sq ft) house that has open ceilings to 22' on half of the house. It is a bear to heat/cool if you could image. I have un-insulated ductwork throughout the crawl space. Fortunately the space is high off the ground, can even stoop on the one end instead of crawl.

Would replacing the ductwork with insulated flex duct make a huge difference in heating/cooling costs? Opinions? Would be easy to replace a little at a time, maybe one run each month and wouldn't notice the cost that bad.

Ozlander · Nov 24, 2015

Stuff like that makes me glad we have a basement.

Steve@Advance · Nov 24, 2015

Matt, insulation will make a difference. If you're running AC through uninsulated duct, you're probably
getting a lot of condensation, water damage. If there is room, you could insulate the existing duct work
instead of replacing it. If you do replace it, flex duct is cheap, but the vent boots and hardware get
expensive. Support it well, seal everything.

Greg1959 · Nov 24, 2015

Yup, "seal it well" is good advice. Remember, there are TWO tape wraps when attaching the Flex duct to the boot.

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