FlexRight®Guide Specifications

  1. Section 15800 (23 30 00) – Air Distribution (HVAC Air Distribution).
  2. Section 15810 (23 33 46) – Flexible Ducts.

FLEXIBLE DUCT ELBOW SUPPORTS

  1. Flexible Duct Elbow Supports: "FlexRight" (Durable Elbow Support)
    1. Universal-mount, 1-piece, fully adjustable, radius-forming brace to support 4-inch (102-mm) through 16-inch (406-mm) diameter flexible air ducts.
    2. Classified: UL 2043.
    3. Material: 100 percent recycled copolymer polypropylene.
    4. Support Frame Radius: 8 inches.
    5. Compliance for Flexible Duct Radius:
      1. SMACNA HVAC Duct Construction Standards.
      2. ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides.
      3. ADC Flexible Duct Performance and Installation Standards.
  2. Manufacturer:
Build Right Products
11936 W 119th St #159
Overland Park, KS 66213
Fax: 866-387-8686
Website: www.BuildRightProducts.com

 

INSTALLATION OF FLEXIBLE DUCT ELBOW SUPPORTS

  1. Install flexible duct elbow supports in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
  2. Install flexible duct elbow supports over outer jacket of flexible ducts to form smooth, 90-degree bends to eliminate flexible duct kinks and airflow restrictions.
  3. Make bends in flexible ducts with minimum of 1-duct diameter centerline radius.
  4. Install flexible duct elbow supports at flexible duct 90-degree bends at following locations:
    1. Diffusers.
    2. Grilles.
    3. Registers.
    4. Duct take-offs and taps.
    5. Air devices with round inlets and outlets.
    6. HVAC equipment with round inlets and outlets.
    7. Flexible ducts used as elbows.
    8. As indicated on the Drawings.