 Use
the following as a guide for planning and selecting the equipment
you will need for a successful SpacePak system. In the section
below you will find some useful links that will assist in planning.
If you still need more help, please send
us an email, or call us up for some help (813) 977-5286.
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| 1.
Gather Information |
2.
Complete Sizing Worksheet |
| If
you are planning for new construction, then you can
gather information from the blueprints. If your project
is for an existing structure, then you will need to
do a walk through and determine several things, such
as where the air handler will be placed, where the
plenum duct will be run so that it can keep the supply
tubes as short as possible(9'-20' optimally with the
3' sound attenuating tube included), sizes of rooms,
ceiling heights, sizes of windows/glass/doors, insulation
values of windows/glass/doors, walls, floors, ceilings,
sun exposure of each room, direction each window faces.
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The
next step is to take your information and go through
and complete the sizing worksheet. This will tell
you how many outlets you will need for each room,
as well as the correctly sized system. If you would
rather have us do the calculations and come up with
an outlet guide and equipment list, just
ask us. You can also download the sizing worksheet
and instructions here. Press
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| 3.
Select Air Handler |
4.
Select Plenum Type |
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you know what size system you will need, you can select
one or more of the air handlers. Depending on the
location you have chosen to install the air handler,
you can choose between horizontal or vertical mounted
types if you are using regular DX air conditioning
or heat pumps. Or if you are going to use a chilled/heated
water system, you will use the WCSP horizontal model.
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There
are two types of main SpacePak plenum available
and a high velocity sheet metal version. Square
fiberboard and round sheet metal. The square fiberboard
has an insulation value of R4.2, while the round
sheet metal has an insulation value of R8. Depending
on your building code, you may be limited to only
using the sheet metal plenum with R8 insulation.
The high velocity sheet metal is a very high quality
commercial quality spiral type and has high praise
from our contractors. |
| 5.
Select Plenum Components |
6.
Select Other Components |
| Once
you know which plenum type you are using, you can
then go through the appropriate section below and
select the components that you will need to route
the plenum through your project. Many components
are available, like main plenum sections, tee's,
and elbows, so you can route the plenum where ever
it needs to go. If you are using the High Velocity
round sheet metal plenum, you will need a coupler
each time a straight plenum connects to another
straight plenum. Try to keep your plenum long enough
so that the supply tubes running to each room remain
the length you indicated while doing the sizing
worksheet. |
You
will need some other components for your system. You
will need an adapter to attach the plenum to the air
handler. You will need end caps to close the plenum,
you will need to order enough installation kits to
provide for the number of outlets you will be needing.
The installation kits come with the plenum take off's,
kwik-connects to connect the supply tubing and outlets,
outlet terminators, hardware, sound attenuating tube
and some restrictors for balancing airflow. |
| 7.
Select Supply Tube |
8.
Select Return Air Components |
| Next,
based on how far each supply tube will need to be
to run between the plenum and each outlet in each
room, select the correct amount of rolls of tubing.
The R4.2 supply tube comes in rolls of 100', the R6
comes in 75' rolls and the R8 supply tube comes in
rolls of 50'. |
For
horizontal air handlers you will need the right
sized return air box, as well as the right return
air duct for your sized system. Or, if you are going
to use the PurePak air cleaner, you substitute that
for the return air box. So, you would need either
a return air box, or a PurePak. If you are using
a vertical air handler you can also choose the same
components above, or you can use a direct mount
filter rack, like if the air handler will be going
in to a closet or utility room. |
| 9.
Select Optional Items |
10.
Optional Outlets |
| Depending
on what your heating needs are, you can choose between
electric duct heaters, or integral modulating variable
outpump heaters to use a primary, or auxiliary heat
for air conditioners, or heat pumps. Or, if you are
using hot water heat, you can add on a hot water coil
to the air handler. If you are using a water air handler,
depending on how you are installing your system, some
use one loop for chilled and heated water, or two
loops, one for chilled and one for heated. If you
use two loops you would need to add on a hot water
coil. You may also find some of the installation tools
helpful. |
If
your installation calls for special wooden outlets,
or decorative covers you will find a great assortment
of wood types, or decorative options available. The
decorator covers actually mount over the standard
outlet terminators. The wooden and metal outlets take
the place of the standard plastic terminator outlets.
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