If you are like me, you snicker when you hear someone refer to "duck" tape because, of course, we KNOW it is DUCT tape, for taping A/C ducts. Well, I read recently that in fact, the tape is actually named for the cloth that gives the tape its strength. The cloth? Cotton duck. So it IS duck tape after all.
Any way, I got to use a LOT of du(ck/ct) tape this weekend. I finished installing the duct (not duck) for the bathroom exhaust fan. This was another of those projects that took much longer than expected. Of course a pro would have had it done in a couple hours, but I would never have guessed it would take this long, so why bother paying someone else? The challenge, or complication, is that the bathroom is not adjacent to an exterior wall, so the duct is relatively long. Since it is long, I wanted to avoid using inadequate duct, which would reduce the effectiveness of the fan. So I used 10x3.5 inch rectangular duct.
The good news was that the fan is very quiet. When I connected the internal plug and flipped the switch I thought I must have connected it wrong because it was so quiet.
This means I need to replace the fan in the upstairs bathroom. We new that it was loud, but now we know exactly how much quieter a good fan could be!!
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Hey lhc you said it Duck tape... or Duct tape? now that rings true. I swear by my homes ceiling fans, talk about sweet cool fresh air beats air conditioning any day!
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Duck tape... or Duct tape? thats right! I have been arguing with an advocate of air-conditioning. He says air-con beats ceiling fans hands down. I tend to disagree -- I mean recycled air to fresh circulated air (as long as you have a window open). My vote goes towards Installing A Ceiling Light nothing beats a quiet ceiling fan with clean fresh air.
Hi lhc long live the ceiling fan!! Duck tape... or Duct tape? says it all. My place is covered with them with one in each room. No air-conditioning for us, recycled pollution thats all it is. I found some great advice from ceiling fan resource sites like Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan, they helped me make decisions on Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan and related stuff.
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