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Wrong: The return plenum is not air sealed to separate it from the wall cavities and it should not be used for storage

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Wrong: The return plenum is not air sealed to separate it from the wall cavities and it should not be used for storage

Reference

Investigation of Potential Benefits of Revising Exception 1 under “FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ENERGY CONSERVATION, Section 101.4.7.1.1 Duct Sealing upon Equipment Replacement.”

Author(s)

McIlvaine Janet E R,

Beal David

Organization(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC

Description

Report describing as-found interior platform return plenums, the magnitude of their contribution to the total amount of duct leakage, and techniques and results of retrofits executed by the HVAC trade during equipment replacement.

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