When Business is Slow, Take What You Can Get

Sometimes when business is slow, you find yourself taking jobs that aren't really your M.O. Well, lately business has been slower, so we took one of those jobs this morning. Now, to be clear, the job was hooking up the duct work to the ventilation system for a paint booth. This, in a sense is exacactly what we do and should be no problem. The issues for us were that the application was more commericail, with 18" spiral duct and a system (i.e. ventilation for a paint booth) that we were unfamiliar with. However, we knocked it out in a few hours, the job came out great and we went home paid and happy. All in all a good day for K & E Sheet Metal and a lesson that sometimes doing something you never tried can bring new business opportunities.

Here's a few pics!

Top of The Paint Booth

Connection to Outside Exhaust

Total Project

Duct Tips: Sealing Your Ductwork For Efficiency

Tips for anything are a dime a dozen. This tip is no different, except that it can save that dime over and over again.

If you have an older duct system in your home, chances are the joints of the trunk duct and pipe aren't sealed properly. This can make your heating and cooling systems run less than efficient over the long run. Costing you money.

The good news is that simple things can be done to help the efficiency of your heating and air conditioning system. One of the most important is the previously mentioned, sealing of the duct joints. This is an extremely cost effective way to save on heating cooling costs over time. Plus, it's an easy job for anyone and can be accomplished in a relatively short amount of time.

First, I am providing a PDF link for the recommended best practices when sealing your ductwork. The document provides a great overview of the process and reasons for sealing your heating and air conditioning systems. Pictures accompany much of the descriptions for a better understanding of what is being explained.

Best Practice - Duct Sealing Overview

Now for some visual stimulation. Since I am no video making genius, like many of us I went to youtube and found a simple video to help illustrate my point. Enjoy!

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