DUCT SYSTEM QUICK SIZING TABLES
Air Flow Flex Metal RD
CFM Duct Round
80 6 5 Size SQ. IN.
120 7 6 or 3.5 x 10 5 20
160 8 7 6 28
175 8 8 or 3.5 x 14 7 38
200 9 8 or 6 x 8 8 50
300 10 9 or 8 x 8 9 64
1 400 11 10 or 10 x 8 (14 x 8 Panned Joist) 10 79
500 12 11 or 14 x 8 10 x 10 12 113
1.5 600 13 12 or 16 x 8 12 x 10 14 154
700 14 13 or 16 x 8 14 x 10 12 x 12 16 201
2 800 15 13 or 18 x 8 16 x 10 12 x 12 18 254
2.5 1000 16 14 or 22 x 8 18 x 10 14 x 12 20 314
3 1200 17 15 or 26 x 8 20 x 10 16 x 12 22 380
3.5 1400 18 16 or 30 x 8 22 x 10 18 x 12 24 452
4 1600 20 17 or 32 x 8 24 x 10 20 x 12 26 531
1800 20 18 or 28 x 10 22 x 12 28 616
5 2000 21 18 or 30 x 10 24 x 12 30 707
300 CFM per sq ft Gross Grill area 200 CFM per sq ft Gross Grill area
Ton CFMGross
Sq Ft
Gross
Sq inchesTon CFM
Gross
Sq Ft
Gross
Sq inches
1.5 600 2.0 288 1.5 600 3 432
2 800 2.7 384 2 800 4 576
2.5 1000 3.3 480 2.5 1000 5 720
3 1200 4.0 576 3 1200 6 864
3.5 1400 4.7 672 3.5 1400 7 1008
4 1600 5.3 768 4 1600 8 1152
(Doug Garrett Building Performance & Comfort)
Common Grille Sizes (GROSS SQUARE INCHES)
16 x 20 16 x 25 20 x 20 20 x 24 20 x 25 20 x 30 24 x 24 24 x 30 30 x 14
320 400 400 480 500 600 576 720 420
(DELTA-T INC, Gas Furn & AC CHARTS)
AIR CONDITIONER (6 SQ. IN. PER 1,000 BTU's)GAS FURNACE (2 SQ. IN. PER 1,000 BTU's)
48,000 288140,000 280
36,000 216
42,000 252
18,000 108
24,000 144
30,000 180
Supply and Return
SQ IN Ducts NeededINPUT BTUS INPUT BTUS
SQ IN Ducts Needed
Supply and Return
100,000
120,000
80
120
160
200
240
40,000
60,000
80,000
NON - FILTER GRILLE FILTER GRILLE
Round Duct Square
Inch Equialency
(Stud Cavity)
Metal Duct Sizes
Equivalent Rectangular
*Duct Size Calculated at 0.1 inches of available static pressure
for each 100 Equivalent Feet of Duct System.
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300-600 F
300-480 F
< 21 21-40 41-60 61-80 > 80
- 5Pa - 4Pa - 3Pa - 2Pa - 1Pa
- .02 - .016 - .012 - .008 - .004
"w.c. "w.c. "w.c. "w.c. "w.c.
N/A
(CO) Carbon Monoxide
Max ppm
GAS (Natural Gas, Propane) atmosheric 4% - 9% N/A 100
HEATING UNIT TYPE
Net Stack
Temperature
100
100
Oxygen Smoke Test
Condensing PMI PMI N/A
Fan Assisted 4% - 9%
100
Standard Power Burner 4% - 9% 275-550 F N/A 100
Space Heaters 5% - 15% 300-650 F N/A
Gas Atmospheric Appliances
Gas Fan-assisted Appliances & Power Burners
Gas Boilers
Flue After Draft Diverter
Worst Case Acceptable Draft Readings
at Listed Outdoor TemperaturesHEATING UNIT TYPE
Draft Gauge Probe Placement