Air flow to second half of doublewide
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:02 pm
I've been reading a couple of other threads on here, they don't seem to quite apply to what I have going on. (I don't think anyway).
I have a 1600sf doublewide built in 1985. I bought it last year and have been remodeling since. I noticed from day one that I have great air flow to the furnace side of the house and very little to the other side. Knowing that I was going to install a new heat pump this year, I put this on the back burner until now.
The installer started installing yesterday, I told him about the problem I was having and his first instinct was that the crossover was disconnected or ripped. He checked it out for me and said that everything checks out fine. I have a 10" flexible crossover, he recommended that I put in a 12" crossover which would give me more air into the other side of the house.
I am no expert by any means, but to me it would seem like putting in a bigger crossover would slow down air flow even more because it would take a greater volume of air. (I hope I am explaining my thought process good enough). I would think if anything I would want to go a little smaller to increase airflow. ( Kind of like pinching the end of a trickling water hose until the water squirts out).
Question is, in your opinion, will increasing the size of the crossover help me get better airflow on the other side of the house?
Thanks in advance for any advice that you can offer!
I have a 1600sf doublewide built in 1985. I bought it last year and have been remodeling since. I noticed from day one that I have great air flow to the furnace side of the house and very little to the other side. Knowing that I was going to install a new heat pump this year, I put this on the back burner until now.
The installer started installing yesterday, I told him about the problem I was having and his first instinct was that the crossover was disconnected or ripped. He checked it out for me and said that everything checks out fine. I have a 10" flexible crossover, he recommended that I put in a 12" crossover which would give me more air into the other side of the house.
I am no expert by any means, but to me it would seem like putting in a bigger crossover would slow down air flow even more because it would take a greater volume of air. (I hope I am explaining my thought process good enough). I would think if anything I would want to go a little smaller to increase airflow. ( Kind of like pinching the end of a trickling water hose until the water squirts out).
Question is, in your opinion, will increasing the size of the crossover help me get better airflow on the other side of the house?
Thanks in advance for any advice that you can offer!