ATCO #048
Mobile / Modular Home Duct
25 ' Insulated UL 181
Class 1 Air Duct



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Description


ATCO's UPC #048 is a UL 181 Class 1 Air Duct and is manufactured with a black, heavy-duty polyethylene jacketwhich complies with the HUD requirements for outdoor mobile home or modular home installation.. The UPC #048 inner core is air-tight and is designed for low-to-medium operating pressures in HVAC systems.


Construction

A double lamination of tough polyester which encapsulates a steel wire helix forms the air-tight inner core to ATCO's UPC #048. The double layer core is wrapped in a thick blanket of fiberglass insulation blankets to provide the R-value specific to each product. the core and insulation are reinforced with scrim, and sheathed in a rugged and durable black seamless polyethylene jacket.


Applications

UPC #048 is designed to be used as a supply and return air duct connecting a self-contained HVAC system to the main air duct of a mobile or modular home; a complete air duct system and/or a branch duct when a horizontal or upflow HVAC system is used in a mobile or modular home; and as a Crossover Air Duct to join the main air ducts of a douvlewide mobiule or modular home..


Code Compliance*

UL 181, SBCC, BOCA, NFPA 90A & 90B, HUD 3280.715, HUD 515-2.1 (b), Cities of Chicago, New York & San Francisco, County of Dade (Florida), California State Fire Marshall.
*ATCO recommends that you check with the local code body having jurisdiction in your area to determine applicable codes.

Product Data

  Length: 25'
  Diameters: 8 ", 10", 12", 14"
  Vapor Barrier: Seamless black polyethylene
  End Treatment: 25' - plain ends
 

Packaging: 1 piece per carton

Performance Data

  Rated Positive Pressure: 10" w.g. per UL-181 (UL Listed pressure ratings are determined in straight lengths @ ambient temperatures.)
  Recommended Operating Pressures (Determined in a 90° bend at elevated temperatures in accordance with ADC FD 72-R1 Test Code.)
  Maximum Positive:
4 " w.g. - 8" thru 10" Dia.
2 " w.g. - 12" thru 14" Dia.
(With factory installed metal collars, 2" w.g. - all diameters)
  Maximum Negative:
¾" w.g. - all diameters
  Maximum Velocity: 5,000 FPM
  Vapor Transmission: .1 perms
  Maximum Operating Temperatures:
-20° F to 140° F Continuous (@ maximum pressure)
-20° F to 180° F Continuous (@ 2" pos. w.g. max.)
-20° F to 250° F Intermittent (@ ½" pos. w.g. max.)
  R Value: 8.0
(In accordance with ADC flexible duct performance and installation standards (1991) using ASTM C-518 at installed wall thickness on flat insulation only.)
  Flame Spread: Less than 25
 

Smoke Developed: Less than 50

Installation

Air duct connections and joints shall be made per installation instructions outlined by ATCO Rubber Products, Inc. and as required by the UL 181 listing procedure. (Installation instructions are included inside of each carton.)


Air Friction chart:

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Warranty:

Atco warrants that all flexible ducts will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase only if the ducts are installed in accordance with Atco's installation instructions and under conditions specified in Atco's performance data. The buyer's exclusive remedies for any defect in the flexible ducts shall be replacement or refund of the purchase price, at Atco's option.

ATCO MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. IN PARTICULAR, ATCO MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ATCO SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO THE BUYER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER ECONOMIC INJURY DUE TO ANY DEFECT IN THE FLEXIBLE DUCTS. MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FLEXIBLE DUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.


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