RE: Pliaduct - New toroid material

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Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept@xxxxxxxxxxx>

It says that all prices are per foot on the link. Seems expensive.
Robert Hanford



>Original poster: "TeslaCrazy" <TeslaCrazy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Maybe I'm wrong but I read the list price for a 6" diameter pipe as $22.80
>per foot. WOW!
>
>Ray
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>Subject: Pliaduct - New toroid material
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>Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
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>I saw a portable air conditioner for lab environmental testing at work
>today, and the 6" air ducts in and out of it were made of a
>"ribbon-lock" PVC that I hadn't seen previously.  It was made such that
>unlike corrugated aluminum ducts, it absolutely won't dent from minor
>accidents, unless you deliberately jumped on it.  The maker of the A/C
>unit, Topaz, said I had to buy it from them, so I started Googling.  I
>found something very similar (maybe the same?) called Pliaduct.  You can
>see it at http://www.ducting.com/Pliaduct.html.  It is available in
>diameters from 2"-12", standard lengths 25' for 2"-6", and 10' for
>8"-12".  The price for a 6"x25' length is $22.80.  The really neat thing
>is that the two ends will seamlessly mate with no tape or adapters
>needed, and you can series-connect multiple lengths!
>
>Obviously one must cover a PVC toroid with aluminum tape to make it
>conductive, but the surface is flatter with less pronounced ridges than
>AL duct, so it will look nicer and probably be less prone to corona.  As
>I don't actually need another toroid I didn't research the cost of
>shipping such a thing to me - most of the vendors I saw seemed to be on
>the West Coast - but I'll leave that to someone who needs one.  Any
>follow-up from anyone trying this would be much appreciated!
>
>Regards,
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
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