Slip Fitting vs. Flange Connecting System
Is One Really Better Than the Other?
Flange connections provide a stronger joint, improve durability, and save labor during installation!
When it comes to HVAC installation, there are two main ways to improve your profit margin: cutting material and/or labor costs.
In considering your project, it’s important to understand these areas do not stand alone.
Your materials can directly affect labor costs, and unless inventory is chosen wisely, any savings in material can easily be eaten up by labor costs.
This relationship becomes clear when you consider traditional slip couplings vs. modern flange connecting systems.
Flange connecting systems offer as much as 50% time savings compared to other systems!
You know from experience, traditional slip couplings and reducers are simply clumsy to work with, and that means expensive labor time.
Slip fittings have several additional drawbacks. With a coupler, joint strength resists pulling and compression, but does little for rigidity and hanging strength. This weakness is becomes a significant problem for duct work 30″ and more in diameter.
When major contracts are involved, why risk installing a product that may perform below industry standards?
This is Where Flanged Systems Excel
What if we told you that flanged connecting systems improve the joint strength, seal, rigidity, and hanging strength of the entire ductwork structure AND save money at the same time? This is exactly what flange connecting systems like AccuFlange™ from Spinfinity achieve.
AccuFlange™ was designed with one overriding goal: to save field labor.
Available for both round and oval duct, flanges fit inside the ductwork and are screwed or tack welded to the spiral itself, with a butyl gasket providing the seal. Double wall can be handled the same way, with the flange engineered to have two rings, allowing various thicknesses of liner to go in between. For more information:
When the pipe size is 30″ or larger, TCG Duct recommends the use of a flange connecting system.
Flange connections not only provide a stronger joint, improving the durability of the entire system, but most importantly save up to 50% labor time during installation.
To learn more, call The Cincinnatus Group at 878-295-8009, or visit our Contact Us page today.
Retrofitting Commercial Rooftop HVAC Equipment
TCG Duct supplies customized curb adapters to make your roof top unit retrofit go smoothly.
When installing HVAC roof top equipment, new units often come with roof curbs, or have curbs offered as an accessory.
However, when removing an old roof top unit for retrofit, these accessory roof curbs often prove incompatible with the existing curb, vent positions, and roof penetrations.
At The Cincinnatus Group, we fabricate customized, curb adapters to make your roof top unit retrofits fit in place perfectly, providing a weather-tight seal along with the durability and cost-effectiveness you’re looking for.
In addition to precision customization, at TCG we understand the need to have your order expedited at the fastest possible speed. From your first call to TCG customer service, through the process of ordering and delivery, you’ll recognize the difference in customer service and delivery we bring to the table.
- Roof curb adapters made to your precise specification
- Quick order turnaround and delivery
- Affordable, high quality solutions
Whatever your roof top unit installation needs, call The Cincinnatus Group at 878-295-8009, or visit our Contact Us page today.
Duct Fabrication is TCG’s Business
At TCG Duct, we can provide all or part of your HVAC fabrication needs. Your project is priced from a Material List or via a take off from prints you provide. Our team of engineers, fabricators and technicians are trained on the latest equipment and methods that enable us to meet your exacting standards.
Let TCG Duct be your partner in the HVAC Industry as an experienced, high-quality manufacturer of HVAC duct of all types. Our goal is to partner with our customers in ways that make the entire workflow from order to installation a seamless exercise in time and cost savings.
The Cincinnatus Group supplies traditional Rectangular Ductwork as well as Spiral Ductwork, Double Wall Spiral Duct , PCD Ductwork, and Industrial Welded Ductwork.
Why Choose The Cincinnatus Group?
As your partner, The Cincinnatus Group helps your organization stand out in its marketplace, win more bids, save substantial costs, and build the knowledge and skills your team needs to continually meet new challenges effectively and profitably.
Our strong work ethic, accountability, and pursuit of excellence sets us apart from other contracted sales and marketing services, and our unique expertise and proprietary ductwork systems make us unique amongst our competitors.
At The Cincinnatus Group, our fabrication partners gain access to our unique experience and expertise in contracted sales and marketing.
Our assets help you navigate the ever-changing markets of the 21st century.
To learn more about our Contracted Sales services or other services we provide: Contracted Estimating and Take Offs, CAD/BIM/Coordination Drawings, and Project Management Assistance, please call The Cincinnatus Group at 878-295-8009, or visit our Contact Us page today. We are looking forward to the opportunity to help grow your business.
