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Textile Ducting: |
Steel Ducting: |
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Air Distribution |
Uniform delivery, no drafts or dead zones |
Draft and dead zones occur based on proximity to vents |
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Cooling Capacity |
Reduced as evenly distributed cool air settles uniformly in the occupied area of the room |
A higher cooling capacity is often required as uneven distribution stirs warm and cool air around the entire room |
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Installation costs |
Very low: It’s possible to save up to 70% on installation time thanks to the light weight material and simple modular set-up |
High: Steel ducts can weigh as much as 20 times more than textile ducts, resulting in a heavy workload with more complex handling requirements |
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Initial costs |
Textile materials are typically cheaper than steel, the prices of raw fabrics and yarn are consistent despite economic instability |
Steel is typically more expensive than textiles and prices have been rising in response to economic instability |
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Colours |
Euro Air can deliver a huge variety of colours to satisfy architectural and branding demands |
Painting steel ducts is a time consuming and very expensive process |
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Air exchange rate |
The entire surface area of the textile duct is used as one big diffuser, resulting in a very high air exchange rate |
To achieve a high air exchange rate steel ducting systems need to produce powerful, concentrated drafts |
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Risk of draft in the occupied zone |
Even with high air exchange rates the risk of drafts is very low as air is distributed evenly from the entire surface of the duct |
There is a high potential for drafts that increases along with the air exchange rate |
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Weight of section Ø-500 x 1.000 mm |
App. 550 g |
App. 8.700 g |
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Maintenance |
The modular textile system from Euro Air is easy to dismantle and reinstall after washing |
Cleaning a steel duct is a complex and costly process, this means that cleaning is often postponed or ignored altogether, resulting in a less hygenic indoor climate |
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Noise suppressed |
The light weight and flexibility of the textile material eliminates any need for noise suppression |
Noise suppressing steel ducts is time consuming, complicated and expensive, it is rarely pursued as a result |
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Noise generation |
Without vibrating metal surfaces, textile ducts operate cleanly and quietly, eliminating both audible disturbances and high-frequency buzzing |
Steel ducts produce a variety of noise issues that increase along with the air flow and exchange rates, over time these disturbances have a measurable impact on workplace productivity and comfort |
Read More: Euro Air's Textile Ducting Product Guide 2021
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