Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Installing a ceiling diffuser and adding ductwork to feed it in the Computer Mess Room. The perfect project for a very rainy Saturday. Recorded in the morning and later in the evening, with a small basement flood in between.
I also got to learn a lot about drop (or seemingly more correctly, "t-bar") ceilings. I feel pretty safe in saying that parts for this exact drop ceiling haven't been made in 30+ years, and I'm just glad I found something I was able to make work "well enough". Somehow I'd have expected them to be more standardized than they are.
I don't have my temperature data yet. The woodstove upstairs was in use all evening and this causes the furnace not to run. Stay tuned, though, because I might be doing something about that too.
All the other ductwork runs in this house are 6", so consistency was another reason to stick with it.
I may very well install another ceiling diffuser elsewhere in this room.
It's my understanding that "geegaw" (or sometimes "gewgaw") is usually pronounced with a soft G. Oh well.
Installing a ceiling diffuser and adding ductwork to feed it in the Computer Mess Room. The perfect project for a very rainy Saturday. Recorded in the morning and later in the evening, with a small basement flood in between.
I also got to learn a lot about drop (or seemingly more correctly, "t-bar") ceilings. I feel pretty safe in saying that parts for this exact drop ceiling haven't been made in 30+ years, and I'm just glad I found something I was able to make work "well enough". Somehow I'd have expected them to be more standardized than they are.
I don't have my temperature data yet. The woodstove upstairs was in use all evening and this causes the furnace not to run. Stay tuned, though, because I might be doing something about that too.
All the other ductwork runs in this house are 6", so consistency was another reason to stick with it.
I may very well install another ceiling diffuser elsewhere in this room.
It's my understanding that "geegaw" (or sometimes "gewgaw") is usually pronounced with a soft G. Oh well.
