Hi i have small minisplit with 350 cf/m i attached a plenum with 8 inch ridgit round duct attached to it now i need to run it into a bulkhead where one register goes into a small room aprox 12×12 and the second one into a master bedroom aprox 20×12 and i cant run one 8 inch and split at the end into each rooms divided by 1 wall because you would hear the noice through . what is the best way to duct? I had it 8 inch into 1 big room and 3 inch into small room thru the ceiling before but it was too far from the window and i had bad heating
How do i reduce and split hvac duct from 8″ round into two rooms
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Best Answer
There are split systems and mini split systems these are different creatures.
A split system with an air handler/ plenum in your case is a small split.
A mini split has all the controls in the head unit and are not designed to be in a plenum.
If you have a small split you can divert some of the air flow to another zone but remember there also needs to be a way for the air to return to the handler or that room will pressurize and then have no real flow.
As for voices being to be heard at vents this flaw is in all central heating or air systems the type of ducting or baffles can reduce the sound transmission but this is an art all its own because baffles cause resistance. And without a diagram of the existing plenum it would be hard to guess at the best method.