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The second edition supersedes and replaces the first edition in its entirety. Heat loss gain and duct design books 1 acca manual d, 3rd edition version 2. With rightdraw you can draw your duct design, or simply place the registers and let rightd design your layout to eliminate the confusing spreadsheets. Calculate duct loads when theyre in the conditioned space manual j instructs the practitioner to be thorough and reflect the actual conditions. Instructions for acca manual jae speedsheet youtube. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or. Manual q commercial low pressure low velocity duct system.