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Oddly enough, duct tape is the worst way to seal actual ducts. So it probably would be better at stopping a duck from quacking. :lol:
Duct tape was designed to hold air conditioning ducts onto the vents that why it's called duct tape.
 
Duct tape was designed to hold air conditioning ducts onto the vents that why it's called duct tape.

Nope, it was originally developed during WWII to keep ammunition dry (was also originally called "duck tape" due to the fabric). After WWII it was marketed in hardware stores as a general fix-it tool. Only later did it get utilized for ducts and marketed as "duct tape". However, the glue doesn't hold up very well in the long run so it eventually loses it's seal or just falls off. These days we use either a tape specifically made for HVAC (pretty much a super thin piece of metal with adhesive) or a kind of sealant called mastic.
 
Nope, it was originally developed during WWII to keep ammunition dry (was also originally called "duck tape" due to the fabric). After WWII it was marketed in hardware stores as a general fix-it tool. Only later did it get utilized for ducts. However, the glue doesn't hold up very well in the long run so it eventually falls off. These days we use either a tape specifically made for HVAC (pretty much a super thin piece of metal with adhesive) or a kind of sealant called mastic.
We must have different duct tapes, in Australia duct tape isn't the tape with fabric on it, that's cloth tape here and duct in Australia is only made of sticky vinyl
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The tape in the picture is the tape you get when you buy an air conditioner.
 
We must have different duct tapes, in Australia duct tape isn't the tape with fabric on it, that's cloth tape here and duct in Australia is only made of sticky vinylView attachment 787321

We have both kinds here as well, the vinyl stuff is just normal duct tape, the cloth stuff has "cloth" in front of the duct tape part. Either way though it still sucks for sealing ducts. :lol:
 
We have both kinds here as well, the vinyl stuff is just normal duct tape, the cloth stuff has "cloth" in front of the duct tape part. Either way though it still sucks for sealing ducts. :lol:
I agree the cloth tape does suck for air conditioner ducts but it can hold a windscreen in a car going 100mph
 
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