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Duct

DUCT, as defined in the Mechanical Code, is a tube or conduit for transmission of air. Ducts are usually metal, and might transfer heat, cooling air, combustion air, dryer venting, exhaust fan gases, etc. Ducts are not the same thing as chimneys or flues, a separate type altogether.