by Cooper Climate Control
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Efficiency: Leaky or improperly sealed ducts can reduce heating and cooling system efficiency making your HVAC system work harder than it has to. Older homes tend to have poor design when it comes to ductwork causing air flow concerns. Properly sealing and insulating ducts increases efficiency, lower your energy bills, and the investment can often pay for itself in energy savings. Sometimes it is a simple fix and will require no additional investment at all.
Indoor Air Quality: Particles from insulation, outdoor and indoor allergens, mold and dust can enter your duct system, aggravating asthma and allergy problems. Sealing ducts can help improve indoor air quality by reducing the risk of pollutants entering ducts and circulating through your home. There are many indoor air quality products available to homeowners to help with this but a simple inspection is an easy way to determine if the ductwork is improperly sealed and needs some attention.
Home Comfort: Often we hear clients concerned about how one room maintains all the heat or air, that one room may feel stuffy or uncomfortable. Ducts are used to distribute conditioned air throughout your house. But in typical houses, the EPA says that about 20% of the air that moves through the duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts.
The consequences of poorly designed or malfunctioning duct work is higher utility bills and difficulty keeping the house comfortable. Some of the most common issues we see with ductwork are:
Disconnected or torn duct work
Poorly sealed registers and grills
Leaks at furnace and filter slots
Kinks in flexible duct work restricting air flow
Poor design
Simple Solutions for Duct Leakage
A thorough duct inspection is the best way for us to evaluate your ductwork. With every paid tune-up a technician will complete a duct inspection as part of the service call. If you are more interested in a complete energy audit we can send out one of our design consultants to give you a complete home energy evaluation.
With every free energy evaluation we will, inspect the complete duct system as well as other parts of your home where you may be losing air or efficiency. You can always expect our “Non Surprise” up front pricing with job expectations clearly laid out. Our technician will evaluate air flow before and/or after repair or replacement is complete providing you with an accurate comparison of the changes made to your homes efficiency.
– See more at: https://cooperclimatecontrol.com/2014/02/aging-ductwork-draining-efficiency-hvac-system/
