Duct Sealing   Energy Efficient recommends that home and office owners take a closer look at a part of their Indoor Air Comfort system that is too often overlooked  ... your ducting!   Ducting?  Yes, this neglected area of the system is the primary culprit when it comes to lost efficiency, increased utility bills, even system safety.   The Benefits of Duct Sealing Is your ducting readily accessible?  If so, can you feel air being pulled into your return air ducting in your attic or crawl space?  Is the insulation pulled away from register bibbs, supply ducts and return air ducts?  Can you feel conditioned air escaping from the ducting before it reaches your registers?  Do you have condensation sitting on any of your poly?  If the answer to any of these questions is yes, duct sealing would provide an immediate improvement. Read on to find out how! Ducting leaks have a number of consequences, all of them bad!  The Energy Efficient Duct Sealing Program will inspect, repair or replace and then seal every ducting component in your home or office building to provide the following benefits: Better Comfort!     Duct leaks cause low temperatures at heating supply registers in winter. If supply ducts leak to crawl spaces, garages and attics, cold outside air is drawn inside through cracks and holes in the building envelope. These cold leaks create uncomfortable drafts.   Lower Energy Bills!     Air leaks in ducts to or from the outside add to heating and cooling bills. The combustion efficiency (AFUE) of a typical new furnace is 80% to 90%. If duct leaks are large, they can reduce overall heating system efficiency to below 60%.   Improved Combustion Safety!    Duct leaks can cause areas in a house to become depressurized. If fireplaces, wood stoves, water heaters, furnaces, clothes dryers or other combustion devices are in these depressurized areas, combustion gases such as carbon monoxide may backdraft into the house instead of going up the chimney.   Better Indoor Air Quality!    Leaks are common in return ducts in garages and attics. Air leaking into the return duct may contain fumes from household and garden chemicals and solvents, insulation particles, dust and automobile exhaust. Sealing return ducts reduces the risk of introducing these pollutants into the home.   The EEHC Solution If your ducting resembles our "before" pictures and you want to save money on your utility bills during the upcoming heating and cooling seasons, Energy Efficient's Comfort Specialists can help.    If your self-inspection is inconclusive, have us perform a no-obligation ducting inspection for your home or office!  You'll breathe easy knowing your family or company is safe and comfortable! Contact an Energy Efficient Comfort Specialist at (757) 595-4433 or use our convenient E-Form to request an inspection of your ducting and a computerized system efficiency test.  Both are free and will tell you if duct sealing can increase the comfort, safety and efficiency of your existing system.
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July 5, 2008