Your Comfort is Our Goal
Duct Leaks Affect Your Family’s Health,
Comfort and Budget:
Leaky ductwork is one of the most important and common problems found in houses. Leaks in your duct system will not only increase your utility bills, they can prevent your cooling and heating system from delivering the comfort you need. Worse yet, duct leaks could be creating air quality problems that affect the health of your family.
The Solution: A DUCT LEAKAGE TEST
We can easily determine if leady ductwork is contributing to comfort problems and high utility bills in your home. Our specially trained technician will evaluate your duct system for leaks using newly developed testing equipment. We can then show you any problems found and also provide you with an estimate to seal your duct system. After making the recommended repairs, we will re-test to ensure that your cooling and heating system is operating at peak performance.
Note: you are under absolutely no obligation to have our service department perform any of the repairs recommended by the Duct Leakage Test.
Duct leaks can also pull outside air (hot in the summer and cold in the winter) directly into the ductwork, forcing your system to run longer to keep you comfortable. In addition, dust and dirt drawn into the ductwork builds up on filters and air conditioning coils making your system work harder and wear out faster.
Sealing leaky ductwork can add years of life to your heating and cooling system. And if you’re thinking of purchasing a new system, don’t connect it up to leaky ductwork. Get the efficiency and performance you’ve paid for.
Duct leakage prevents your heating or cooling system from
doing its job properly. If your house doesn’t feel cool on hot
days, or parts of your house are cold in the winter, you may
be experiencing problems caused by duct leakage.
Heated or cooled air leaks out of holes and gaps in supply
ductwork before it ever reaches the uncomfortable parts of
your house. Leaks in return ducts can overwhelm the
dehumidification capacity of your cooling system, making
your house feel clammy. Heat pumps are particularly susceptible to comfort problems from duct leakage, especially during the heating season. Duct leaks can cause the air coming from the heat pump to feel luke-warm or even cold during the winter.
Sealing duct leaks will noticeably improve your family’s comfort by helping you maintain a more even temperature throughout your home.
• Pollen and dust
• Insulation fibers
• Automobile exhaust
• Mold and mildew spores
• Insecticides
• Vapors from stored chemicals
Leaks in your supply ducts cause expensive conditioned air to be dumped into the attic, crawlspace or garage instead of into your house.
Return leaks can pull pollutants and irritants such as mold, insulation fibers, pollen and dust directly into your house.
Return duct leaks pull outside air (hot in the summer, cold in the winter) into your duct system, forcing your cooling or heating system to run longer to keep you comfortable.
Typical Ductwork Repairs:
We will permanently seal holes, cracks and gaps in your ductwork with specially designed mastics and caulks. Repairs sometimes involve reconnecting duct work that has become disconnected, or sealing building cavities that are being used as part of your duct system. Some duct systems may even need to be rebuilt to fix leakage and airflow problems. If your duct system is not insulated properly, we will provide you with an estimate for adding insulation to ductwork which runs through attics, crawlspaces or garages.
“The testing equipment was the turning point….it made us feel good that our contractor knew what he was doing. We felt very confident.”
“Our house was always humid and sticky…we were never comfortable. Now when the family comes over, they comment on how comfortable it is.”
“This is like a space age procedure…fascinating and very impressive.”
“We never dreamed that our air quality problem was coming from the ductwork…The testing equipment was the only way the problem was found.”
High-Tech Diagnostic Tools
Give You the Whole Story:
Until recently, few contractors and building professionals have understood the importance of duct leakage on health, comfort and utility bills. Now with the development of specialized diagnostic tools, it is possible to test a duct system and measure the extent of the problem. Already more than one hundred thousand homes have been tested by:
Utility companies
Home inspectors
U.S. Department of Energy Programs
National building research laboratories
Progressive heating and air conditioning contractors
Using these tools, our company can quickly diagnose your duct leakage problems. And if repairs are made, we will re-test to be sure the problems have been solved.
The Blower Door system is used to find and measure air leaks in the ductwork. The Blower Door forces air through all leaks between the duct system and unconditioned spaces such as attics, crawlspaces and garages. Then, using chemical smoke or a leak detection tool called a pressure pan, we can quickly pinpoint duct leaks.
At the same time, the blower door estimates the ventilation rate of your house to determine if you are getting adequate fresh air.
The Duct Blaster® is used to pressure test your duct system for air leaks, much the same way a plumber pressure tests your water pipes for leaks. After temporarily sealing the registers and grills, the Duct Blaster® fan is connected to the duct system to force air through all the holes and cracks in the ductwork. A precise leakage measurement is then made using the airflow and pressure monitor connected to the Duct Blaster® system.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that homeowners lose between $10 - $15 billion per year from problems with ductwork. In fact, repairing leaky ducts is often the most cost effective energy saving improvement a homeowner can make.
90% of our time indoors,
the quality of air in your
house is critical.
Asthma, allergies
and odors have all
been linked to
indoor air
pollution. A
recent scientific
study found that
40% of children’s illnesses are caused by home environmental factors. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency calls “indoor air pollution” the country’s leading environmental health concern. In many houses, duct leakage is the main cause of indoor air quality problems.
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