This is a blog article I wrote for Action Furnace Edmonton.
Duct Performance for Efficiency, Safety, and Comfort
January 2nd, 2013 by Amy Hancock
Improving Duct Performance
Duct performance is very important to homeowners in Edmonton. A duct system that is properly sealed and designed correctly can save energy and make sure your home is safe. So, what do you know about your ducts?
In Edmonton, your furnace and heating system works hard to keep your home warm in our cold winters. Ducts are used to distribute the warm air from your furnace into the rest of your house. According to Energy Star, about 20% of the air that moves through your duct system is lost because of leaks or poor connections within the duct system.
Duct Performance – Performing Badly
Here are some signs that you might be suffering from poor duct performance:
- Your utility bills are higher than usual
- Some rooms in your house seem stuffy or dusty
- Some rooms in your house never seem warm enough
- You can actually see there are tangled or kinked flexible ducts in your system
What problems cause poor duct performance?
- Leaks at the furnace and filter slot
- Kinks in flexible duct work that are restricting air flow
- Physical holes in the ducts, or worse, ducts that are literally coming apart at the seams!
- Registers and grills that are not sealed properly
Duct Performance at its Best
If your duct system is working well and is properly sealed, cleaned, and maintained regularly you will start to reap the benefits of good duct performance.
Most importantly, your house will be operating at its safest. Gas appliances like your hot water heater, dryer and furnace, release combustion gases through their venting systems. Harmful gases like carbon monoxide can easily seep into your living spaces rather than being blown outside if you have leaky ducts. Keeping your ducts sealed and maintained will reduce this risk.
Good duct performance can help you save money on your energy bills. A leak-free duct system will increase the efficiency of your furnace and it won’t be long before you start to see the savings.
Plus, you will also be enhancing your indoor air quality. Fumes from your insulation, household chemicals and dust can get into your duct system. Sealing ducts will reduce the risk of these pollutants from entering your duct systems and your home.
Overall you will be lessening your impact on the environment. There are many benefits to ensuring good duct performance in your home.
Duct Performance Experts
The professionals at Action Furnace in Edmonton are experts on your duct system. They can get to those hard to reach ducts in your attic or crawl space and ensure your duct system is working properly. Seal leaks, repair damaged and disconnected ducts, make sure the ducts that need insulation get it, and ensure your registers are sealed properly too.
Evaluate your duct performance. Could you be lowering energy bills, ensuring the safety of your home, and enhancing the air quality in your house?
Start by taking advantage of Action Furnace’s Duct Cleaning Special.
Source: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index
1 comments
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