The average American home loses up to 30% of heated as well as cooled air because of flaws in the HVAC duct.
The duct system is a network of pipes that are largely concealed behind walls as well as ceilings as well as inside crawl spaces, garages, basements as well as attics, due to exhausting design as well as wear as well as tear, separations can develop at the seams. Small holes can form. Conditioned air travels through the duct system multiple times per afternoon. The air that is heated by the furnace or cooled by the air conditioning system is distributed to the rooms of the home by way of the supply HVAC duct. The stale air is circulated back to the furnace as well as air conditioning system through return ducts. Any imperfection results in air loss. Holes in supply ducts mean that the maximum amount of heated or cooled air fails to reach the intended endpoint. That means the furnace as well as air conditioning system are required to run longer to meet the demands of the control equipment setting.The added wear as well as tear downsidely impacts the reliability as well as longevity of the equipment, but leaky ducts lead to inferior comfort, greater energy consumption as well as higher running costs. Imperfections in the return ducts often draw in unconditioned air as well as pollutants. This can cause issues with indoor air quality as well as health as well as safety risks. Contaminants get introduced into breathing air. If the ducts are located near combustion-based appliances, there is the worry over carbon monoxide getting pulled into the air. The solution is regular, professional HVAC duct testing, as well as if necessary, duct sealing. The process is non-invasive but worthwhile.