Damaged HVAC ducts admit pollutants and leak heated or conditioned air. Both can affect your home’s comfort, health, and HVAC efficiency. Below are some ways to check for leaky ducts.
1. Evaluate the Signs and Symptoms
Your HVAC’s performance should make you suspect leaky ducts. For example, you should suspect a leaky duct if:
Your house is unusually dusty since cracks and holes in air ducts suck in dust that circulates in the house along with heated or cooled air.…
The refrigerant that your AC unit relies on will move through lines that sometimes can leak. If you spot this happening, here are some repair tips that can help you effectively handle this leaking before it leads to major cooling issues.
Identify All Instances of Leaks
Your lines could be leaking refrigerant around multiple areas and it’s important to check for sure so that when you do repairs, you target all of the right areas and subsequently don’t have to worry about any leaks remaining.…
Air conditioning is somewhat of a newer invention. And even after it was invented, it took a few more decades for it to become popular. As such, if you live in an older home, there is a good chance that the home was not designed with air conditioning in mind. Does that mean you can’t have air conditioning? Not at all! A standard, ducted forced air system may not work very well, but there are several other types of AC systems that should.…
