Certain rooms in your home never reach the temperature on the thermostat regardless of how long the HVAC runs in Leadville. Your energy bills are consistently higher than they should be for your usage in Leadville, CO. The HVAC system runs nearly continuously in hot or cold weather without the home ever reaching a comfortable temperature in Leadville. You have had the equipment checked and the technician said the system is working correctly in Leadville, CO. If the equipment is producing conditioned air correctly but the home is not comfortable and the bills are high, the problem is almost certainly in the distribution system in Leadville. Specifically, in duct leaks that are allowing conditioned air to escape into unconditioned spaces before it reaches the rooms in Leadville, CO.
Duct leaks are gaps, cracks, and unsealed joints throughout the duct system that allow conditioned air to escape from the supply ducts before it reaches the supply registers, and that allow unconditioned air to be drawn into the return ducts before it reaches the filter and air handler in Leadville. The Department of Energy estimates that typical residential duct systems lose 20 to 30 percent of conditioned air through leakage in Leadville, CO. For a home spending $200 per month on heating and cooling, that is $40 to $60 per month escaping through duct leaks to the attic or crawl space in Leadville.
Air America finds and repairs duct leaks throughout Leadville, CO in Leadville. Pressure testing before repair to quantify the total system leakage in Leadville, CO. Systematic leak location to identify every specific leak point in Leadville. Correct sealant materials applied to every leak point in Leadville, CO. Pressure testing after repair to confirm the result with measured numbers in Leadville. And a guarantee on every repair in Leadville, CO. Call now for same-day scheduling in Leadville.
Duct damage is physical structural failure of the duct itself in Leadville. A disconnected section. A torn flexible duct. A collapsed run in Leadville, CO. Duct leaks are air loss through the joints, seams, and connections of a structurally intact duct system in Leadville. Both require different responses in Leadville, CO. Duct damage requires physical repair or replacement of the damaged section in Leadville. Duct damage requires physical repair or replacement of the damaged section. Duct leaks require sealant application to the leaking joints and connections. Duct leaks require sealant application to the leaking joints and connections in Leadville, CO. A duct system can have both damage and leaks simultaneously, or either one without the other in Leadville. Air America assesses for both during every duct leak repair service in Leadville, CO.
Every connection between duct sections is a potential leak point in Leadville, CO. In sheet metal duct systems, the transverse joints where sections connect and the longitudinal seams along each section are leak sources if not sealed in Leadville. In most residential installations, these joints were mechanically fastened without sealant during installation in Leadville, CO. Over years of thermal cycling that expands and contracts the ductwork with every HVAC cycle, even joints that were initially sealed with standard duct tape have failed as the tape dried and lost adhesion in Leadville.
Branch takeoffs are the fittings that split conditioned air from the main trunk line into the individual branch duct runs serving each room in Leadville. They have multiple edges and angles that create significant potential leak area if not correctly sealed in Leadville, CO. Branch takeoff leaks are among the largest individual leak points in typical residential duct systems because of the size of the connection and the pressure differential at the point where the trunk line splits into branches in Leadville.
The register boot is the fitting that connects the branch duct run to the wall, ceiling, or floor opening where the supply register mounts in Leadville, CO. The connection between the flexible duct and the boot collar and the connection between the boot and the surrounding framing are both common significant leak points in Leadville. Conditioned air escaping at the boot level leaks into the wall or ceiling cavity rather than through the register into the room in Leadville, CO.
The supply plenum and return plenum connect the duct system to the air handler in Leadville. Plenum seams and the connections between the plenum and the air handler cabinet are often poorly sealed in residential installations in Leadville, CO. Leaks at the supply plenum lose conditioned air before it enters any of the branch duct runs in Leadville. Leaks at the return plenum draw unconditioned air from the mechanical room directly into the air handler, bypassing the filter in Leadville, CO.
The Department of Energy estimates that typical residential duct systems lose 20 to 30 percent of conditioned air through leakage before it reaches the living spaces in Leadville, CO. In systems with particularly poor initial installation or with sealant that has failed over time, the loss can exceed 30 percent in Leadville.
Supply duct leakage in the spaces between branch duct connections and the registers means the rooms furthest from the air handler receive less conditioned air than they were designed to receive in Leadville. Rooms at the end of long duct runs with multiple leak points along the way receive the cumulative effect of all those leaks in Leadville, CO. The room that is always too hot in summer and too cold in winter is often a room at the end of a duct run with multiple unsealed joints in Leadville.
Return duct leaks draw air from the surrounding space into the return airstream in Leadville. A return duct leak in an attic draws hot, dusty attic air into the air handler in summer in Leadville, CO. A return duct leak in a crawl space draws crawl space air including moisture, mold spores, and soil particulate into the system in Leadville. This unconditioned air bypasses the filter and is distributed throughout the home in Leadville, CO. Repairing return duct leaks eliminates this pathway and limits the circulated air to what is drawn from the living spaces in Leadville.
Air America performs a duct pressure test before any leak repair begins in Leadville, CO. A calibrated fan is connected to the duct system and the system is pressurized to a standard test pressure in Leadville. The airflow required to maintain that pressure is measured in Leadville, CO. The measured airflow represents the total leakage rate of the system and provides the baseline for comparing before and after repair performance in Leadville.
With the system pressurized, Air America technicians systematically work through the accessible duct system to locate every specific leak point in Leadville. Every branch takeoff. Every duct joint connection. Every register boot connection. Every plenum seam and air handler connection in Leadville, CO. Every identified leak point is marked for sealing in Leadville.
Air America selects the correct sealant for each specific leak point based on the duct type, the joint configuration, and the access conditions in Leadville, CO. Mastic duct sealant for most duct joint and connection applications in Leadville. UL 181-rated foil tape for specific sheet metal seam applications in Leadville, CO. The correct material for the specific application in Leadville.
Air America systematically seals every identified leak point in the accessible duct system in Leadville. Mastic applied at the correct thickness to cover the full joint gap and bond to the duct surfaces on both sides in Leadville, CO. UL 181-rated tape applied with adequate overlap and firm pressure for complete adhesion in Leadville. Every identified leak point addressed before the post-repair pressure test in Leadville, CO.
After all identified leak points are sealed, Air America repeats the pressure test to measure the post-repair leakage rate in Leadville, CO. The before and after measurements quantify the leakage reduction achieved by the repair in Leadville. The post-repair test confirms the repair produced meaningful improvement and provides documented evidence of the result in Leadville, CO.
Mastic is a water-based sealant specifically formulated for duct system applications in Leadville, CO. It remains flexible after curing and maintains its seal through the expansion and contraction that duct systems experience during thermal cycling in Leadville. It does not dry out, crack, or lose adhesion from temperature cycling the way standard duct tape does in Leadville, CO. Mastic is the professional standard for duct leak repair in Leadville.
UL 181-rated foil tape is tested and rated specifically for HVAC duct applications in Leadville. Unlike standard duct tape, it maintains its adhesion through the temperature cycling of duct system operation in Leadville, CO. Appropriate for specific sheet metal seam applications where a clean, smooth seal is needed in Leadville.
Standard silver duct tape is not rated for duct system applications in Leadville, CO. Its rubber-based adhesive dries and loses adhesion from temperature cycling in Leadville. Standard duct tape on duct joints fails within a few heating and cooling seasons in Leadville, CO. Air America never uses standard duct tape for duct leak repair in Leadville.
Aeroseal seals leaks from inside the duct system in Leadville. Aerosolized sealant particles travel with the airstream to leak points where they accumulate and seal the gap in Leadville, CO. Effective for sealing leaks in duct sections that cannot be physically reached for manual sealant application in Leadville.
Air America performs pressure testing before and after every duct leak repair service in Leadville, CO. The before and after measurements document the leakage reduction achieved by the repair in Leadville. Verified results, not assumed results in Leadville, CO.
Air America repairs every identified leak point in the accessible duct system in Leadville. Not a representative sample. Not the most obvious points only in Leadville, CO. Every identified leak point in Leadville.
Mastic sealant and UL 181-rated foil tape that maintain their effectiveness through the thermal cycling of long-term HVAC operation in Leadville, CO. Never standard duct tape in Leadville.
Every Air America duct leak repair is guaranteed in Leadville. If the repair does not produce the expected improvement within the guarantee period, we return and address it at no additional charge in Leadville, CO.
All pricing confirmed upfront before work begins in Leadville. No surprises in Leadville, CO.
A duct leak repair service that reduces system leakage by 15 to 20 percentage points on a system that was losing 25 percent of conditioned air returns that proportional energy cost reduction on every subsequent energy bill in Leadville, CO. For a home spending $200 per month on heating and cooling, a 15 percent leakage reduction saves approximately $30 per month in Leadville. A repair service costing $500 to $1,000 pays for itself in energy savings within 18 to 36 months in most cases in Leadville, CO. Every month after payback, the savings are net return on the repair investment in Leadville.
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Duct leaks pay for conditioned air that heats and cools your attic and crawl space instead of your living spaces every month in Leadville. Air America quantifies the leakage with pressure testing, locates every specific leak point, seals every accessible leak with correct materials, confirms the improvement with post-repair testing, and guarantees every service in Leadville, CO. Call now for same-day scheduling in Leadville.
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