Dallas Air Duct Sealing

In homes with forced-air heating and air conditioning systems, air ducts are used to distribute the HVAC system's air throughout the house. In almost every home and commercial building we evaluate, 30% of the air that moves through the air duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected and insulated air ducts. The result is higher utility bills and difficulty keeping your home or commercial office building comfortable, no matter how good of an air conditioning and heating system you have.

Signs of Poor Air Duct Sealing:

• High summer and winter utility bills
• Rooms and offices that are difficult to heat and cool
• Stuffy rooms that never seem to feel comfortable
• Tangled or kinked air ducts in your air conditioning and heating system
• Crushed or rusted metal air ducts
• Unhealthy amounts of dust in your home or office
• Air conditioning vents overly plugged

A properly sealed air duct system that is also properly insulated can make your home and office more comfortable, energy efficient, can provide better indoor air quality and save you money. Making improvements to your air duct system can:

Improve Comfort

Air duct sealing and insulating air conditioning ducts can help with common comfort problems, such as rooms that are too hot in summer or too cold in the winter.

Enhance Indoor Air Quality

Fumes from household and garden chemicals, attic insulation particles, and dust can enter your heating and air conditioning duct system, aggravating asthma and allergy problems. Sealing air conditioning and heating ducts can help improve indoor air quality by reducing the risk of pollutants entering the ductwork and circulating through your home or commercial property.

Promote Safety

During normal operation, gas appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers, and heating furnaces release combustion gases (like carbon monoxide) through their venting systems. Leaky ductwork in your heating and cooling system may cause "back-drafting," where these gases are drawn back into the living space, rather than expelled to the outdoors. Sealing duct leaks can reduce this risk.

Save Money

Leaky air conditioning and heating ducts can reduce heating and cooling system efficiency by as much as 25 per cent. Properly sealing and insulating HVAC ducts increases the overall efficiency, lowers your electric bills, and can often pay for itself in energy savings over a short period of time. Plus, if you're planning to install new heating and cooling equipment, a well-designed and sealed ductwork system may allow you to downsize to a smaller, less costly heating and air conditioning system that will provide better dehumidification.

Protect the Environment

When power plants burn fossil fuels to make electricity, they release greenhouse gases. By sealing AC and heater ductwork and using less energy at home, you can help reduce these emissions and fight global warming.

Why Kozy Services?

Many homeowners choose to hire Kozy Services for duct improvement projects, including duct cleaning. Our experienced technicians will:

• Inspect the whole duct system, in the attic, crawlspace..you name it!
• Evaluate the system's supply and return air CFM. Many air conditioning and heating systems have supply air and return air ducts that are too small or too large.
• Fix or replace all damaged and disconnected ductwork, and straighten out all flexible ducts that are tangled or crushed.
• Seal all duct leaks and connections with mastic, metal tape, or an aerosol-based sealant.
• Seal all collars and wye's tightly to the ducts.
• Install manual air dampers on all ducts at supply plenum.
• Insulate ducts in unconditioned areas with duct insulation that carries an R-value of 6 or higher.
• Include a new 1" pleated filter as part of any duct system improvement.
• Evaluate and balance airflow after repairs are completed.
• Ensure there is no back drafting of gas or propane burning appliances, and conduct a combustion safety test after ducts are sealed.

Call us today at (972) 276-2544 for a free evaluation of your current air duct sealing needs.