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Homeowners often don\u2019t realize how much their ductwork plays a role in not only their comfort but also the cleanliness of their indoor air. So when that ductwork is dirty or damaged, it can impact your home in significant ways. Damaged ductwork allows air leaks into unoccupied spaces like your attic or crawlspace. Dirty ducts invite common allergens as well as mold spores and bacteria into your indoor air.<\/p>\n
But how do you know when your ductwork is trouble?<\/p>\n
With professional duct testing. Duct testing allows our technicians to unobtrusively inspect your ductwork and see where you may have problem areas. But how do you know you need professional duct testing in the first place? Read on as we uncover some signs that this may be the case!<\/p>\n
We get it\u2014\u201ctoo high\u201d seems subjective. But what we want you to look at is how much you\u2019re paying to heat or cool your home in comparison to what you paid last year. You might even do a cost comparison to a neighbor. If your energy bills are drastically higher, it means your home is performing inefficiently, and damaged ductwork can certainly be to blame.<\/p>\n
Leaky ductwork doesn\u2019t just let conditioned air escape. It also draws in undesirable particles, too. Attics and crawlspace areas collect dirt and dust, however they don\u2019t get cleaned as often as they should. If leaky ducts create an imbalance of air, it can pull in that dust and dirt through the ventilation system and disperse these allergens into your home.<\/p>\n
If your home has hotspots during the summer and cold spots during the winter, then leaking ductwork may be to blame! A properly functioning HVAC system will use your ductwork to distribute heated or cooled air throughout your home equally.<\/p>\n
However, if you have duct leaks then the rooms at the farthest end of the ventilation system won\u2019t receive all the conditioned air that they should.<\/p>\n
During any time of the year in this part of Florida, but especially summer, the temperature of your roof can exceed the temperature outside by 30\u00b0F or more! This means that the attic gets hot. <\/em>As a result, your ductwork can start to suffer, developing pinhole leaks and warping. As a result, you can not only experience airflow and comfort issues, but the particles we mentioned earlier, like allergens and mold spores, can get sucked in and then distributed through your home.<\/p>\n This can happen for a lot of reasons\u2014but it comes down to having too many allergens present. When you\u2019re indoors running your HVAC system with no windows or doors open, this shouldn\u2019t be a problem. If it is, then you need to look at what indoor air quality solutions may help. Many times, it\u2019s duct sealing\u2014which starts with duct testing.<\/p>\n Contact Climate Masters<\/a> for professional duct testing in St Augustine, FL<\/a> and beyond. Serving St. Johns County since 1988 with quality, hometown service.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The short answer is, if you have a central air conditioner or furnace, then yes! But what purpose does it serve and what benefits does it bring your home?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[232,87],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Household Members Are Suffering from Allergies or Asthma<\/h2>\n