{"id":839,"date":"2015-05-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/?p=839"},"modified":"2015-05-08T10:23:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T14:23:46","slug":"2-negative-effects-of-faulty-ductwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/2-negative-effects-of-faulty-ductwork\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Negative Effects of Faulty Ductwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you use\u00a0a traditional forced air system to cool your home in St. Augustine, FL, then you have ductwork. Ductwork is the delivery system for your cool air, and if it has cracks, holes and disconnections, the volume and quantity of your air will be greatly diminished. Why does this happen? Let\u2019s take a look:<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Decreased Energy Efficiency<\/h3>\n<p>When your ductwork has holes, cracks and disconnections, the air being pushed through the ducts by your AC\u2019s blower can, and will, go through these openings. It\u2019s estimated that faulty ductwork can account for as much as 30% of your home\u2019s total air loss \u2013 a significant amount. To compensate for this tremendous loss, your air conditioning system will work harder, which means it will use more energy to achieve your set temperature.<\/p>\n<h3>Poor Indoor Air Quality<\/h3>\n<p>One of the functions of ductwork is to bring clean air into your living spaces. If your ductwork is riddled with holes and cracks, or portions of it aren\u2019t connected, virtually anything can get into it. This includes outside contaminants, dirt, air pollution and odors. Once these items enter your ductwork, they have a direct path right into your home\u2019s living spaces.<\/p>\n<p>There are three ways to remedy the problem of faulty ductwork:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duct sealing<\/strong> \u2013 duct sealing involves using mastic, a fibrous adhesive, to seal cracks and holes for the long-term.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duct repair<\/strong> \u2013 sometimes certain parts of your ductwork may be too damaged to restore with duct sealing; in these cases, duct repair is necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duct replacement<\/strong> \u2013 if you have ductwork that is beyond repair, such as sections that are fully corroded, duct replacement is recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our experts will determine which avenue is best for your ductwork and perform the work correctly the first time around. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/st-augustine-fl-indoor-air-quality\">If you suspect you may have faulty ductwork<\/a> in your St. Augustine, FL, home, call Climate Masters today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a forced air system to cool your home in St. Augustine, FL, then you have ductwork. Ductwork is the delivery system for your cool air, and if it has cracks, holes and disconnections, the volume and quantity of your air will be greatly diminished. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[142,134],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839"}],"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=839"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}