You’re Not Imagining It, Things Are Hotter Than They Should Be
It’s July in Utah, your AC is running full blast to combat the broiling 100-degree day outside, but something just isn’t right. You’re still sweating in your living room, and struggling to get any kind of temperature balance in the rest of your home. You’ve changed filters, reached out for an AC inspection, and even upgraded to a top of the line thermostat, but no matter what you do, the problem isn’t going away. The good news is, it isn’t you. Leaky ductwork can waste around 30% of the cooling and heating energy you’re paying for and throw off comfort.
The Reason Why Your House Isn’t Cooling With The AC Running
Your ducts are the highway that nice treated air you’re paying for travels to reach your rooms. If you run a garden hose filled with tiny holes, you’ll see the problem. Small leaks throughout your ductwork allow cooled air to escape into areas where it doesn’t belong, like crawlspaces.
It’s a pretty common problem, and can stem from some very ordinary issues like:
- An aging home.
- Damage from pests.
- Sloppy installations.
- DIY work without professional support.
- Shifting home foundations.
- And more!
Luckily, your system isn’t broken, and this problem is very fixable. You just need a solution to fix up your delivery system.
Do These Symptoms Sound Familiar?
You’re not just uncomfortable, you’re stressed out trying to balance a busy day with solving this problem. Maybe you’re working from home and struggling to keep focused or losing out on valuable sleep in a room that’s too hot, you’re not alone. It’s a story we hear often. The following leaky air duct symptoms probably feel pretty familiar.
Uneven Cooling and Hot Spots
Needing to drop a few layers when you head upstairs or into that bedroom that always feels like an oven isn’t normal, but it’s also usually not an issue with your air conditioner. As air travels through your ducts, rooms at the far end of the pathway get shortchanged, causing hot spots in your house’s HVAC setup.
Your AC Runs Constantly
No matter what you do, or temperature settings you mess with, your AC runs all day and night without getting things to a livable temperature. Usually, there isn’t some grand conspiracy keeping you from comfort, it’s your air conditioner fighting with its own ductwork. To make up for the cooled air leaking through your ducts, your AC keeps running, but it’s not making up for any lost ground.
Rising Energy Bills
Why is my energy bill so high with my AC this month? Widespread leaks mean you’re quite literally paying to cool your attic or spaces behind your walls, talk about energy wastage. You run your AC more to attempt to stay cool, and your air conditioner works harder to make up for a cooling gap it’ll never catch up to. All that extra energy it’s burning shows up as higher costs when those energy bills come home to roost.
Indoor Air Quality
Heat isn’t the only problem, gaps in your ductwork can actually draw in allergens, dust, and other debris to throw off your indoor air quality from within your HVAC system. If your allergies feel worse inside, it could be your ducts.
Fixing The Problem With Duct Sealing
The best news is that the fix is simple, and those days and nights of sweating through an unbalanced home are almost over. Our expert HVAC technicians at Whipple can give your ductwork the TLC it needs with tools like Aeroseal duct sealing or duct mastic to seal leaks and deliver treated air to the rooms that need it most. We’ll close up those gaps to keep air flowing and stop contaminants from making their way in.
Setting up the right sealing strategy for your home depends on a few factors. Based on how widespread the leaks are and the accessibility of your ductwork, your team will make the call.
Contact Whipple For Duct Sealing Today!
Ready to get your home back to normal? Contact the Whipple team today to learn more about the duct sealing process or to schedule a thorough diagnostic with our duct cleaning and inspection experts. Contact us today to stop leaks and drive better energy efficiency!
