A duct system that is properly sealed and insulated can make your home or workplace more comfortable, energy efficient, and safer. Everyone must know why the duct sealing is so important in HVAC system. Before going ahead let me ask you a question.
Did you know that your HVAC system uses 39% of total energy consumption of your building? Because of this, it is important to ensure that your HVAC system is running efficiently as possible. Otherwise, you may be wasting both energy and your money.
How can you guess that your HVAC system is not working properly??
Simply answer following questions YES or NO
- Do your clients/customers or employees disagree on comfort at workplace?
- Have you recently noticed any issues related to indoor air quality?
- Have you noticed any visible signs of damage in ductwork such as cracks, leakage, or sweat?
- Are your fans and chillers working harder than they should?
- Are your monthly electricity bills peculiarly high?
Did you answer yes to any of the above?
If so, you may have weak HVAC system. But before you start thinking to get new system, take a step back and relax. The solution to your energy performance concern may be much simpler than you think.
Commercial HVAC systems represent a large section of a company's energy budget. By improving the operating efficiency of your commercial HVAC system, you could see a reasonably powerful overthrow to your energy costs.
What many people fail to consider is their ductwork. But the ductwork plays an important role in the total efficiency of your commercial HVAC system. In fact, a leak in your ductwork could be causing your system to use 25-35% more fan power, which, as you can probably imagine, could be costing you significant money on your monthly electricity bills.
To stop that or to save energy Duct Sealing is the best option!
Making improvements to your duct system can benefit you in following ways
- Improve Comfort
Sealing and insulating ducts can help with common comfort problems, such as rooms that are too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. - Enhance Indoor Air Quality
Fumes from household and garden chemicals, insulation particles, and dust can enter your duct system, aggravating asthma and allergy problems. Sealing ducts can help improve indoor air quality by reducing the risk of pollutants entering ducts and circulating through your home. - Promote Safety
During normal operation, gas appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers, and 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 leaks can reduce this risk. - Save Money
Leaky ducts can reduce heating and cooling system efficiency by as much as 20 percent. Sealing and insulating ducts increases efficiency, lowers your energy bills, and can often pay for itself in energy savings. Plus, if you're planning to install new heating and cooling equipment, a well-designed and sealed duct system may allow you to downsize to a smaller, less costly heating and cooling system that will provide better dehumidification. - Protect the Environment
When power plants burn fossil fuels to make electricity, they release greenhouse gases. By sealing ductwork and using less energy at home, you can help reduce these emissions and fight global warming.
Now, your ductwork can be sealed from the inside out using an aerosol-based sealing agent. First the ductwork is pressurized using a fog of sealant particles. Then, by temporarily blocking the diffusers, the sealant-laden air is forced to the leaks. And before you know it, your HVAC system efficiency will improve.
However, your ductwork is just one part of the overall efficiency puzzle. When duct sealing is combined with a customized annual preventive maintenance, the potential savings quickly begin to add up.
