An
average house has approximately 180 feet of ductwork that carries conditioned
air to each room in your home. When built, the ducts are designed to carry
enough air to cool or heat each room. There are many reasons some rooms
get starved for air. Leaks at starting collars, elbows, fittings, joints,
and boots in these ducts rob some of the air before it gets to the room.
Sometimes, poor duct design, careless initial installation, or damage from other
construction trades causes some ducts to perform poorly. In some cases,
the length of a duct is so long that back pressure keeps air flow low. If
your duct system is inadequately insulated, you may end up with under heated or
under cooled air that is delivered to a room. Rooms that receive low air
flow are generally uncomfortable and cause people to raise or lower the
thermostat to compensate. Some homeowners even close off secondary rooms
to force more air to the starving one. These practices cost money and
reduce system performance.
Bruce Thornton Air Conditioning can offer repair solutions after a duct inspection is performed by one our our certified Aeroseal technicians.