Duct Testing
There has been a great deal of focus lately on upgrading to more energy efficient home heating and cooling systems. While this is definitely an excellent way to reduce your overall home heating and cooling costs, it is far from the only way. In fact, you may be able to increase the energy efficiency of the systems you already have considerably by taking some simple steps to make sure that your air ducts are in good shape.
No matter what type of forced air heating or cooling system you have in your home, that system relies on your ducts to circulate air throughout your home. If the ducts are not sealed or installed properly, your heating or cooling system will have to work overtime to maintain a comfortable temperature throughout your home. For this reason, it is easy to see why you would want to make sure that your ducts are working the way that they should and that is exactly what duct testing can do for you.
If you’re in need of duct testing in the Atlanta, GA area, Premier Indoor Comfort Systems is the place to come. We have a great deal of experience performing this type of service and we can also complete any necessary repairs or replacements to get your duct system back into good working order.
A Two–Part System
If you use any type of forced air heating or cooling in your home, you will have two sets of ducts connected to that system. One set is the supply ducts, which carry the heated or cooled air to the various areas of your home. The other set, the return ducts, takes the air from the rooms of your home and transfers it back to the central air handler where it can be filtered, heated or cooled again, and recirculated.
Energy Efficiency
Inadequate seals or connections in your ductwork can have a huge impact on the energy efficiency of your home heating and cooling systems. If the supply ducts are letting some of that temperature controlled air escape before it reaches the rooms of your home, you will not be getting the full effect of your heating or cooling system.
That means that in order to maintain the indoor temperature that you want, your heating or cooling system will be working overtime, using more energy and costing you more money. And you may still not be getting a satisfactory result in every part of your house.
Indoor Air Quality
Problems with the supply ducts are not the only thing you need to worry about. In fact, leaks and cracks in the return ducts can wind up compromising your indoor air quality, which is just as big a problem, if not more so, than a lack of energy efficiency.
This happens because the carefully balanced pressure within the duct system draws air through the return ducts towards the central air handler. However, if there is a crack in the system somewhere, the air that is drawn through the duct could be coming from outside rather than the rooms of your home. That means that your indoor air is not being circulated properly and that contaminated indoor air is being drawn into the system at the same time.
Full Service
When you hire Premier Indoor to take care of your duct testing, you can be sure you are getting the best in the business. We have helped customers all over the Metro Atlanta area regain a great deal of energy efficiency and improve their indoor air quality through our duct testing, repair and maintenance services. Give us a call today to find out how we can do the same for you.
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