The average home has 20-30 square inches of leakage from the duct system alone! Leaky duct systems are one of the top 3 issues our energy consultants routinely uncover in our home energy audit services. Proper sealing can reduce energy usage by as much as 25-35%, while making the home more comfortable.
As part of our "It's Easy Being Green" National Energy Awareness month campaign, we want to show you how easy (and low cost) it can be to use less energy and make your home greener. Sealing the easily accessible portions of your duct work is a cheap and easy weekend project anyone can do. This short video below goes in the field to feature an actual client's home, and walks you through the materials you'll need and the techniques to follow. The family was experiencing severe indoor comfort issues, high energy bills and recurring ice damming, so they called us in to perform an extensive energy audit.
You can also view this video, and many more, on Pro Energy Consultants' YouTube Channel.
If you decide to do the project, we'd love to hear about it and your results! Feel free to comment here, or email us at energyblog@proenergyconsultants.com.
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