Moon's Air Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Duct Sealing’

Why Duct Sealing is Important for Lowering Energy Costs

Monday, January 23rd, 2023
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You pay good money to heat and cool air. That air travels through your ductwork to your vents and brings you comfort, but sometimes the air that you’re paying for gets lost from A to B.

Leaky ducts force you to spend more money to heat and cool your home. If air leaks during your heating and cooling cycles, you throw money out the window. Let’s talk about why duct sealing in Bossier City LA is critical for your home energy plan.

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How Can I Tell If I Need Duct Testing?

Monday, June 27th, 2022
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One of the most important services we offer our customers is duct testing in Mansfield, LA, and throughout the Shreveport area. During duct testing in a home, we seal off the ventilation system, pressurize the ductwork, and then use manometers to test how well the ducts maintain that air pressure. If the pressure begins to quickly drop, we’ll know the integrity of the ducts has fallen and the ductwork needs sealing to return to make it airtight again. (If it ever was. Poor duct installation is unfortunately common.)

But since you aren’t sitting around with a manometer to test the pressure of your ducts and you can’t visually see most of the ventilation system, how will you know it’s time to give us a shout for duct testing? We’ll give you some answers to this question and pointers for detecting when you’ve got ducts that need an inspection.

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Don’t Leak Leaky Ducts Steal From You This Summer!

Monday, May 2nd, 2022
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Do you know that you may have a thief hiding in your house right now? A silent thief disguised in the walls and lurking in the attic. A thief who can steal money from you the whole season—each time you turn on your air conditioning system, in fact.

This thief is leaky air ducts, and it’s a common problem found in many homes. You don’t see most of the ductwork in your house, so it’s easy to miss trouble with ducts losing air at first or to misdiagnose what’s happening. The good news is that if you know how to identify the signs of this thief, you can get rid of him easily: just call our professionals to test your ducts and seal those leaks.

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