Pressure testing before sealing quantifies total leakage. Every leak point located and sealed with correct materials. Post-sealing pressure test documents the improvement. Every service guaranteed.
Your energy bills are higher than they should be for the amount of heating and cooling your home requires in Hollidaysburg. Certain rooms will not reach the right temperature regardless of how long the HVAC runs in Hollidaysburg, PA. You have had the equipment checked and it is working correctly in Hollidaysburg. If the equipment is fine but the home is not comfortable and the bills are high, the problem is almost certainly in the distribution system in Hollidaysburg, PA. Specifically, in duct leaks that are allowing conditioned air to escape into unconditioned attic or crawl space before it reaches the rooms you are paying to heat and cool in Hollidaysburg.
Duct leakage happens at every unsealed joint between duct sections, at every branch takeoff from the trunk line, at every register boot connection in the walls and ceilings, and at the connections where the duct system meets the air handler in Hollidaysburg, PA. The Department of Energy estimates that typical residential duct systems lose 20 to 30 percent of conditioned air through leakage in Hollidaysburg. For a home spending $200 per month on heating and cooling, that is $40 to $60 per month escaping through duct leaks to the attic or crawl space in Hollidaysburg, PA.
MBM Air Duct Cleaning finds and seals duct leaks throughout Hollidaysburg, PA in Hollidaysburg. Pressure testing before sealing to quantify the total leakage in Hollidaysburg, PA. Systematic identification of every specific leak point through the accessible system in Hollidaysburg. Correct sealant materials applied to every leak point in Hollidaysburg, PA. Post-sealing pressure testing to document the improvement with measured numbers in Hollidaysburg. And a guarantee on every sealing service in Hollidaysburg, PA. Call now for same-day scheduling in Hollidaysburg.
Standard duct tape uses a rubber-based adhesive that performs at room temperature but dries and loses adhesion when repeatedly exposed to the temperature extremes that duct systems experience during HVAC operation in Hollidaysburg. A supply duct carrying cold conditioned air through a 130-degree summer attic cycles through extreme temperatures with every cooling cycle in Hollidaysburg, PA. Standard duct tape adhesive is not formulated for this cycling and fails within a few seasons in Hollidaysburg. Mastic sealant remains flexible after curing and maintains its seal through years of thermal cycling in Hollidaysburg, PA. UL 181-rated foil tape maintains adhesion for 20 years or more in normal duct system conditions in Hollidaysburg.
Every connection between duct sections is a potential leak point in Hollidaysburg, PA. In most residential installations, these joints were mechanically fastened without sealant during installation in Hollidaysburg. Over years of thermal cycling that expands and contracts the ductwork with every HVAC cycle, even joints that were initially sealed with standard duct tape have failed as the tape dried and lost adhesion in Hollidaysburg, PA.
Branch takeoffs split conditioned air from the main trunk line into the individual branch runs serving each room in Hollidaysburg. They have multiple edges and angles that create significant potential leak area if not correctly sealed in Hollidaysburg, PA. Branch takeoff leaks are among the largest individual leak points in typical residential duct systems in Hollidaysburg.
The register boot connects the branch duct run to the wall, ceiling, or floor opening where the supply register mounts in Hollidaysburg, PA. The connection between the flexible duct and the boot collar and the connection between the boot and the surrounding framing are both common significant leak points in Hollidaysburg. Conditioned air escaping at the boot level leaks into the wall or ceiling cavity rather than through the register into the room in Hollidaysburg, PA.
Systems sealed with standard duct tape develop leakage as the tape dries, cracks, and loses adhesion from temperature cycling in Hollidaysburg. Standard duct tape on duct joints typically fails within three to five seasons of thermal cycling in Hollidaysburg, PA. Joints that were sealed with standard tape appear sealed when first applied and are open to leakage again within a few years in Hollidaysburg.
Supply duct leakage between the trunk line and the registers means rooms furthest from the air handler receive less conditioned air than they were designed to receive in Hollidaysburg. The conditioned air that leaks out before reaching the register does not reach the room in Hollidaysburg, PA. Rooms at the end of long duct runs with multiple leak points along the way receive the cumulative effect of all those leaks in Hollidaysburg. The room that is always too hot in summer and too cold in winter is often at the end of a duct run with multiple unsealed joints in Hollidaysburg, PA.
Return duct leaks draw air from the surrounding unconditioned space into the return airstream in Hollidaysburg. A return duct leak in an attic draws hot, dusty attic air into the air handler in summer in Hollidaysburg, PA. A return duct leak in a crawl space draws crawl space air including moisture, mold spores, and soil particulate into the system in Hollidaysburg. This unconditioned air bypasses the filter and is distributed throughout the home in Hollidaysburg, PA.
MBM Air Duct Cleaning performs a duct pressure test before any sealing begins in Hollidaysburg, PA. A calibrated fan is connected to the duct system and pressurized to a standard test pressure in Hollidaysburg. The measured airflow represents the total leakage rate and provides the baseline for comparing with the post-sealing result in Hollidaysburg, PA.
With the system pressurized, MBM technicians work through the accessible duct system to locate every specific leak point in Hollidaysburg. Every branch takeoff. Every duct joint. Every register boot connection. Every plenum seam and air handler connection in Hollidaysburg, PA. Every identified leak point is marked for sealing in Hollidaysburg.
Mastic sealant for most duct joint and connection applications in Hollidaysburg, PA. UL 181-rated foil tape for specific sheet metal seam applications in Hollidaysburg. The correct material for the specific application in Hollidaysburg, PA.
MBM systematically seals every identified leak point in the accessible duct system in Hollidaysburg. Mastic applied at the correct thickness to cover the full joint gap and bond to the duct surfaces on both sides in Hollidaysburg, PA. Every identified leak point addressed before the post-sealing pressure test in Hollidaysburg.
After all identified leak points are sealed, MBM repeats the pressure test to measure the post-sealing leakage rate in Hollidaysburg, PA. The before and after measurements quantify the leakage reduction achieved by the sealing in Hollidaysburg. Documented evidence of the result provided to the homeowner in Hollidaysburg, PA.
Mastic is a water-based sealant specifically formulated for duct system applications in Hollidaysburg, PA. It remains flexible after curing, maintaining its seal through the thermal cycling that duct systems experience in Hollidaysburg. It does not dry out, crack, or lose adhesion from temperature cycling the way standard duct tape does in Hollidaysburg, PA.
UL 181-rated foil tape is tested and rated specifically for HVAC duct applications in Hollidaysburg. Unlike standard duct tape, it maintains its adhesion through the temperature cycling of duct system operation in Hollidaysburg, PA. Appropriate for specific sheet metal seam applications in Hollidaysburg.
Standard silver duct tape is not rated for duct system applications in Hollidaysburg, PA. Its rubber-based adhesive dries and loses adhesion from temperature cycling in Hollidaysburg. MBM Air Duct Cleaning never uses standard duct tape for duct sealing work in Hollidaysburg, PA.
MBM performs pressure testing before and after every duct sealing service in Hollidaysburg, PA. The before and after measurements document the leakage reduction achieved in Hollidaysburg. Documented improvement, not assumed improvement in Hollidaysburg, PA.
MBM seals every identified leak point in the accessible duct system in Hollidaysburg. Not a representative sample. Not the most obvious points only in Hollidaysburg, PA. Every identified leak point in Hollidaysburg.
Mastic sealant and UL 181-rated foil tape that maintain their effectiveness through the thermal cycling of long-term HVAC operation in Hollidaysburg, PA. Never standard duct tape in Hollidaysburg.
Every MBM Air Duct Cleaning duct sealing service is guaranteed in Hollidaysburg. If the sealing does not produce the expected improvement within the guarantee period, we return and address it at no additional charge in Hollidaysburg, PA.
All pricing confirmed upfront before work begins in Hollidaysburg. No surprises in Hollidaysburg, PA.
A sealing service that reduces leakage by 15 to 20 percentage points returns that proportional energy cost reduction on every subsequent energy bill in Hollidaysburg, PA. For a home spending $200 per month on heating and cooling, a 15 percent leakage reduction saves approximately $30 per month in Hollidaysburg. A sealing service costing $500 to $1,000 pays for itself in energy savings within 18 to 36 months in most cases in Hollidaysburg, PA. Every month after payback is net return on the investment in Hollidaysburg.
Call now for same-day scheduling in Hollidaysburg.
Call Now — (888) 216-9551Homes, condos, apartments in Hollidaysburg, PA
Full north-side coverage in Hollidaysburg, PA
All south-side communities in Hollidaysburg
East-end homes and properties in Hollidaysburg, PA
Full west-side coverage in Hollidaysburg
Call to confirm availability in Hollidaysburg, PA
Duct leakage pays for conditioned air that heats and cools your attic and crawl space instead of your living spaces every month in Hollidaysburg. MBM Air Duct Cleaning quantifies the leakage with pressure testing, locates every specific leak point, seals every accessible leak with correct materials, confirms the improvement with post-sealing testing, and guarantees every service in Hollidaysburg, PA. Call now for same-day scheduling in Hollidaysburg.
Call Now — (888) 216-9551