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