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