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