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