Torn Air Ducts In Attic

Poor comfort does your air feel stuffy.

Torn air ducts in attic.

Disconnected or leaking ducts. Look for shredded or torn ducts. And if ducts leak you could be losing as much as 30 percent of the energy your hvac equipment produces through those air leaks. Step only on the joists or lay plywood across the joists to allow you to move safely through your.

Use enough tape to extend about 3 4 inch onto the metal or plastic pipe and bridging. Cover the damage with the tape. One raccoon even climbed in the ducts and into the central air handler where it got electrocuted and rotted causing the worst odor ever. Also i should point out that there ll be external damage such as torn out soffits a hole torn through the shingles and roof or a vent that has been torn out.

The 1 800 square foot brick ranch in climate zone 4 dates from the 1960s but the previous owner installed both a furnace and ductwork in the attic just four years ago. Improperly insulated ductwork and excessive moisture in the air. Both of these are easily treatable. This wire was shredded by the raccoon s claws.

With hundreds of square feet of ductwork surface area in the attic and a δt of 75 f the air coming out of the vents in your home will be significantly higher than 55 f. Ducts that leak into the attic area are also a serious problem. Ted also has inherited a powered attic ventilator. Climb into your attic.

Final thoughts on condensation on ductwork. In the attic look for chewed wood and play close attention to electric wires to see if they have been chewed or shredded and constitute a fire risk. In existing homes with vented attics and hvac ducts that are installed on the attic floor bury ducts in blown attic insulation when adding or increasing attic insulation. Turn on your heat or air conditioning system so it s constantly blowing.

Or excess flex duct. There are five signs that can indicate ductwork is leaking air causing problems in your texas home. Before adding blown insulation inspect and test the ducts for missing or torn duct insulation. Are certain rooms difficult to cool.

Throw duct leakage into the mix and the problems are even worse. Click here for more photos of raccoons chewing on electrical wires. Cut a piece of foil tape large enough to cover the damage to the internal duct. Although both the attic floor and the ductwork are insulated ted recognizes the situation isn t ideal.