Top 5 Signs Your Air Ducts Need Sealing

While air ducts play a critical role in heating and cooling homes, the typical homeowner doesn’t give them much thought. Unfortunately, your air ducts could be leaking air through cracks and holes, costing you extra money. The best way to ensure that your HVAC is distributing air efficiently through your air ducts is to consider Aeroseal duct sealing. Follow along as Lowe’s Air Duct Cleaning goes through five signs that your air ducts need to be sealed and how our duct sealing service can help your home.

1. Increased Energy Bills

One of the first signs that your air ducts are leaking is evidenced by an unexplained increase in your monthly energy bills. In the typical home, up to 40% of the air that blows out from the furnace or air conditioning doesn’t even reach the vents. Instead, it escapes through cracks or holes in the air ducts. That translates to hundreds of dollars lost each year in energy costs. 

2. Uneven Temperatures 

Have you noticed that certain rooms in your house feel warmer or cooler than the others? Experiencing uneven temperatures throughout your home is another sign that air is escaping from your ductwork. The leaky ducts force your HVAC system to work harder to maintain your indoor temperatures, but the air may be leaking into unintended spaces.

3. Poor Indoor Air Quality

Leaky ductwork creates a host of problems. It not only lets air escape but also allows contaminants in. Dust in attics and crawl spaces tends to get sucked into your ductwork and then circulated throughout your home. If warm air leaks into spaces where it shouldn’t, it can condense into moisture and become a breeding ground for mold. 

4. Inadequate Airflow from Vents

Leaky ducts can drastically reduce the amount of air coming through your vents. If you notice that the airflow from your vents is weaker than usual or insufficient, then there’s a good chance that your ducts are leaking. When your air ducts develop cracks or leaks, the air circulating through your system often leaks out of the ducts before it even reaches the vents.

5. Excessive Dust Around Vents 

If you see an excessive amount of dust throughout your home and around your vents, your air ducts might need to be sealed. Ducts with cracks and holes allow dust and debris to enter the system, which then gets recirculated into all the rooms of your home. Once your air ducts are cleaned and sealed, you will have considerably less dust on your surfaces.

Find Special Pricing 

Lowe’s Air Duct Cleaning is an Aeroseal-certified dealer, and we specialize in this duct repair service that stops leaks from the inside out. We will even provide you with a computerized analysis of your ductwork before and after our service so you can see the difference. Contact us today at (800) 699-0955 for special pricing for our services in your area. We help customers maintain healthy homes from locations in several states throughout the United States.