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What is duct leakage testing and how can it help me?

April 26, 2017duct help leakage Testing

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What is duct leakage testing and how can it help me?

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Duct leakage testing is simply a proven method of testing duct systems for air leakage. Studies have proven that duct systems because of installation related problems, primarily cloth backed duct tape failure; leak an average of 20 to 45%. This means that you are paying for heating and cooling that is not getting into your home and can be introducing contaminants into your home. This causes a significant increase in your energy costs and wastes our precious natural resources. In fact, the California Energy Commission has banned the use of cloth backed duct tape on new system installations.