Portland Duct Sealing Services

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Ideally, you’ll never have to think much about your ducts, which spread out from your centralized HVAC system to provide warm air for your home in the winter and cool air in the summer. But like anything else, they can suffer damage and when a breach opens up, it can be a huge pain to resolve. Duct breaches can pull dirt and contaminants into your duct system, which will then spread throughout the home as your HVAC system runs. It can also pull conditioned air out of the system or unconditioned air in, hampering your HVAC’s ability to do its job.

The solution is quality duct sealing services from the pros at Western Heating & Cooling. We know how to detect the location of duct breaches in your attic or crawlspaces, then perform duct sealing in Portland with the confidence of true professionals. If you suspect a problem with your ducts, then don’t trust another service to make them right. Call us today and let us show you what we can do for you!

Causes of Duct Breaches

A duct breach can result from a wide variety of factors. External damage is a common one, created by anything from a clumsy repair on another part of your home to an animal like a raccoon or a squirrel getting into your crawlspace and digging away. In some case, a breach can spring from loose bolts or fittings between individual sections of your ducts. Either way, it spells trouble for your HVAC system. Never attempt to fix a duct breach yourself. You may cause more damage than you fix and the problem often requires trained experience to deal with. Instead, trust the Portland indoor air quality pros at Western Heating & Cooling for duct sealing services done the right way!

Problems Caused by Duct Breaches

The biggest issue created by a duct breach is slowing the efficiency of your heating and air conditioning system. The breach will either pull conditioned air out or pull unconditioned air in, which reduces the heat (or coolness) of your household overall. As a result, your HVAC system needs to work harder to do its job, increasing your monthly energy bills and raising the chances of a breakdown somewhere else in the system. In addition, a breach can also spread dust and dirt throughout your home, and if it takes place in the spring, then pollen and other aspects of our Portland, OR climate will get pulled in too.

Western Heating & Cooling Handles the Problem the Right Way

You can detect a duct breach by listening for odd noises such as hums or whistles, checking your vents for reduced airflow, or simply noting a higher–than–expected bill. When you spot these signs, shut your system down and call in the Portland indoor air quality pros at Western Heating & Cooling. We used sophisticated equipment and years of experience to pinpoint the exact location of the duct breach, and then properly plan for its repair. We can seal it using a variety of methods, from fitted parts to mastic to simply replacing the faulty bolts and sealing the breach between sections.