Insulating Ducts in a Attic, in Torrington, CT
Challenge
Do you have ducts in your attic?
Your vented attic is the worst possible place to locate ducts. Attics are the extreme opposite temperature of the air your ducts are trying to distribute to your rooms. They are 30°F in winter when the air in the duct is 120°F, and 125°F in summer when the air inside your duct is 55°F. Ducts are very poorly insulated with fiberglass insulation - and air passes right fiberglass. In winter the attic cools the duct and air in it. So instead of having 120°F air that you paid to heat coming out of your registers into your rooms, it may be only 90°F - making you uncomfortable, and the furnace run longer to heat your home - which costs you money. In the summer, the 120°F + attic heats your ducts and air in them, instead of 55°F air that you paid to cool coming into your rooms, it may be 70° - reheated by your ducts in your hot attic. You’re AC has to run longer to make you comfortable. Ducts have lots of joints, gaps, and holes. These are not only air leaks into the vented attic when the air handler is OFF, but they have powered air leaks when it’s on. The air you paid to heat and cool and want to go to your rooms is leaking out of the ducts into your attic and is lost! Return duct leaks suck in very cold dusty air to try to cool. This job can result in uncomfortable rooms, some rooms (farther from the air handler) won’t heat/cool, higher fuel and electric bills, more dust, and more noise.
Solution
Dr. Energy Saver can make your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Dr. Energy Saver will seal and insulate your ducts right over the existing insulation with 1” of closed cell foam insulation. Air cannot leak through the foam. Not only does tite n true foam duct encapsulation have a superior R-value per inch, but it recovers some insulation value from your existing duct wrap by making it air-tight. Any inaccessible areas on the bottom of ducts can’t be sprayed with foam, but when this solution is combined with TruSoft blown insulation, the ducts are often substantially buried in cellulose insulation as well. Now, when your furnace or air conditioner heats or cools the air, without loss along the way. This job results in more comfortable rooms, warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, less dust/noise, lower fuel/electric bills, and longer furnace/AC equipment life.
