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Aeroseal, Duct Sealing From The Inside

Aeroseal, Duct Sealing From The Inside

Aeroseal by Morris Heat and Air

Morris Heat and Air offers Aeroseal Duct Sealing technology to seal duct systems in Northeast Oklahoma.  Duct Systems are very important.  A well designed duct system that is sized correctly and sealed correctly is a welcomed asset to a home, whereas, a poorly designed duct system that is sized incorrectly and not sealed can be burdensome on both our pocket books and our health.  Sealing duct systems used to be a huge hassle because of the time required to seal and all the messy pastes and tape that was required to do it.  The oil coating on elbows and fittings made tape incapable of sticking to the metal and fiber paste used for duct sealing prolongs the duct system installation process by up to 3 days to give the paste adequate time to dry before insulating.  With Aeroseal, you can enjoy the benefits of duct sealing without the time required by other methods of duct sealing.  Its fast and easy and usually takes less than 6 hours.  There are four primary benefits to utilizing the Aeroseal process for duct sealing.  With Aeroseal you will receive the added benefits of:

  • Increased Comfort
  • Lower Energy Consumption
  • Improved Air Quality
  • A 10 Year Warranty on the seal from Aeroseal!    

Sealing your duct work is the best home improvement you can make from an energy standpoint.  Especially when the duct system is located in the attic and under the crawl space of a home.  Aeroseal can reduce duct leakage by up to 90%, reduce your energy use by up to 30% and has also been shown to dramatically improve comfort and homeowner satisfaction with their heating and cooling systems.   The truth is that a leaky duct system loses both conditioned air to the outdoors and draws in unconditioned and unfiltered air from the outdoors as well.  This puts added stress on your central heating and cooling system.   The bad thing about duct leakage adding undue stress to your central heat and air system is that your heat and air system runs more often which costs more money in energy, requires more maintenance, and diminishes the life of your HVAC equipment.  On top of all this, with a leaky duct system, you never truly condition the air within your home.  Below is a Home Efficiency Opportunity Chart published by The New York Times:

The New York Times estimates that the most cost effective energy efficiency upgrade to your home is to ensure that your duct system is sealed properly.  What many people do not understand is that the duct system is directly related to the home's leakage rate as well.  The New York Times also estimates sealing your home is one of the top 6 energy efficiency upgrades in terms of what you spend and what you actually get out of it in energy savings.  Many people miss out on the opportunity to seal their home by having attic insulation blown into their attic.  The truth is that up to 85% of a home's leakage is located in the ceiling of the home and the duct system.  By blowing attic insulation into your home prior to sealing the duct system and the home, you make the home sealing process more expensive.  From a professional standpoint, I place the most important energy efficiency upgrades in the following order:  Duct Sealing, HVAC Equipment Upgrade, Home Sealing, Attic Insulation.  When done in this order, you save thousands of dollars in labor.  We see people all the time that have invested in attic insulation prior to calling us out to their home.  A lot of times, attic insulation doesn's solve their problem.  Most of the time, duct leakage and home leakage is the primary cause of their discomfort.  In order for us to effectively seal their home, we must first vacuum out all of the attic insulation and then seal their home.  Fortunately, we have the ability to vacuum out the attic insulation and blow it back into the attic when we finish sealing the duct system and home.  

People are beginning to realize the importance of their home's air quality.  As more and more homes are being inspected by more and more inspectors, the issue of indoor air quality is becoming more and more of an issue.  I continually get requests to install air filtration systems and UV Lights to improve the air quality of homes.  The truth is that HEPA Filters and UV Lights are incapable of conditioning the air within your home until the duct system and home is sealed tight.  One of the great things about Aeroseal is that it seals your duct system from the inside so that conditioned air does not escape to the outside and unconditioned air, from outside, doesn't get drawn in through leaky ducts.  Only when the duct system and home are sealed will HEPA Filters and UV Lights effectively condition the air within the home.  Your ducts shouldn't cost you money, but they can and do! About 47% of the average home’s utility bill is spent on heating and air conditioning.  On average, 30 cents of every $1.00 spent on heating and cooling a home disappears through leaky ducts.  Duct leaks can be difficult and costly to find with duct work hidden between the walls, floors, and ceilings of any residential home or commercial building.  The older, traditional use of mastic or taping of leaks is less effective than Aeroseal, but also can be very labor-intensive and expensive and can only be applied to ducts with physical access.  Our Aeroseal duct sealing system is the answer to this problem.  Aeroseal is not only the answer to this problem, but it also does a better job of sealing the ducts and is backed by a 10 year warranty from Aeroseal!

My name is John Morris with Morris Heat and Air and I invite you to learn more about what our Aeroseal duct sealing system can do for you.  I hope you will consider choosing Morris Heat and Air for your home energy efficiency upgrade.  We participate in all of the local utility rebate programs and extend utility company rebates to our customers.  On top of all of this, Morris Heat and Air is the first Heat and Air company in the state of Oklahoma to own the Aeroseal Duct Sealing Machine.  Though most municipalities have not adopted the IECC (International Energy Conservation Code), Morris Heat and Air has been continually striving to implement it in all aspects of business practice.  That is why the average Morris Heat and Air customer pays less for their month to month energy bill than consumers that choose other service providers.  Call us today to learn more about what Aeroseal can do for you and your family.  (918) 734-0040