{"id":496,"date":"2018-02-19T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=496"},"modified":"2018-02-16T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T22:05:00","slug":"when-time-replace-ducts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/hvac\/when-time-replace-ducts\/","title":{"rendered":"When It&#8217;s Time to Replace Your Ducts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-497 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/When-Its-Time-to-Replace-Your-Ducts-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/When-Its-Time-to-Replace-Your-Ducts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/When-Its-Time-to-Replace-Your-Ducts-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/When-Its-Time-to-Replace-Your-Ducts.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adequate ductwork is essential to optimal <a href=\"\/service-areas\/nashville-tn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville, TN HVAC<\/a> efficiency. So, what kind of shape is yours in? Of course, it\u2019s not easy for you to check this, as ductwork isn\u2019t typically accessible\u2014installed in places like your attic or crawlspace. Fortunately, that\u2019s what we\u2019re here for. If your air ducts need to be inspected, repaired, or even replaced, our highly trained and experienced technicians are here for the job.<\/p>\n<p>After all, breached and leaky ductwork is a hidden problem behind many HVAC and indoor air quality issues. Therefore, it\u2019s a good idea to be well informed of the symptoms that suggest you <em>have <\/em>damaged ductwork. So without further ado, we\u2019ve shared some tips below on what sort of indicators you can watch out for that suggest it\u2019s time to replace, or at least repair, your ductwork.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Signs of Breached Ductwork<\/h2>\n<p>As we mentioned above, leaky air ducts are often a hidden problem. Something like a broken down compressor or a refrigerant leak is generally more obvious, and of course serious. Leaky ductwork, though, isn\u2019t going to immediately lead to an inoperable air conditioner or heater in most cases. So you need to know what the warning signs are before the problem is allowed to grow.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Poor Efficiency: <\/em>Have you noticed you\u2019re paying more and more to heat and cool your home? Naturally, you\u2019ll see fluctuations in your energy bills depending on the season, depending on how much you\u2019re using either of your systems. But if you see unexplainable spikes in your bills, despite comparable use to last year, then you\u2019re likely losing air through breached ductwork that needs to be repaired or replaced.<\/li>\n<li><em>Reduced Indoor Air Quality:<\/em> When you have leaky ducts, it\u2019s not just the loss of conditioned air you should be worried about. It\u2019s what is able to get <em>inside <\/em>those ducts. We\u2019re talking about dust, dirt, pollen, and other allergens and contaminants. The infiltration of these particles can make you and your family sick\u2014and you may not even realize that fixing your ductwork is the solution to improving your health!<\/li>\n<li><em>Uneven Heating or Cooling:<\/em> If your air conditioner or heating system used to function and operate just fine, but is no longer capable of conditioning your home evenly, it could be due to the fact that sections of your ductwork is leaking. Uneven temperatures is certainly something you should never have to deal with when using a centralized air conditioner, furnace, or heat pump\u2014so even if your ductwork <em>isn\u2019t <\/em>to blame, you should still give our pros a call.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact Us for Ductwork Repair and Replacement!<\/h2>\n<p>So as we mentioned, you may be able to get by with duct repair. Now, before you rush out to your nearest hardware store and buy a role of duct tape, please know that this material is not aptly named, and can\u2019t actually hold up on your ducts as they fluctuate in temperature.<\/p>\n<p>What you need instead is professional duct sealing, and potentially even portions of your ductwork replaced. Or, we may find that your entire ductwork system needs replacement, which we can handle for you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>At Covenant Heating and Cooling, we are \u201cDedicated to the Promise of Serving You.\u201d <a href=\"\/contact\/send-message#breadcrumbs-container\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve shared some tips below on what sort of indicators you can watch out for that suggest it\u2019s time to replace, or at least repair, your ductwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[137,48,138,92,117],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hvac","tag-duct-repair-and-replacement","tag-hvac","tag-indoor-air-quality-services","tag-nashville","tag-professional-hvac-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}