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• Improved comfort. Ducts within the conditioned space or thermal envelope of the building can deliver conditioned air better at designed temperatures. That means a more consistent level of comfort in the house and quicker recovery with the use of a set back thermostat.
• Improved indoor air quality. Ducts located in the attic, basement or crawl spaces can draw dirt, dust mold, radon gas, and other pollutants into the house through leaks in the return air ducting. By locating the return duct within the building envelope, only indoor air will be drawn in through leaks and the amount of airborne pollutants will be reduced.
• Lower utility bills. The air ducts are typically insulated, but running conditioned air through the ducts will result in heat lose or gain in the conditioned air depending on the season. Older R-6 ducts and newer R-8 ducts help insulated the conditioned air, but running that air through a 160 degree attic is always going to result in energy lose and higher utility bills.
• Lower equipment cost. Ducts located within the building envelope can be sized smaller. This makes the HVAC equipment less expensive and easier to install in floor and wall cavities. The furnace and cooling equipment can be sized smaller and the equipment will run shorter times. Both can help lower your equipment cost.

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The typical home in Rockwall Texas has the air distribution ducts located in unconditioned areas such as attics, crawlspaces, garages and basements. Residential duct systems located in these areas can lose between 20 and 35% of the energy in the air they distribute. Those losses can almost entirely be eliminated by simply locating the ducts within the conditioned areas inside the building thermal envelope.

Attic temperature will mimic the outside air temperatures during the winter or heating season and can easily rise to 50 degrees above outside air temperatures during the summer or cooling seasons. The conditioned air is protected by minimally insulated ducts, typically R-6 to R-8, and will allow the conditioned air to lose energy. That is energy that you are paying for each and every month with your high gas and electric bills. Moving the ducts down into the building thermal envelope and used a drop ceiling in hallways can totally eliminate that energy loose.

Increasing the duct insulation can help achieve more energy efficiency, but sizable increases can also be achieved by tightening the duct connections to plenums, registers and junction boxes. Sealing these duct connection with a special mastic can reduce leakage and generate significant energy savings. This is a great Do It Yourself project that most homeowners can do during the cooler months of Winter, Spring and Fall. The job can be done during the Summer months, but the high attic temperatures reduce the working time of the mastic and workers.

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Jim Hemsell

A Closer Look Home Inspection Servcie

Dallas Energy Audits

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