Leaking ductwork causes AC inefficiency

I was the first person to notice the terrible indoor air quality in our house, but my hubby is relatively clueless most of the time.

  • Often, he gets up in the morning and has the same toast, one egg, and grapefruit juice that he has eaten for the last 34 years of our marriage.

I mentioned the indoor air concerns, but my hubby thought it was just an unusually humid morning. The living room had a different temperature even though the A/C control unit was set to 80 degrees. I knew there was a problem and now my hubby was going to listen to me. After presenting my evidence, my hubby agreed it was time to call the A/C maintenance service! Both of us were disappointed. Our A/C unit was only various years old and we never had any concerns in the past. We had a full service tune up and evaluation performed on Saturday. My hubby and I found out that the HVAC duct was the problem and not the A/C unit. The HVAC duct above the living room had a lot of holes and a lot of air was escaping through those holes instead of entering the residing room. The A/C maintenance worker made some suggestions to help without a problem. I was relieved that the A/C unit did not need to be substituted, however the HVAC duct concerns needed to be addressed immediately. The worker spent most of the morning at our house repairing all of the problematic areas inside of the HVAC duct. I hope that the changes will yield good results.
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