The ducts are a key part of your heating (as well as cooling) for your home. If you have a furnace or a heat pump keeping you warm during the Florida winter nights, then ductwork is the way you receive the toasty warm air from your HVAC system.
However, homeowners usually don’t think much about their ducts and tend to take their work for granted because their construction keeps them mostly out of sight within walls and ceilings. It’s easy to imagine that the design of the ducts doesn’t make any difference: ducts are ducts.
But poorly designed and sized ducts can present problems for your heater and end up costing you extra on your heating bills while bringing you substandard performance. Having properly sized ductwork is important if you want to get the most out of your heating system. For custom design ductwork in Orlando, FL, call up the experts at Downtown Air & Heat.
The importance of ductwork size
If you had your heating system professionally installed, the technicians sized it to fit your home’s heating specifications. But if your ducts are too large, they will cut into the effectiveness of a properly sized heater. Overlarge ducts will cause low air flow, which in turn will lead to uneven heating throughout the house. But ducts that are designed too small are also a problem: they will restrict air flow and result in a noisier system overall.
How major is this impact on your heater’s performance? Studies have shown that improper ductwork design and sizing can cause as much as a 60% loss of heating efficiency and effectiveness. The more your heater struggles to overcome flawed ductwork, the more it will wear down. You will end up spending more on your energy bills, and eventually more on repair bills.
Rely on professional duct design and repairs
If you have ducts that are giving you problems because of poor sizing and design, you should call in ductwork design specialists. Usually, you won’t need to have all your ducts ripped out and replaced (although that is occasionally necessary if the original job was amateur); the designers will find places where they can improve performance with replacements.
Our NATE-certified Orlando, FL ductwork service technicians at Downtown Air & Heat are also trained in airflow. They can analyze the issues in your airflow and pinpoint where they need to repair and replace your ducts. You can trust to the job we do: we offer a 1-year guarantee on our work.
If you need to enhance your heater’s performance through better ductwork in Orlando, FL, call Downtown Air & Heat.
