Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

24F now low 50's for high.

Last evening fox did some barking want its supper. :laughing:
After work to feed store for critter food since weather station saying snow for tomorrow.
E muffin feed little critters slow roll to work.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Bird]

40 degrees going for a sunny 70 today. This is a nice time of year and my favorite temperature range; it just doesn't get any better than that.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 33° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 52° with lots of afternoon sun. I was tired yesterday evening. I was on my feet all day watching the duct cleaning/sealing guys doing their job. Cleaning lady coming today. Hope to get some rest in afternoon.

Very impressed with job guys did yesterday on cleaning ducts and sealing them. They started out cleaning ducts which took about 4 hours. Very thorough. Ran air hoses with nylon sticks through ducts to break all dust and dirt loose. Then vacuumed out the ducts clean using a air hose and vacuum.
When ducts were cleaned they started the duct sealing process. First all the heat vents were sealed off. A 12" duct was cut into plenum on furnace. Then duct sealant machine was hooked to it. Initial test showed that there was 300 CFM (equal to 56 sq in hole) leakage in the ducts. After sealant was added leakage was down to 33 CFM equal to 6 sq in hole). When the heat/cool ducts were done they started on return ducts. Initial test showed showed 422 CFM of leakage (equal to 79 sq in hole). After sealant was added leakage was down to 49 CFM (equal to a 9 sq in hole). The duct sealing process took a total of 6 hours including doing vacuum and cleanup of the house. They did not get the house dirty. But a lot of things were done that can make a mess. Very careful workers. Time will tell how much savings I will see from the process. I was looking for comfort improvements. But I can see a large difference how much heat makes it to the Master bedroom and bath. All our ducts are in the ceiling. Should see some improvements in cooling this summer.


Drew, glad you got the crew.

Roy, training for an older guy? :confused3:

Looking, car swap could be a good productive day. Stay away from dealerships. You may end up as a buyer like LS.

Riptides, my back hurts just reading your tree removal project. Take care.

Prayers for all.

Good Morning All.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ron, very interesting. What did they use for sealant? Was it applied with a spinning applicator tip?

Prayers for our team, silent and asked for. Ed too.

 

[lostcreekranch]

35°F this morning and forecast says 71°F this afternoon for 36° change.

Ron, your duct sealing should be an energy saver for you. Saw similar process on the Holmes & Holmes show a few weeks ago, on a home they were refurbishing. They resolved leaks in ducts then worked on leaks around windows and doors.

Hoping to get to last of tree trimming if winds stay down today.

Everyone have an excellent Tuesday.

Prayers to all.

 

[ronjhall]

Ron, very interesting. What did they use for sealant? Was it applied with a spinning applicator tip?

The product is patented. So at this time no info. It is sprayed in to plastic duct in mist form. It keeps adding to itself when it finds a leak until the leak is closed off. Smells like Elmers Glue All. Here is a link to the company that offers the product. Company I used, Amistee.
I added a photo that shows tube that sealer injected in.

 

[Bird]

The product is patented. So at this time no info. It is sprayed in to plastic duct in mist form. It keeps adding to itself when it finds a leak until the leak is closed off. Smells like Elmers Glue All. Here is a link to the company that offers the product. Company I used, Amistee.

I've read some places that claim the duct cleaning is a money making scheme; almost never needed. However, my A/C company recommended it, with their guy doing it, of course. And since my wife has advanced COPD, I figure anything that even might help her breathing was worth a few dollars. So we had that done just over a year ago (March 6, 2018).

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 5:15AM. Rain showers early becoming a steady light rain for the afternoon. High 61F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

Sounds like a significant improvement, Ron. And much easier than sending men up into the attic with rolls of duct tape!

Seeing that big maple on the ground like that made my back hurt, too, Rip.

Finished the shifter install on the van yesterday, and reconnected the linkage to the transaxle. All five forward gears now work, as well as reverse.:dance1: First time since I got it back that they were easy to find as well. In the process I discovered a missing rubber boot on one of the links, and got that on order along with a new seal for the front differential. Then called the Kubota dealer and got a new u-joint on the way; they must be very proud of it to charge over a hundred bux for it.

It's an inside day, so I'll call AT&T again and find out why they haven't credited the charges they made while the phone was out. Then see if I can get a fire going under the contractors, who all seem to be busy with other work. Then out to the garage for some carb action on one of the bikes.

Hope everyone enjoys their day...

 

[ronjhall]

I've read some places that claim the duct cleaning is a money making scheme; almost never needed. However, my A/C company recommended it, with their guy doing it, of course. And since my wife has advanced COPD, I figure anything that even might help her breathing was worth a few dollars. So we had that done just over a year ago (March 6, 2018).

Cold air return ducts were the dirtiest. They clog up your filter. I agree on cleaning. But for the duct sealer to work. Ducts need cleaning.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Interesting project ron, thanks for sharing.

I foil taped my attic ducts. I dont mind some leakage in the return. I never connected the return duct on my basement geo unit, since basement is part of it's zone.

Return better be the dirtiest, since it sucks in the air and hopefully filters it.