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We could not depressurize this condo, see the false ceiling? Look at what we found below.........
The false ceiling was open and open to the attic on the side roughly 20' x 12". The "decking" that we did find was cardboard sprayed with texture to make it look like drywall decking. This is a 30 year old condo and 10 other floor plans exist in the complex, all with the same problem. The attic was a great playground for the owners cat, but no more! We sealed it up and it tested out at .36 ACHn, (natural air changes per hour).
Claustrophobic Anyone?
.......................maybe not!
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| RATS! At least they died together | "Houston, we have a problem! " "We are venting something in the attic | Deteriorating Gray Flex duct, popular in the 80's |
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| "Slinky" sealing up a return | Not the best picture, but shows Eric sealing inside a wall return that was only 12" deep, look at his toes hanging out, we used a can of spary foam as a reference! | Condensation on registers due to improper insulation. We fixed it .......no problem! |
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| GOOD NEWS - Radiant Barrier - BAD NEWS the duct is disconnected. (see the start collar and duct lying on the attic floor) | We helped a friend out on an energy audit and found where the leakage was! Owner had another company install radiant barrier, look at the result. Carelessness 101. | Nasty Filter! Dust on top of dust on this filter! When we put tape on the grill to run the duct blaster, it would not stick! |
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| MOLD....this house had mold in every register we pulled down. | NASTY! Wonder if they had lingering colds, coughs, etc... Good sign of RATS | Airflow 101 - Shortest distance between 2 points is a U! |
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| The furnace closet was the coldest area of the house! | We had to create a seal to depressurize this duct system. Again, very dangerous for CO escaping - The Silent Killer. Plus, the air was not filtered. | Add a dozen plumbing penetrations, a dozen light fixtures, flue pipes, etc....and you may as well leave a window open - in July! |
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| Before - difficult to see but this return air, though filtered, was FULL of dust, hair, etc... | After - scrubbed, vacuumed, and sealed the return air. (yes....we did fill in that corner!) | No wonder these folks were miserable inside, they were conditioning the attic! |
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| Air Infiltration through a door. NEEDS weather stipping in a big way! | Headaches anyone? If house becomes depressurized, the CO from this furnace closet will infiltrate into the living area. SEAL IT UP! | GOOD! Typical wrap we do on exposed walls to the attic. Looks like the Lunar Module! |
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| Every contractor wanted to replace these metal ducts...not us, we love metal ducts! Removed existing insulation; sealed up gaps, new R-8 insulation, sealed with metal tape and gray pooky. Tested out at 6% leakage! | Eric.....crawling into another return to seal it up......going where no man should go! |
Does it get any better than this?......smooth coverage with about R-44 insulation |
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| Shawn at a seminar for Austin Energy's Green Building Program. | Shawn and Eric performing another duct blaster test. | Shawn hunting down the leakage in an attic! |
