{"id":632,"date":"2025-03-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2025-03-06T06:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:03:39","slug":"uneven-temps-at-home-blame-your-ducts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/hvac\/uneven-temps-at-home-blame-your-ducts\/","title":{"rendered":"Uneven Temps at Home? Blame Your Ducts!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s obvious what the problem is when your whole house gets much too cold. Your furnace isn\u2019t working! But what if you can tell it\u2019s working, you hear it running, and parts of your home are pleasantly toasty\u2026 but other areas are cold? It\u2019s time for HVAC maintenance in Stanwood, WA<\/a>. You don\u2019t need to suffer through uneven heating. You need help with your ductwork! Here\u2019s what you should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Average Is Terrible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a deeply upsetting fact: the average home in America is losing a huge amount of precious, expensive heated and cooled air through duct leaks. How much? 30%! Imagine how much that costs! And in the meantime, since you\u2019re not getting all that heat where it\u2019s meant to go, your home\u2019s temperature is uneven and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s just the average! That means a lot of homes have worse duct leaks, pay even more in excess energy costs, and have even less comfort at home. How are your ducts doing? Can you even tell? A qualified HVAC professional can assess the situation and make recommendations about how to improve your efficiency and your comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Duct Damage Happens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, ducts were just poorly installed to begin with. We\u2019ve even seen ducts that were punctured by the amateur or DIY installers during the process of putting them up! They can also simply be laid out in a way that is just not optimal for airflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But much of the time, damage occurs later. Ducts can be very inviting for pests, and insects and rodents can cause holes and tears. Home improvements, renovations, or even the hanging of pictures can put nail or screw holes into ducts that hide behind walls. And there\u2019s also the passage of time. The materials ducts are made of will last quite a while, but not forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duct Leaks and Air Quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another complication caused by holes in ductwork is a decrease in indoor air quality. In addition to allowing heated or cooled air to leak out of the ducts, these holes can allow the air from around the outside of the ductwork to be pulled in! And the spaces your ducts run through are not clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sawdust from long-ago construction, fibers of various types of insulation, rodent nests, spiderwebs, and more are between your walls or in your attic. All sorts of unpleasant particles get pulled into duct holes and blown out into your home. This is more than just a dusty mess\u2014it\u2019s a health hazard! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HVAC Wellness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finally, duct leaks cause harm to your heating and AC systems. The dust and particles that are pulled in clog things up, causing friction and overheating. And the loss of heated and cooled air forces the systems to spend more time running, accumulating more wear and tear and using more energy. Take good care of yourself, your HVAC system, and your utility bills! Have your ducts checked by qualified technicians now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong><\/a> Cozy Heating Inc. today for expert duct services in Arlington, WA. We won\u2019t quit until you\u2019re cozy!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t need to suffer through uneven heating. You need help with your ductwork! Here\u2019s what you should know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[119],"tags":[120,121],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":634,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions\/634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cozyheatinginc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}