Q3 Should I Insulate My Duct Work
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00:09 welcome back one of the most frequently
00:12 asked questions we get for indoor air
00:14 quality is should I insulate my ductwork
00:16 and this is kind of a loaded question
00:19 because it depends on what type of
00:20 ductwork you have some of the more
00:22 modern ductwork comes pre insulated and
00:24 can have an r-value of six or eight if
00:26 you have the old metal style ductwork
00:29 and it has the yellow fiberglass wrapped
00:31 around it that's been falling off the
00:33 r-value on that is very low if it's been
00:36 pulled off obviously the our value is
00:39 gone because there's no insulation left
00:40 when somebody asks us to re-insulate
00:44 that ductwork that's underneath there
00:45 that's the old metal stuff or even the
00:47 aluminum a luminescent it to take all
00:54 the time and all the labor to try to
00:56 reinsulate that duct system unless
00:58 there's extenuating circumstances like
01:01 you live in a rural area where we've got
01:03 rodents or critters underneath the house
01:04 then we might want to keep that metal
01:07 ductwork because that stuff the rodents
01:09 can't tear up but they can tear all the
01:10 insulation off to make nests in so it
01:12 really just depends on what type of
01:14 ductwork you have in you have to have
01:16 somebody inspect the crawlspace or your
01:17 attic to see what's there and make sure
01:19 that you're making the right choice that
01:21 is the right kind of money invested into
01:23 the system and make sure that it makes
01:24 sense for the home and you know the area
01:26 that you live in see on the next video
01:32 [Music]
00:00 [Music]
00:09 welcome back one of the most frequently
00:12 asked questions we get for indoor air
00:14 quality is should I insulate my ductwork
00:16 and this is kind of a loaded question
00:19 because it depends on what type of
00:20 ductwork you have some of the more
00:22 modern ductwork comes pre insulated and
00:24 can have an r-value of six or eight if
00:26 you have the old metal style ductwork
00:29 and it has the yellow fiberglass wrapped
00:31 around it that's been falling off the
00:33 r-value on that is very low if it's been
00:36 pulled off obviously the our value is
00:39 gone because there's no insulation left
00:40 when somebody asks us to re-insulate
00:44 that ductwork that's underneath there
00:45 that's the old metal stuff or even the
00:47 aluminum a luminescent it to take all
00:54 the time and all the labor to try to
00:56 reinsulate that duct system unless
00:58 there's extenuating circumstances like
01:01 you live in a rural area where we've got
01:03 rodents or critters underneath the house
01:04 then we might want to keep that metal
01:07 ductwork because that stuff the rodents
01:09 can't tear up but they can tear all the
01:10 insulation off to make nests in so it
01:12 really just depends on what type of
01:14 ductwork you have in you have to have
01:16 somebody inspect the crawlspace or your
01:17 attic to see what's there and make sure
01:19 that you're making the right choice that
01:21 is the right kind of money invested into
01:23 the system and make sure that it makes
01:24 sense for the home and you know the area
01:26 that you live in see on the next video
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