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The Impacts of Duct Leakage w/ Steve Rogers
Steve Rogers from The Energy Conservatory (TEC) returns to the podcast to discuss the impacts of duct leakage on occupant comfort and HVAC system performance.
Duct leakage has more significant negative effects in heat pump systems than in furnace systems, especially in climates with high heating, cooling, or latent loads, due to pressure imbalances and moisture problems. You can measure duct leakage by masking off all supply and return registers, attaching a calibrated fan, and running the duct blaster to pressurize the duct work to 25 Pascals.
Exhaust-only ventilation presents many of the…
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