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re: Blowing in insulation: how difficult? And how much would it suck in June?
Posted on 6/2/19 at 8:01 am to wickowick
Posted on 6/2/19 at 8:01 am to wickowick
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FYI-Make sure you check the duck work and it isn’t leaking conditioned air into the attic
Oh! Good call. I do need to check that.
ETA:
Son of a bitch. Thanks for the reminder. I forgot that I had found an issue on my air handler last year. I taped the piss out of it with the foil tape. Just went check it and it had popped the tape. Stuck it back down for now and I can feel much better air flow in the rooms in question. Heading to Lowe’s now to get some more supplies to make a better repair.
This post was edited on 6/2/19 at 8:08 am
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:16 am to lnomm34
Repair done. I bought some flashing material and cut it to size. Siliconed the edges of the patch sheet then put it over the hole. Then o screwed the hell out of the edges with small self-tapping screws. For good measure I put a TON of foil tape over the whole thing in an alternating pattern, multiple times. I also went around the whole unit to feel if I felt any other leaks. I found a joint where there was a small amount of leakage. I taped that up as well.
My wife kicked on the A/C while I was finishing up in attic. The temperature is falling in the living room now and we can feel the air flow finally. Looks like this was my major issue.
I do still need some insulation. But at least I’ll be able to wait until a better time of year.
My wife kicked on the A/C while I was finishing up in attic. The temperature is falling in the living room now and we can feel the air flow finally. Looks like this was my major issue.
I do still need some insulation. But at least I’ll be able to wait until a better time of year.
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