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Sets you above your competition with a better
quality installation. Florida Builders who smoke and seal their ducts
are listed with logo and link to their website. Builders also receive
certificate that this test has been performed and verification of sealing by
a 3rd party, State certified Duct Tester/Energy Rater.
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Less call backs and
better comfort and operating costs for your clients.
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You MAY be
able to reduce the sizing of your AC system, depending on what
"Fluff factor" was built into the load calculation to account for
leakage.
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Cheapest, one time
insurance policy that the duct system will perform optimally.
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Cost is far less to
remediate immediately at rough-in than after closing.
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Can be used as a complement
to the multitudes of demand side and energy efficiency programs that use
duct leakage as a factor.
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Can be used as a substitute
for other demand side and energy efficiency programs (which are
sometimes over-lapping, convoluted and confusing) that only measure leakage
instead of proactively addressing failures.
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You should be expecting a leak
free system to be installed and have reasonable expectations that this
is occurring. Cost of smoke testing can be included as a quality
control requirement in AC contractors installation agreement with the
builder.
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Subcontractors perform better
and devote their more experienced, higher quality crews if they know that
their work will be thoroughly inspected and they will be required to fix
failures.