I am in the process of getting the old insulation removed and having TAP insulation blown into my…read moreattic. I have had several different companies come out, look at everything, and give me suggestions and bids on different aspects of the jobs I need done. One suggestion that kept coming up was to have my ductwork sealed, as my house was built in 1961, my Air Conditioner has a manufacture date of August 1998, and my ductwork is most likely at least that old. The house had a non-functional Evaporative Cooler on the roof when I bought it in 2002, which I discarded and capped off the attachment duct.
I called Green ID and left a voicemail that I was interested in getting my ducts sealed. David Byrnes sent me a text message the next morning that he got my voicemail & asked me to give him a call. After speaking with David, I had set up an appointment for him to come on Monday, May 19th, to look at my system, as I often work from home on Mondays. The next day, I found out that I had to go into my office that Monday, so I sent David a text that we would have to reschedule, which he had no problem with.
The following Friday, May 23rd, I had decided to work from home, because another Tech was coming to do some work for me. I sent David a text around 10:00 am letting him know I was home and asking if he might be able to come take a look. He was very accommodating, said he could stop by, and would send me a text with an ETA when he knew. David arrived around 11:00 to look at the air handler in my house, the AC unit in the back yard, and the ducts in my attic.
My house has a very shallow-pitched roof, making the attic space very tight. The access is in my three-sided carport on the opposite end of the house from where the Evaporative Cooler had been hooked into the ductwork, and is a combination of sheet metal and flex duct. David climbed all the way to where that ductwork had hooked to the Evaporative Cooler to check the sheet metal ductwork for possible rust. That is Dedication to doing Good Work, because it was already really hot up there!
David assured me that no evidence of rust was in the sheet metal, and my ductwork was a good candidate for sealing. He collected the fee for the estimate and said he would contact me about scheduling when he got back to the office. He later texted me that they had a cancellation for the next day, and could be at my house between 06:30 & 07:30 to perform the Aeroseal. I told him that I had another tech coming that day at around 09:30 to 10:00, and since I had contracted with him first, I wanted to be sure his people would be done by then, so as not to be in his way. He assured me they would be done by then.
The next morning, right at 06:30, two of his techs showed up to do the Aerosealing job. They were both very friendly, cordial, and understanding. They went about their work, setting everything up and getting going. While they were there, we had some nice conversations about various things; an old car I have in my carport, what kind of work I do, etc. I also asked them about the Aeroseal process, and the tech that was monitoring the computer showed me what he was looking at, and explained the process very patiently and thoroughly. Both of them were very nice guys and a pleasure to speak with!
As the techs were wrapping things up, they told me that David would send me a full report on the Aeroseal job and an invoice the next week, as it was a Saturday.
Yesterday, I received an email from David with a report on the Aeroseal results and an invoice for the balance owed.
The tests showed that before the Aeroseal process, my duct system had 212.6 Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM) of leakage equivalent to a 40.2 inch square hole in my house or 18% of the system's capacity of 1200.00 CFM. After the Aeroseal was completed, it showed the ducts had only 19.7 CFM of leakage equivalent to a 3.7-inch square hole, or 1.6% of the system capacity. Pretty Impressive!
I am very happy with David, his Technicians, the job Green ID did, and the cost came in between 28% and 22% less than the other bids I received to have my ducts sealed! I highly recommend David Byrnes and the crew at Green ID!
