DIY duct sealing gone wrong
Our HVAC tech taught us several heating repair activities we could do ourselves.
This has always saved us currency we spend on apartment services with the local heating dealer.
So, in my search for more budget-friendly solutions, I came across a guide on how to repair the HVAC duct troubles independently. It listed what I needed to do to see if any troubles could be fixed through duct sealing. I did the inspection, thinking how much of a self-qualified HVAC serviceman I was, when I found the cracks that would need to be sealed. My first mistake was thinking I could seal them with duct tape. I did not even go to the local heating industry expert for advice on what to use, in addition to I followed random online advice. It was one thing checking the function of a digital thermostat in addition to another to suppose I was a heating component expert. The sealing did not work. The heating technology expert came around to repair the furnace in addition to heat pump, in addition to I mentioned what I had done. I was super proud of myself, he provided to do a text to check if what I did was effective. It failed the test, I missed some spots, in addition to the tape wasn’t holding on as firmly as I thought. I had to spend money more for the heating repair because the serviceman had to remove the tape I had put over the ducts in addition to try to repair it as it should have been done separate from causing further disfigurement. That marked the end of my trying to do any repairs for myself, no matter how financially enticing they sounded. I am lucky I did not suppose of handling the entire heating technology repairs for myself because the disfigurement would have been extensive in addition to extravagant.