Tired of fighting a never ending battle with dust?

An unsealed air return system can make for a dusty home!

Tired of fighting a never ending battle with dust?

An unsealed air return system can make for a dusty home!

Leaky Return Ducts Create a Dusty Home


Pollutants from unconditioned spaces get sucked into your ducts leaving you with lots of dust and poor air quality.

Sealing air return ducts is important to you and your family’s health and well-being. The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology estimates that 50% of all illnesses are caused by poor indoor air quality (IAQ). The EPA lists indoor pollution as one of the top five environmental risks to public health, causing 8.5 million deaths each year.

Leaky return ducts will result in having:
– Dusty home and more frequent filter changes
– Poor and unhealthy indoor air quality
– Uncontrollable humidity problems
– Possible mold growth inside of your ducts from moisture
– Increased energy consumption

Dusty Home

What Are Return Vents and Where Are They Located?

Return vents (also referred to as cool air return vents) pull the air from your rooms into your return ducts and send it back to your heating and cooling system. Return vents are usually larger than supply vents, and you will not feel air being blown out of them. Ductwork for returns is typically found in unconditioned spaces of your home, such as attics, inside walls or under floors, and even crawlspaces and basements. These spaces are often unreachable for contractors to fix or seal after the home is built without the need to demo and renovate.

Why It’s Important to Seal Air Return Ducts

Most people assume that furnace filters are enough to collect the average amount of dust being circulated inside their home, but a leaky return will cause you to replace filters at a faster rate and if left in too long can put strain on your system. An unsealed air return duct system not only sucks in dirt, dust, allergens, smelly odors, and other pollutants from attics, crawlspaces, and interior walls, but it also brings in humidity from those very same spaces. The introduction of humidity into the ductwork causes comfort issues, and can also lead to mold growth. Sealing your return ducts reduces the threat of moisture and mold as well as block out all those pollutants from being introduced into your home and being recycled over and over again every day.

Take Control of Dust with Aeroseal


Sealing your ductwork with Aeroseal increases your home’s indoor air quality, helping to reduce dust, allergens, and odors coming inside from unconditioned spaces.

Dirty Air

Blocks Dust & Allergens To Create a Cleaner Environment

Sealed air returns dramatically reduce gross dust, dirt, allergens, and other air pollutants from being introduced into your system and then blasted all over your house.

Poor Air Flow

Provides Healthier Airflow Throughout Your Home

In addition to greater airflow coming out of your vents, sealing your ducts blocks out all the filthy dust, dirt, and allergens, providing the fresh air that you expect and putting your mind at ease.

icon-IAQ-Mold

Control Humidity Issues and Avoid Mold Growth

Sealing your air returns will block humid and unconditioned air from entering the system and reduce the threat of mold growth inside your ducts.

90%
of your time is spent indoors

2-5x
quality of indoor air can be more polluted than outside

Top 5
the EPA states that IAQ is a top 5 health risk

1 in 2
the number of people with asthma continues to grow

Facts About Dust & Duct Sealing


We’ve included third-party information about dust and the importance of duct sealing for improving comfort, air quality, and energy efficiency/savings in homes (and buildings too).

A Surprising Cure For A Persistent Health Problem

Aeroseal Results


This homeowner had been plagued with health issues for 5 years, including a persistent rash on her face that doctors couldn’t either explain or cure. A home performance assessment found several indoor air quality issues including a wet and moldy crawlspace, duct leakage, and envelope infiltration. After addressing these issue and reducing her duct leakage by a whopping 92% this homeowner called her doctor and said that her mysterious rash had disappeared. It turned out that insulation fibers and mold spores in the air were the cause of her health problem and that sealing the leaks in her ductwork was the cure.

Read the full story, see the results and learn how we fixed her home and helped improve her health!

Did You Know?


There may be energy-related rebates available from your local energy service provider. This is a great way to save even more!

Rebate Programs

Many utility companies have rebate programs that include duct sealing and other home improvements that make your house more energy efficient. To find our more please contact your utility company or request a consultation with your local Aeroseal Partner.