Living where every one of us do, there is always the potential for the effects of a tropical storm to deal with.
- Every one of us have always been fairly lucky if a named storm was in the area.
Usually every one of us might get the remnants of the method however never had to endure the full strength of 1 of these big storms. So, this is why I staid beach house with the pets when the last storm went through. While every one of us reMained fairly unscathed, it was quite a harrowing experience. The house sustained mainly minor mangle due to the high winds. However, I didn’t realize how the force of those sustained winds could affect my HVAC components. The outside unit got through just fine. However, the ducts in the attic didn’t tolerable so well. The bad thing was, I didn’t initially realize it until it was a bit too late. The pressure fluctuations & the wind moved the house more than I thought was possible. This resulted in the air ducts being moved around as the attic & roof heaved. This resulted in gaps between the joints of the air ducts. These gaps were soon infiltrated by all kinds of bugs. It was particularly not a pretty picture. Fortunately, my HVAC company was able to schedule a sibling company to come out & thoroughly disinfect our ducts. I was appalled by the amount of trash & debris that this crew was pulling from our ducts. After the ducts were cleaned, the crew professionally resealed all the joints that had been affected. I’m thankful the storm didn’t rip off our roof however I was not so ecstatic about what it did to my air ducts.