Seal HVAC Ductwork and Floor Registers from Air Leaks & Mold Growth

This video explains why you have mold growth on your HVAC ductwork and floor joists and how to seal the ducting to take care of this in the future.
Be sure to watch the "Mold Armor" video in this playlist showing how to rid the ductwork and floor joists from mold.
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[@Laura-ps3tb]

Wow this looks doable! Thanks for showing how to do this and helping us save money. Can't wait to try this.

[@brettbarager9101]

First thing I did when I bought my house was tape every register . . . I also wrapped all my heat ducts/pipes. What a difference!

[@saddlecrew7]

This is exactly what I have been looking for- thank you so much for posting. i have a greater understanding of many issues going on now.

[@driftingofftosleep]

Recently bought my first house and wondered why my main floor (with the crawl space underneath) was always so hot or cold - NONE of the floor registers in my entire house are sealed! Some of them have such huge gaps I can stick my hand in! Thank you for the very helpful video - I feel like I can handle taping the floor registers myself. Haven't gotten up the courage to go in the crawl space yet lol

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving a great comment, always appreciated 👍. I'm sure that you will have no problem tackling this job! You should notice a big difference with your airflow along with ceiling out the opportunity for little critters to enter into your home. If you don't notice a difference, you may have to work up the courage to go into your crawl space to make sure there aren't any separated air ducts or tears that could also be allowing air flow loss. I have a video for that as well if you go into the playlist. It shows you what to look for and how to repair air ducting in your crawl space. Best wishes!

[@lgrichard32]

Thanks so much for this video! I was just listening to a show about what all to seal up and I know I've got some work ahead of me. However, this is giving me a great place to start and to know what to look for!!

[@3CandiesInTX]

Thank you for the video. Very useful.

[@lijunchen]

Great video. I will need to seal my air leak in the floor registers of my house too.

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment.. always appreciated! Best wishes on your project! 🙂

[@randyrivera1089]

this is what i am looking for...now i get a idea to fix our vent.thanks

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi! I used a Milwaukee Right Angle Drill Attachment. It definitely helps get into those tight spaces that a regular drill gun or screwdriver won't fit. Thanks so much for watching. Hope this helps!

[@c0ncept]

Great guide, thanks

[@labrandons]

Good work and thanks. All mine around the house need redone before I buy a new hvac this summer. Our cat when first adopted also got scared, pulled up the vents in kitchen and crawled through our ducts for two days...she broke one angled vent but I reattached last summer. Hopefully didn't cause more damage.

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi B. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. You might want to check your duct work under the house to see if your kitty broke any of the ducting causing your HVAC and air conditioner to leak out underneath your house. That could really do a number on your energy bills. We have been in several homes where the ducting was detached from the vents and blowing hot or cold air under the house instead of in the house. Great job on fixing things yourself! YOU CAN DO IT!!👍

[@labrandons]

@@YouCanDoIt2 Thanks for the tip and I'm afraid that might be the case in one room in particular, as metal sound under floor a bit different ever since. Fortunately/unfortunately not under the house, in joists/drywall in split level home. Main heat controller is in garage. We unfortunately have an old R22 system that is well beyond due. 1996. Last summer was first summer where it struggled and pushed too hard/started leaking likely from HVAC venting. I bought a leak detector and couldn't find anything in indoor and outdoor coils, cleaned indoor and outdoor coils but had to get a $$ top off of R22 with a handshake deal of buying a new system from the self owned HVAC tech this coming summer. Getting my vents in good order as atrocious 1/2" gaps all around. Don't want to also have to pay for ductwork. Thanks again for a great video confirming what I needed to do.

[@YouCanDoIt2]

@@labrandons sounds like you're getting a handle on it. Best of wishes to you for solving the leak issue and lowering those heating / air bills.

[@quinnhaynie7767]

Jokers were there during install 🤪

[@melodicman3032]

Excellent Video. Can you tell me what the name of the milwaukee tool you were using to screw in the vent sides into the sub floor ? See clip starting at 5:43

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment...always appreciated 👍. The tool I used is a Milwaukee right angle drill attachment part #49-22-8510. That tool really comes in handy when I'm trying to get into tight spaces. There are other less expensive right angled drill attachments, but Milwaukee brands are what I use because of their durability.

[@nicolehue5858]

is it normal to have a ton of water in the tube in the crawlspace my electrician asked if he should puncture a hole in its its sp much?

[@richardlinares6314]

I think mastic would be better than tape. I mean you pretty much threw a bandaid on top of a past bandaid fix.

[@Cryptokrazy01]

May I ask a question… maybe it’s a dumb one… but I am having the same issue… problem is… it’s at every corner of the register… top to bottom on all 4 sides… how hard is it to just replace the entire register with a new one?

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi. I believe that you are speaking of the floor register / boot that comes up into your floor from the HVAC ducting... the answer is, "it depends on how accessible your crawlspace / basement is". The reason for this is that each duct will need to be HVAC taped to the new floor register / boot from the crawlspace area. If you cannot easily access them, then you will have a difficult time with the replacement. If you can access this area easily, then you will have no problem putting in new floor registers / boots. Once they are installed, make sure to finish them off with the HVAC taping around the floor register area so you don't deal with air leakage / mold in the future. I hope that this information helps you with your project!

[@tylergage5719]

Please let me know of the tools you used to fasten the duct to the sub floor. I need a small tool like that to get in that tight space

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi Tyler. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment...always appreciated 👍. The tool I used is a Milwaukee right angle drill attachment part #49-22-8510. That tool really comes in handy when I'm trying to get into tight spaces. There are other less expensive right angled drill attachments, but Milwaukee brands are what I use because of their durability.

[@tylergage5719]

@@YouCanDoIt2 Thank you for posting. I'm a new homeowner and the person before me hasn't sealed any of the duct work at all so I'm doing it myself. This video surely helped me I love KZbin for this exact reason it's so much easier than googling it now days. Keep adding content! I'm subscribing!

[@ratedrko1249]

@@tylergage5719 same issue lmao 🤣 reason I am here

[@jameshallford8656]

What types of screws are those?

[@YouCanDoIt2]

Hi James. The screws that I used are self tapping pan head screws. Hope that information helps 👍