Is "taping off" the end of a duct considered a proper way to cap a duct?
A company(not the original installers) came out to inspect our air unit and duct work up in the attic today and explained to me that a particular duct should have been capped & sealed using some type of metal capping rather than being taped off and is contributing to low air flow to my daughter's room. He stated that there was no reason for the duct to just be hacked off at the end unless there was some sort of problem. He suggested I get a hold of the original installers to have them come out and fix it because taping it off is considered a "no... no" in the industry and he doesn't understand how it passed inspection when we moved 4 1/2 years ago. We are the original owners of the house and the only inspection performed was by the builder who allowed many things to pass that shouldn't have.
I've contacted the original installers who say they'll come out to inspect it, but if everything looks alright, then we have to pay them $75 for the inspection. I'm worried that they are going to try to tell me that this is normal when in fact it might not be.
Is there a proper way to cap a duct in the industry? If so, is taping it off considered normal or to code?
The inspector today says that the flex leading to my daughter's room, attached a foot to the right of the hacked off and taped part, should have been attached to the end of that taped part and he wants to relocate it back to the taped area and seal off where he took it from. Is this considered an appropriate solution to the airflow problem in this room?
Any information would be helpful. Thank you.
A company(not the original installers) came out to inspect our air unit and duct work up in the attic today and explained to me that a particular duct should have been capped & sealed using some type of metal capping rather than being taped off and is contributing to low air flow to my daughter's room. He stated that there was no reason for the duct to just be hacked off at the end unless there was some sort of problem. He suggested I get a hold of the original installers to have them come out and fix it because taping it off is considered a "no... no" in the industry and he doesn't understand how it passed inspection when we moved 4 1/2 years ago. We are the original owners of the house and the only inspection performed was by the builder who allowed many things to pass that shouldn't have.
I've contacted the original installers who say they'll come out to inspect it, but if everything looks alright, then we have to pay them $75 for the inspection. I'm worried that they are going to try to tell me that this is normal when in fact it might not be.
Is there a proper way to cap a duct in the industry? If so, is taping it off considered normal or to code?
The inspector today says that the flex leading to my daughter's room, attached a foot to the right of the hacked off and taped part, should have been attached to the end of that taped part and he wants to relocate it back to the taped area and seal off where he took it from. Is this considered an appropriate solution to the airflow problem in this room?
Any information would be helpful. Thank you.
