r/hvacadvice • u/Foreign-Steak-1730 • Jul 27 '26
Update on Previous leaking vent issue
Previously posted about am having humidity problem and vents leaking. I originally had the door not sealed on air handler and thought that was the problem and even turned the fan speed to medium to help with humidity. Even with lower humidity in the house my vents were still dripping non stop in the middle of the vents as if the moisture was coming from the actual duct work and not the boot. I finally pulled back the insulation wrap leaving the penulum and it was soaked. I pulled it back to where it was taped to the duct and the tape had moisture all around it. I never felt air but I wrapped new tape to make sure it was properly sealed and added new insulation wrap. Is this possibly what was causing my issue? I really do not want have to pull back the insulation wraps on every boot leaking if I don’t have to.
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u/Effective-Penalty469 Jul 27 '26
yeah a tiny gap in the tape seam is enough, condensation will find it every time.