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Cold Attic Air from A/C ducts

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Cold Attic Air from A/C ducts (post #206810)

jay_gill on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 20:12
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I live an Masachusetts and my new to me house is now pouring a cold draft out of the return register from the 2nd floor AC.  All the duct work is located in the attic.  Is there anything I can do for the winter to stop this, short of a plastic bag taped to the ceiling for the winter?  It rather annoying as it is right over our bed and the cold draft is giving me a headache at night.
Thanks.

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You can properly seal the (post #206810, reply #1 of 2)

by DanH in reply to jay_gill [original] on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 20:22

You can properly seal the ductwork. 


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Are the attic ducts (post #206810, reply #2 of 2)

by rdesigns in reply to jay_gill [original] on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 07:10

Are the attic ducts insulated? If not, even air-sealing will not prevent the effect of cooled air within the ducts from falling into the living space.