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The owner of Dracut, Massachusetts-based Ductworks, Inc talks the benefits of this sealant and how to apply it..
David Rowlett, the owner of Dracut, Massachusetts-based Ductworks, Inc has sheet in his blood...
My father was knocker and won all sorts of awards for in the late 0s, early 0s.
Rowlett, knows that in for HVAC units to work well, they need to be sealed.
While mastic can be messy, it's superior sealant than duct tape, loses adhesion and falls off. ..
What I like to do is I take my paint brush and I put in each corner where the ductwork goes together in the connections. .
lot of times we seal it and we leave the actual place where we seal it with the mastic open for it to dry overnight and then we go back the day, he says..
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