News — air vent covers

Building Performance Institute (BPI) Lists Reusable Air Vent Covers

Posted by Corey Breed on

I'm proud to announce that Vent Cap Systems has been approved by The Building Performance Institute™ (BPI) for inclusion as a BPI Listed Product.  BPI Listed Products are matched to specific home performance testing standards and other criterion.   Coming on the heels of the USPTO's recent issuance of our patent is certainly welcome news after over five years in the business.  Both are further recognition that Vent Caps are both novel, functional, and necessary tools for anyone doing duct leakage testing.

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Tapes Not Sticking To Low VOC Paints?

Posted by Corey Breed on

Home Performance contractors keep telling me that the new Low VOC (volatile organic compound) paints that some builders are using is making it hard to set up a Duct Blaster® or DucTester™.  It's hard enough setting up for a duct leakage test without then having to worry if the tape is going to stay where you put it.  That's one of the attributes of Vent Caps Systems that makes them invaluable for sealing duct systems.  Once they're up, they're up.  Vent Caps™ seal air vents whether they're dripping in condensation, freshly painted, or dirty as the dickens and they make...

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I'm going to sell you nothing - and you're going to like it.

Posted by Corey Breed on

I sell reusable air duct covers.  They're used to seal air vents, registers, or whatever you call them.  Unlike some other products that cover air vents to block drafts, Vent Caps are rugged tools used to seal air vents for Duct Leakage Testing, the diagnostic testing of a home's ducted a/c system.  My reusable register covers can cut your DuctBlaster® setup time in half, help you spend less time with/on/carrying a ladder, and save you tons of money on disposable plastic tapes.  Grill masks, register sealing films, duct masks, and even plastic wraps all have to be ordered OVER AND OVER again.  Vent Caps...

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