Benefits of Clean Air Ducts

Investing in professional duct cleaning offers significant advantages for your home and health:

• Improved Indoor Air Quality: Removing dust, allergens, mold spores, and other irritants directly from your ductwork means cleaner air for you and your family to breathe.
• Enhanced HVAC System Efficiency: Clean ducts allow air to flow more freely, reducing strain on your heating and cooling equipment. This can lead to improved performance and potentially lower energy bills.
• Reduced Allergens and Irritants: For individuals with allergies, asthma, or other respiratory conditions, clean ducts can significantly reduce exposure to triggers circulating in the air.
• Eliminate Unpleasant Odors: Accumulated contaminants, especially mold or stale dust, can cause lingering odors. Cleaning the ducts helps remove the source of these smells.
• Extend System Lifespan: By improving efficiency and reducing strain, regular duct cleaning can contribute to the longevity of your valuable HVAC system.

Our Professional Duct Cleaning Process

We utilize advanced techniques and equipment to ensure a thorough and effective duct cleaning. Our process focuses on source removal, which is widely recognized as the most effective method:

• System Inspection: We begin with a visual inspection of your ductwork, often using cameras, to assess the level of contamination and identify any specific issues like mold or pests.
• System Sealing: We seal off registers and vents to create a negative pressure environment within the ductwork.
• Negative Pressure Creation: A powerful, high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtered vacuum system is connected to your ductwork, drawing air and contaminants towards it.
• Source Removal Cleaning: While the vacuum maintains negative pressure, specialized brushes, whips, and tools are inserted into the ductwork to dislodge contaminants from the interior surfaces. These dislodged particles are immediately pulled into the vacuum system.
•  Component Cleaning: We also clean accessible components of your HVAC system that are part of the air stream, such as coils and fans, as needed.
•  Post-Cleaning Inspection: After cleaning, we perform another inspection to ensure the job is complete and the ductwork is clean.

This comprehensive approach ensures that contaminants are captured and removed from your home, rather than simply stirred up and recirculated.

When Should You Consider Air Duct Cleaning?

While air duct cleaning isn’t always necessary every year, there are specific situations where it is highly recommended and beneficial:

• Visible Mold Growth: If you see visible mold on the inside surfaces of your ducts or other HVAC components.
• Pest Infestation: If there is evidence of rodents or insects inhabiting your ductwork.
• Excessive Dust & Debris: If your ducts are clogged with excessive amounts of dust, debris, or pet hair that are visibly released into the home from supply registers.
• After Renovations: If you’ve recently completed a remodeling project that generated significant dust or debris.
• Moving into a New Home: Especially if the home is older or its maintenance history is unknown.
• Unexplained Symptoms: If residents are experiencing symptoms like allergies, asthma, or respiratory issues that seem to improve when they are away from home.

While the EPA suggests cleaning may not be necessary if none of these conditions exist, they also state that if you do choose to clean your ducts, the service should be performed by qualified professionals using appropriate methods to avoid causing potential problems. Our trained technicians use methods designed to safely and effectively remove contaminants.