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A Subtle Reminder About the Benefits of Air Duct Cleaning

By technical • February 11, 2020
The benefits of air duct cleaning run the gamut from health-related to financial. Your furnace and ductwork serve as your home's respiratory system, pulling air from inside your home through the return ducts, where the air moves through the air filter into the furnace to be heated before passing through the supply ducts and back into your living space. Dust, pet fur, debris, pathogens, allergens, chemicals, dust mites—all of these contaminants become trapped inside your air ducts over time, and as the air moves through the system, it passes through these dirty ducts, redistributing the dirt throughout your home or simply depositing it in the ducts where it builds up over time. Air duct cleaning can dramatically reduce the number of contaminants present in your home's indoor air.

How Often Should I Get My Air Ducts Cleaned?

By technical • February 11, 2020
Air Duct Cleaning: Recommended Frequency Air duct cleaning is typically recommended every one to three years. Some reasons to clean more frequently include pets in the home, occupants who have allergies or asthma, and remodeling or construction work. The latter especially causes large amounts of dust and debris to be generated, which can clog up HVAC system parts—reducing system efficiency and decreasing indoor air quality. You'd be surprised by the things we find inside air ducts! Because our Ultimate Duct Cleaning will leave your ducts as clean as they can be, after this top-level service the Standard Air Duct Cleaning will suffice every two to three years thereafter. Some of the things you can do at home to maximize the benefits of air duct cleaning in between services include vacuuming out vents, wiping down register covers, and, most importantly, regularly changing your air filter.

Air Duct Cleaning: The Process

By HDS Dev • February 7, 2020
*Photo shows results of our Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning. The cleaning of air ducts is accomplished with the use of a variety of tools:​ a high-powered vacuum/containment system to create a negative-pressure environment and to collect debris an array of agitation tools, such as tentacled whips (to loosen debris) high-pressured air triggers and air snakes (to move debris toward the desired end point) ​ The specific tools used will depend on the level of cleaning. In homes whose ducts are cleaned regularly, an industrial vacuum in the main trunk lines and air triggers utilized at each vent may suffice, but more often than not, an agitator such as a tentacled air whip is needed. When an extreme cleaning is necessary or desired, such as in the case of transite ducts, when drywall dust is present, after new construction or remodeling, or on taking new ownership of a home, an agitator such as the Viper Microline is utilized in every vent.
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