All About Air Duct Cleaning

We get a lot of inquiries regarding air duct cleaning and thought we would write an article all about air duct cleaning discussing the benefits, facts, and myths surrounding the topic.

Air Duct Cleaning Myths

• Air ducts don’t get dirty!  While some of us use the best furnace filters around some particles still get past the filter.  When you go and remove your dirty filter you can see the filth that has collected on it!  Which shows you how dirty your vents can become.
• While dirty filters and vents may not cause any irritation to some people others can experience allergy like symptoms including sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny nose.
• Duct cleaners use harsh chemicals, while l can’t speak for all air duct cleaners we use a very mild sanitizer that’s safe for people and animals.
• Air ducts don’t affect your health while this may seem appropriate when you do your own research indoor air quality is generally worse than outdoor air quality and we encounter customers every day who call to thank us and that their indoor allergies have cleared up!
• I have a brand new house my ducts aren’t dirty.  While in some scenarios this may be true 9 out of 10 times we find the contractors used the air ducts as a recycling bin and swept dirt, sawdust, sheetrock, drink bottles, and much more down the vents.

Air Duct Cleaning Facts

• With our air duct cleaning, we will improve your air quality and help eliminate pet dander, pollen, insects, mold, mildew, dirt, and debris thus helping you and your family breathe easier and healthier.
• Odors sometimes when you turn on your system do you smell a burning smell?  Stinky venting that smells like something died?  With our air duct cleaning system, we can help eliminate this!
• With our 3 step process, we eliminate large items from toys, balls, bottles, and other large items.
• We then use high pressured air to blast out fine particles such as dust, lint, and sand.
• Finally, we use a sanitizer that has a very mild minty smell to help eliminate mildew, mold, and bacterial growth.

All About Air Duct Cleaning Conclusion:

If you have never had your air ducts cleaned and are looking into the facts & myths you will discover the benefits of air duct cleaning far out way the myths.  We also use a camera to inspect your vents ensuring before and after so you can actually see it was cleaned!  Dead animals, feces, and other bacteria can grow in our vents especially when we run the heater as it creates a climate that is perfect for bacteria and mold growth.  One of the things we suggest is to avoid air duct cleaners who advertise very low prices as they generally are bait and switch companies.  They use scare tactics to upsell you such as you have mold in your ducting and charge as much as $300-500 per vent to clean.  While it may seem like a good deal at first when you realize they don’t even clean the ducts for the price they quote it’s not a good deal after all.  Do your research on any company you are considering highering.