What Air Duct Cleaning Is All About...

This weeks tip is about air duct cleaning. Not all air duct cleaning companies are the same, and having you ducts cleaned incorrectly can actually be worse than not having it done at all. No doubt you’ve seen or heard a lot of advertising for air duct cleaning. Many of these ads offering incredible deals are very misleading. Often times your are quoted a price that sounds good until all the “add on charges” are applied.

Due to increased awareness of the importance of having your air duct system cleaned, many states have set standards for how the works should be performed. New Mexico has not yet done this, so everyone with a vacuum cleaner can say they are in the HVAC cleaning business. As a way of introducing you to Pro Steamer and helping you protect yourself, I have provided some information for you.

Here’s What Air Duct Cleaning Is All About...

A company with the right equipment and training will remove the molds, bacteria, fungus, original construction debris, and dust from your air ducts and furnace, to be sure the air you breathe is the cleanest possible. (BONUS: by removing the dust and debris, your heating system will operate at peak efficiency.)

• Step 1: A trained technician will inspect the HVAC system to determine performance and degree of contamination. (Before, we get started we will protect your floors and furnishings from any escaped debris)
  
• Step 2: The technician connects a powerful vacuum to the main trunk line, then seals off the outlets in each room to create a vacuum within the air duct system. Then uncovering one register at a time, he cleans just the air duct.
  
• Step 3: Next, he inserts specially designed air tools into the air duct to loosen dirt and lift debris into the vacuum stream for removal of the contaminants that are clinging to the walls of the air duct. The air duct is cleaned from the register, through the entire duct--all the way back to the furnace. Contaminants are removed.
  
• Step 4: An access door is installed in the plenum to access the return side of the air duct system. Now the technician can clean the cold air and return and plenum. This is where we find the majority of contamination. (NOTE: This step requires very powerful vacuum system that most air duct company’s DO NOT HAVE)
  
• Step 5: Attention to the furnace--Vacuum out the inside of the furnace chambers, remove dust and debris from blower and blades. Clean your filters, or if you choose install new filters, and inspect.
  
• Step 6: Sanitizing of the air duct system. Sanitizing reduces odors, kills molds, bacteria and fungus.

THOROUGHLY CLEANING YOUR HOME WILL GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WELL BEING AND ADDED HEALTH BENEFITS.

PLUS, only the Video-Aire has a built in camera system that allows you to watch the cleaning process as it is taking place!! Keep a video-tape of the cleaning to show your spouse--or your insurance company.

If you live in Roswell, NM or the surrounding areas such as Artesia, Dexter, Hagerman, or Portales, call us at 575-623-0993 to schedule your air duct cleaning.