| Air duct cleaning is an important part of home | | | | 2. The infestation of insects or any small unwanted |
| maintenance. A dirty air duct can lower the quality of | | | | pests in the ducts. |
| the air in your house by promoting the circulation of | | | | 3. If they are clogged with a great deal of dust or |
| allergens and bacteria in the air. There is no scientific | | | | other debris. |
| evidence that actually proves that cleaning the air | | | | It is important to have a professional take a look at |
| ducts will improve your health, but it is a good | | | | your systems occasionally to make sure everything is |
| practice. The indoor air is just as important as the | | | | clean and working well. Certainly if the above |
| outdoor air. One way to keep the air inside your | | | | problems are prevalent, it is definitely time to go |
| home free from unnecessary pollutants is to keep | | | | ahead and schedule a cleaning. Make sure the |
| the air ducts of your heating and cooling systems | | | | professionals you hire to clean them are licensed. If |
| clean. | | | | they claim that there is mold, have them show it to |
| What parts of your air ducts should be cleaned? The | | | | you and figure out a way to prevent the mold from |
| blowers, fiber glass, metal ducts, air vents, access | | | | growing again. |
| doors, drain pans and coils should all be cleaned. | | | | Depending on the amount of cleaning that needs to |
| There should be no stains, mold, dust, insects or any | | | | be done and the type of system that needs to be |
| particles left over. After you have a professional | | | | cleaned, the price for a professional cleaning can start |
| clean the ducts, you should give it a test run to | | | | at a few hundred dollars and rise up to a couple |
| make sure that the system is still working properly. | | | | thousand dollars. |
| When do you need air duct cleaning? There are | | | | One way so save the expense of getting a |
| several signs that indicate the need for a thorough air | | | | professional air duct cleaning is good maintenance. |
| duct cleaning. Here are some of the major points | | | | There are several things you can do to keep your air |
| that indicate the need for an air duct cleaning. | | | | ducts as clean as possible. Dust and vacuum the |
| 1. The growth of mold inside the ducts or on the | | | | house often. Change the filters of the heating or |
| surface of the cooling or heating system. (mold | | | | cooling system on a regular basis. You should also |
| growth can only accurately be determined by | | | | keep the ducts nice and dry. |
| professionals) | | | | |