| Is the air in your home clean? All of us breathe air | | | | On the other hand the NADCA or National Air Duct |
| when we are inside the home and most people are | | | | Cleaners Association does not recommend any |
| unsure about how clean the air inside their home is. | | | | specific time frame for air duct cleaning. According to |
| Just like the air outside your home has several | | | | them air duct cleaning should be initiated by a |
| contaminants and pollutants, the air inside your home | | | | homeowner when they feel it is necessary and have |
| also have several contaminants. So if you breathe | | | | outlined certain factors that will lead to frequent vent |
| this air full of contaminants, the health risks increase | | | | cleaning. According to them, vent cleaning becomes |
| multifold. You will be prone to various respiratory | | | | necessary within a short period of time if: |
| diseases, which can further get aggravated and take | | | | 1.Smoking is done in the house |
| the form of allergy, asthma, persistent cough, | | | | 2.There are pets in the house that shed hair and |
| nausea, headaches, and even fatigue. The root cause | | | | dander |
| of these illnesses is the contaminants who have | | | | 3.There is damage or water contamination in the |
| found their way into your home because your air | | | | home or to the HVAC system |
| duct or HVAC system is dirty. | | | | 4.NADCA also recommends air duct cleaning prior to |
| Reduce health risks by cleaning Ducts | | | | occupancy of a new home. |
| Contaminants in the air duct or your ventilation | | | | Cleaning Methods |
| system are in different forms like fungi, Mold, | | | | The most effective way of air duct cleaning is by |
| allergens and bacteria. Allergens like pollen, dust, and | | | | using source removal methods. A powerful vacuum |
| pet dander are quite common and can get inside the | | | | cleaner is used as a part of this method and it can |
| HVAC system in your home, which will circulate it | | | | suck air with dirt from your air duct and ventilation |
| right into the air that you breathe. Such a scenario will | | | | system. There are certain devices, which are inserted |
| pose higher health risks and create negative health | | | | into the air ducts like brushes, skipper balls and air |
| consequences on a long-term basis. According to the | | | | whips to dislodge any dirt or debris that is stuck to |
| American College of Allergy almost 50% of illnesses | | | | the inner surface of the ventilation system. |
| are caused by pollutants that exist in the air inside | | | | You can choose a duct cleaning contractor who is an |
| your home due to improper vent cleaning. | | | | expert in vent cleaning and will be able to clean your |
| As a result, it is important to clean your HVAC | | | | piping, registers, ductwork, and blower motor. These |
| system on a regular basis. It is not only the health | | | | professional vent cleaning experts also use vacuums |
| perspective in question here but a clean air duct | | | | mounted on trucks, which can clean according to |
| system will provide higher performance as compared | | | | NADCA standards. The vacuums mounted on trucks |
| to a dirty system. Efficient running of your air duct or | | | | are very powerful cleaners. |
| HVAC system will help in reducing your energy bills. | | | | You need to be careful while hiring air duct cleaning |
| Cleaner air duct systems will have a longer lifespan | | | | contractor. You can start with several contractors |
| and will have less technical problems. So there are | | | | who will inspect your air duct and ventilation system |
| many more advantages of having a clean HVAC | | | | and then offer you their best quote. You need to |
| system other than the fact that it will keep the air in | | | | make sure that the air duct cleaning contractor |
| your home cleaner. | | | | visually inspects the air ducts and the various |
| Factors That Affect Cleaning | | | | components of your HVAC system before offering |
| Vent cleaning is a must and needs to be done on a | | | | you a cleaning solution. |
| regular basis. The industry standards recommend that | | | | If you hire NADCA contractors then you will be rest |
| you should have an expert inspect your air ducts and | | | | assured that your vent cleaning process will be based |
| vents once every two years, and also initiate vent | | | | on NADCA guidelines. Check the license of the vent |
| cleaning once every 5-7 years. Of course there is no | | | | cleaning company and ask for at least 3 references. |
| harm in initiating a vent cleaning process once every | | | | Last but not the least; don't hire someone who |
| 3-4 years also but all this depends on the conditions | | | | offers you the lowest price because that will |
| within your home. | | | | translate into inadequate cleaning. |