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Air Ducts: The Forgotten Dirt Collector
Out of sight, out of mind...not a good philosophy when it comes to your air duct system.Stop if you've heard this phrase before: out of sight, out of mind.
While it's a very familiar phrase, it's not a wise way to look at your air ducts. Your air ducts can be littered as you're reading this with all sorts of debris, dirt, dust, pollen, hair, dander, and other things, all of which together can interfere with other cleaning efforts. Dirty air ducts can also compromise the health of some of the occupants in your property, particularly those with allergies or other respiratory problems.
By having your air ducts cleaned regularly, you can help improve air quality of your property, enhance the efficiency of your heating and cooling systems, and save yourself the headache of having dirt falling from every which way. Utah Air Duct Cleanup uses specialized equipment and state-of-the-art systems to effectively clean and remove dirt and other contaminants.
Why Clean Your Air Ducts?
Years of dirt buildup in your air ducts can lead to health complications and a higher energy bill.Answer: Because they get dirty!
The average 6 bedroom home produces 40 pounds of dust a year. It's hard to notice that when you are constantly cleaning and scrubbing the surfaces that you can see. But what about those hidden places you can't see? In addition to normal accumulations of dust and dirt found in all homes through regular use, there are several other factors that can increase the need for air duct cleaning:
- Pets
- Occupants with allergies and asthma
- Cigarette or cigar smoke
- Water contamination or water damage to the home / HVAC system
- Home renovation or remodeling projects
Some occupants are more sensitive to these contaminants than others. Allergy and asthma sufferers, as well as young children and the elderly, tend to be more susceptible to the types of poor indoor air quality that air duct cleaning can help to address. Recent studies conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that the air inside your home, in which air ducts have not been cleaned in over 5 years, can be 2-5 times more polluted than the air found in major industrial cities.
What You Need to Know About Air Duct Cleaning
The entire system needs to be cleaned. Failure to clean all components of the system can result in re-contamination of the entire system, thus minimizing the benefits of cleaning. Just as you wouldn't only clean half of your living room floor, you also would not want to clean only part of your heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
Utah Air Duct Cleanup Cleans Air Ducts
Utah Air Duct Cleanup is able to clean all parts of the HVAC system, including the following components:
- Air ducts
- Coils
- Drain pans
- Registers
- Grills
- Air Plenum
- Blower motor and assembly
- Air filter
- Air cleaner
It is recommended that all these components be cleaned when cleaning the HVAC system.
How Should Air Ducts Be Cleaned?
There are two key components to proper HVAC cleaning: breaking contaminants loose and collection of contaminants.
Properly cleaning HVAC systems requires removing the sources of contamination. Source removal begins with use of one or more agitation devices designed to loosen contaminants from the surfaces within the heating and air-conditioning system. Examples of agitation devices include brushes, air whips, and compressed air nozzles or "skipper balls". Agitation can also be achieved through hand-brushing or contact vacuuming.
During air duct cleaning, the entire HVAC system is placed under continuous negative pressure (vacuum) to prevent the spread of contaminants. Continuous negative pressure allows very fine particles to be removed from the system as they become airborne, ensuring that these particles are not released into the living space when the system is turned on after cleaning. This negative pressure also serves to extract the loosened contaminants, which are collected and removed from your property.
How Often Should Air Ducts Be Cleaned?
Call Utah Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning to schedule a thorough cleaning of your entire HVAC system today.If you have not had your home or business air ducts cleaned in the last five years, now is a very good time. Contained in the hundreds of square feet of surface area in your air ducts are years of accumulation of dust, dirt, pollen, hair, spider webs, dead insects, dust mites and other allergens and impurities. The impurities and bacteria in your air ducts may contribute to the adverse effects of allergies, sinus problems and other health issues. Mold spores and moisture can breed mold growth in contaminated air duct systems.
A homeowner CANNOT effectively clean their own air ducts. Special equipment and professional training is required. Specially formulated and environmentally friendly solutions can be sprayed into your air ducts to kill mold and bacteria and eliminate odors. Duct cleaning can help to keep dust particles out of your property's air and off of your furniture and counters.
Dryer Vent Cleaning is Just as Important
Cleaning your air ducts is very important, but what's just as important - if not more so - is cleaning your dryer vent. You wouldn't normally think your dryer vent needs regular maintenance, but it does. A recent study showed that in 2007, the number one cause of house fires in Utah was the clothes dryer.
So what causes the dryer to overheat to the point of starting a fire? Lint buildup is almost always the source of the problem. The lint collector that is found in all dryers only catches approximately 80% of lint dispersed during the clothes drying process. The remaining lint gets caught on the insides of the dryer vent. Too much buildup of lint inside the dryer vent lining will eventually become a fire hazard, as the lint will block the air passage of the dryer vent.
If you are greatly concerned about this potential fire hazard, look for the warning signs:
- Clothes will take longer to dry.
- Clothes don't fully dry.
- Clothes are hotter than usual when the dryer is done.
- The dryer itself will become hot to the touch.
- The outside exhaust vent flapper does not open very much indicating low exhaust velocity.
- Laundry room becomes more humid than usual.
- A burnt smell starts emanating from the laundry room.
Utah Air Duct Cleanup: Your Air Duct Cleaning Experts
Consider having your air ducts cleaned today. We recommend cleaning every 2-3 years, depending on your living circumstances or annually for homes with allergic patients. Give Utah Air Duct Cleanup a call today for the finest furnace/air duct cleaning available.
