6 Benefits of Duct Cleaning and what the NADCA Recommends!
If you own a home, it needs duct cleaning services. While the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) recommends having your home’s duct services professionally cleaned every 36 to 60 months,homeowners with family members or visitors who suffer from allergies may want to have their home’s ducts cleaned every 24 months.Even if you’re a meticulous housekeeper and regularly dust your home’s treasures,vacuum all the carpeted areas,and mop its ceramic floors, it’s impossible to reduce the onslaught of dust particles and other allergens that thrive in and come through your home’s forced air system -unless you have your home’s duct services professionally cleaned.Professional duct cleaning services encompass the thorough cleaning of all the various components of your home’s heating and cooling system.
Here are some of the benefits of having your home’s air ducts cleaned:
1. Clean air ducts can help to save energy (and money).
As with any system with working components, the more it is maintained and cleaned, the more efficient it will be and the more dollars it will save you in the long run.
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Dirt and contaminants in your home’s furnace and air unit force your system to work harder than it has to – which can lead to issues with how it operates effectively. While replacing your system’s filters every three months will certainly help, it’s inevitable that your heating and air unit will get dirty with ongoing use. This issue can only be resolved by hiring the services of licensed duct cleaning specialists.
2. Clean ducts can help to improve your home’s air quality.
Contaminants within a home’s air duct system are distributed and redistributed throughout the day. This recirculation of the same air leads to an accumulation of dust on the unit’s motor and throughout the ducts.
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If you smell a musty odor from your home’s air ducts, or if a technician inspects the ducts and finds a considerable about of visible, dirt, dust mites, mold, animal dander, or other contaminates, you know that the air quality within your home is being compromised. While some homeowners (and their pets) can go for years without seemingly affected by poor or low quality air in the home, others are more sensitive and easily susceptible to becoming ill or suddenly displaying allergies or other environmentally-associated symptoms. An individual with symptoms that seem to be caused by their environment are “apt to have been exposed to airborne substances originating not outdoors, but indoors” (EPA). Contaminated units can further exacerbate health problems for people already afflicted with hay fever, upper respiratory problems, or other ailments that may weaken the immune system.
3. Clean air ducts can help to maintain the integrity of your HVAC system.
By having the debris removed that accumulates throughout your system and that may be vents and other parts of the system, you’ll increase the efficiency of the unit.
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While it’s not a service that needs to be done on a regular basis, having your system cleaned at least once every five years will certainly help to maintain its longevity.
4. Clean air ducts can help to maintain the longevity of your HVAC system.
While cleaning your air ducts, your HVAC professional may proactively notice something with the system that may be on the verge of disrepair or in immediate need of attention to prevent a further expense, another service call, or even downtime.
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A good cleaning to remove the debris and contaminants will reduce the wear and tear on your home’s HVAC system while enabling the technician to identify and resolve any problems before they become bigger.
5. Clean air ducts can help to make your home more welcoming and comfortable.
No one wants to spend a lot of time in a home – whether their own or a friend’s — where the air is musty, heavy, has offensive odors, or makes them think of mold!
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While a home’s air quality may be affected by a number of different factors – including whether or not there is a smoker in your home or if you fry fish, sauté onions, or cook bacon regularly — having the air ducts cleaned will enable you to rest assured that your home’s HVAC system is operating to keep the air quality healthy and comfortable.
6. Clean air ducts will help to give you a peace of mind.
Knowing that you had your home air ducts professionally cleaned will enable you to stop wondering and worrying about what might have been possibly hidden within those ducts.
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By having a professional inspect them, you know that either what you had been imagining was in there is not, or whatever was in there is now removed!
While you may have never had your home’s air ducts cleaned and are still wondering whether you should, the NADCA highly recommends that homeowners who fall into one of these categories hires a professional service to clean their home’s air ducts:
You have a lot of pets that shed?
Sure you may be able to control and contain the hair that sheds from one dog, but if you have multiple dogs or cats that shed, the hair and dander throughout your carpeting, flooring, and furniture can easily get out of control fast. For the health of our pets and the people in your home, get your home’s air ducts cleaned!
You just purchased a new home?
Before you occupy your newly-purchased home, the NADCA recommends you get its air ducts cleaned. Similar to having all the carpets cleaned, the floors waxed, and the walls painted, you’ll want to move into your new place knowing that it’s a fresh start into a fresh, clean new home!
Your HVAC system was damaged in a fire or flooding?
While it may be the last thing you think of cleaning after a flood or fire, the NADCA recommends that you get your home’s air ducts cleaned by a professional if your home experienced any flooding or a fire.
You (or someone you love) smoke in the house?
These days, most people who smoke and who live in a home with a non-smoker typically go outdoors to smoke their pipe, cigar, or cigarette. As everyone who lives with a smoker knows, however, it’s not unusual for that smoker to light that cigarette in the house while “heading” outdoors, or to return into the house while exhaling that lost drag.
You’ve fond rodents or animal infestation in your ductwork?
Whether you’ve heard something scurrying in your home’s ductwork late at night or you’ve seen droppings in or near any part of your ventilation system, the NADCA recommends professional duct working cleaning to identify and eliminate the intruders.
You have someone in your family or circle of friends who suffer from asthma or allergies?
Most people know someone who says they can’t visit someone’s home that has pets. Someone already afflicted with allergies or asthma will also stay clear of a home that tends to have a lot of dust, dander, and dirt visible. If you’re missing the company of someone you love due to those factors, the NADCA suggests you get your home’s air ducts cleaned!
For more information about getting your home’s air ducts cleaned, contact Wilson’s Cool Air at (903) 473-2536
