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Indicators To Get An Ac Duct Cleaning Service

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:15:05 +0000

Indicators To Get An Ac Duct Cleaning Service

Nowadays, HVAC systems have become a very important system inside the home. The reason for this is that it makes a person or a family comfortable in their house. These HVAC systems can regulate temperature inside the house in the case of heating and air conditioning units. However, time will come that the air ducts on the HVAC system will become dirty so you may need to get AC duct cleaning services.

These services will help you bring the old condition of the air ducts in the system. Unclean AC ducts will also cause your air to be unclean and unhealthy for you and your family. However, a lot of people do not really know the right time when they should get the AC ducts cleaned. With this, listed are some sure signs that the AC ducts already need cleaning.

First of all, if you feel that the cooling system is not working properly, your AC probably needs some cleaning. This means that the cooling system is not really cooling your room. With this, it is important for the ventilation and the AC unit to be checked to see whether the problem is just on the ducts or the whole system itself.

Next, assess if you or your family members are experiencing some symptoms of allergy like coughing, intermittent allergic rhinitis, and difficulty in breathing. The reason for this is that the ducts may have already accumulated dirt or even molds that serve as allergens in your home. With this, you would need to hire AC duct cleaning licensed professionals. They will assess whether there are really allergens in the ducts or not prior to cleaning.

Third, if it has been several years since you last called for a cleaning service for the air ducts then this should be the right time to get them scheduled again. This is also a good maintenance procedure for your HVAC system.

Fourth, if you see visible signs of dirt accumulating on the HVAC components then you should already get someone who can clean the dirt as well as check the air ducts.

Finally, if there is a foul smell like a dead mouse but you cannot seem to locate it inside your house, then check if they are in the air ducts. You will never know if they have already lived there for some time and just died. It is not just limited to mouse but there may also be other intruding in your HVAC system.

Now that you know these instances, then you can start assessing your HVAC system for some changes in its efficiency or your own health status. With this, you will be able to get a cleaning service immediately even before it becomes a very big problem.

If you are experiencing some of the scenarios above, then you can log on to http://mikesairconditioning.com and inquire for their AC duct cleaning. They have a revolutionized and Patented Rotobrush cleaning system that will take care of the air duct dirt and start improving the quality of your air at home as well as your health.

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Industrial Duct Cleaning Service

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:21:37 +0000

Industrial Duct Cleaning Service

Most office buildings, warehouses, factories and other corporate and industrial facilities are equipped with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. These HVAC systems work day and night, usually for decades at a time before being replaced. Over time, these systems build up a layer of debris consisting of dust and other materials inside the ducts that is harmful to both the system and the humans alike.

And, this build-up of debris has very negative effects on the health of employees. It is well-known that industrial and corporate profitability ties in directly with the health and well-being of employees who work in the company’s facilities. In addition to a good diet, regular exercise and getting plenty of sleep, having access to a steady stream of clean air is essential for employee health. Unfortunately, many commercial buildings go weeks or years without having their ducts properly cleaned, potentially leading to employee health issues.

It is a fact that clean air improves employee performance. The American Lung Association reports that Americans spend 90% of their time indoors. And, the concentration of pollutants inside buildings can be up to 70 times higher than that of outdoor air. Upper respiratory problems are responsible for half of all employee absences each year, costing employers more than billion in lost productivity.

What Clogs HVAC Ducts

Over time, the ducts within these systems – which can extend for hundreds of feet inside a building – become heavily lined with a dusty, dirty debris that resembles the lint from a clothes dryer. This occurs even with systems that excellent filtration systems. It is just a natural fact when it comes to HVAC systems.

Looked at more closely, the debris that builds up in these systems contain numerous types of materials, depending in part upon the nature of the industrial or commercial building environment and what is housed there. In general, this linty, dusty material caked onto the sides of the ducts consists of certain types of pollutants that can be harmful to the human respiratory systems, namely: pollen, mold, bacteria, spores, fungi, and dust mites.

These pollutants all have various origins and effects on the humans who live and work in their midst. A common name for these types of pollutants that clog HVAC ducts is bioaerosols. Bioaerosols can exacerbate allergies, as well as increase the chances of respiratory problems, including – but not limited to – asthma.

Benefits of Industrial Duct Cleaning

In addition to the human health-related benefits, there are a number of other benefits of using an industrial duct cleaning service. Here is a full list of benefits:

* Allergy and asthma relief

* Control of dust

* Improved air flow throughout your facility

* Up to 30% better overall HVAC system efficiency

* A reduction in energy costs

* Reduced chances of fire

What’s Involved in an Industrial Duct Cleaning Service

When your HVAC system is cleaned, the following steps are typically taken (not necessarily in this order):

1. Removal of registers.

2. Cleaning of supply vents to air handler.

3. Brushing, collecting and sweeping of debris in the system.

4. Antimicrobial treatment fogged into cold air return.

5. Cleaning of the evaporator coil.

6. Cleaning of washable filters.

7. Cleaning of flue exhaust vent.

8. Cleaning of the laundry exhaust vent for fire prevention.

If it has been more than 6 months since you have had your industrial HVAC ducts cleaned, you stand to improve both human health and overall energy efficiency of your system.

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What are the Typical Prices for a Residential Air Duct Cleaning Service?

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:40:48 +0000

What are the Typical Prices for a Residential Air Duct Cleaning Service?

Your heat had been running constantly, all the way through a rough, long winter. Now your central air conditioning has been running non-stop through the dog days of summer. You can’t remember when the last time you had your air ducts cleaned was, but you know it’s been quite a while. You know that it needs to be done, but you don’t know how to find the right person to do it and you really haven’t the foggiest idea of how much it should cost you.

The cost of a residential air duct cleaning can depend on several things, but some of the major factors include: the size of the home to be serviced, the number of units that need to be cleaned, how regularly the units are used and how much dirt is built up in the ducts.

One thing is for sure though, you don’t want a fly-by-night contractor performing your work, and you want it done by qualified professionals.

A good, complete cleaning, done by a reputable company should probably cost you somewhere between four hundred dollars (about four hundred and ten Canadian) on the low end and fourteen hundred dollars (about fourteen hundred and thirty-five Canadian) on the high end, mostly depending on the factors mentioned above.

Here are some things that need to be considered when getting an estimate:

If a company’s price quote seems too low, then there is probably a good reason that it seems too low. Maybe the company isn’t licensed, maybe they aren’t insured, or maybe they aren’t using all of the proper and necessary air duct cleaning equipment to do the job the right way.

Make sure that when you are getting estimates that your air duct cleaning will be done by licensed, bonded and insured professionals who are going to be doing all of the work that is customary with a complete air duct cleaning. Make sure that the estimate includes the cleaning of all registers, cleaning of the coils and the fan and the inside of the duct work in its entirety.

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association and the Environmental Protection Agency warn that consumers should be cautious towards cleaning services who guarantee the positive health benefits of a duct cleaning, because as of yet there is no real proof that a person will become healthier simply by having their air ducts cleaned. The NADCA also warns against cleaning services that offer very low initial costs and promises that your entire job will be completed in less than an hour.

To get a complete and effective cleaning, all of the parts of your air duct system must be tended to with the appropriate equipment – this probably won’t be the most expensive maintenance procedure that you’ll ever have performed on your home, but if an estimate is drastically lower than the low end number mentioned above, there could very well be some kind of catch that could end up costing you a lot more money in the long run.

Saving money is always appealing, getting a great deal on a product or a service is a great feeling, but in the case of someone performing an air duct cleaning on your home, the risk of getting shoddy work for a low price simply isn’t worth it. The heating and air conditioning system of your home is very important, when you have work that needs to be done on your system it should only be performed by qualified, licensed and insured professionals to ensure that the work is done properly the first time. Your duct work is in use almost all year long, even if the lowest estimate that you receive is near the high end of the spectrum, it will be well worth it if you are sure that the work is being done by people who know what they are doing and that your system will run problem free until it’s time for another cleaning.

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Know What to Look For in a Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:19:50 +0000

Know What to Look For in a Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

Most people aren’t very aware of how dirty the ducts of their heating and air conditioning systems can actually get, let alone what to look for in a company that will come in and perform the cleaning service for them. Cleaning the air duct system of your home is not something that you have to worry about every six months or even every year, some families go much beyond this before having a service come out and take care of the cleaning for them.

Dust, dirt, dead bugs and lord knows what else build up in your duct work over time and along with the changes in climate and levels of humidity; this can cause mold and mildew to form in the ducts of your system. This is important to take care of, but what should you look for in an air duct cleaning service to know that you are getting the best company for the job.

Firstly – you’ll want a company that’s licensed, bonded and insured. This way you’ll be assured that the servicemen have been properly trained to perform the work that you need done and that, in the unlikely event that something should go wrong, that the business has the insurance to protect whatever property of yours happens to have been damaged. An un-licensed contractor may very well quote you a lower price when it comes to servicing your heating and air conditioning system, but you’ll end up paying many times over when the job turns into disaster and there is no coverage for whatever happens to your home.

Secondly – you’ll want a company that uses the proper equipment. A good company will likely have the absolute state of the art air duct cleaning equipment on every service truck that they put on the road. It requires a lot more than just a shop-vac to properly clean a heating and air conditioning system, you don’t want someone with shoddy ineffective equipment charging you money to simply go though the motions of the cleaning without really removing any of the dirt and filth that is clogging up your ducts.

Thirdly – you’ll want to see references and testimonials of performance. A lot of people ask a contractor for references, but then never check them – this is a very important step when it comes to hiring a contractor to do any type of work on your home. A reference is the only way you can hear if the servicemen of the company that you are considering hiring do a good job, if they are professional and charge what their estimates say that they are going to charge. Representatives of the company will tell you whatever you want to hear to get your money, if a company can’t provide at least five verifiable references of their work, than your should seriously think twice about hiring them.

Last but not least, a certification. If a service company is certified with the NADCA, or National Air Duct Cleaners Association, then you can rest assured that they are licensed and trained properly to perform the work on your heating and air conditioning system. If you can’t find anyone that seems to be qualified or capable of doing the work that you want done in your home, then you can contact the NADCA and they will certainly recommend a licensed and insured contractor in your area that can handle the job.

You should never hire an air duct cleaning service, or any other contractor for that matter, to do work in your house based solely on the fact that they have the best price. There are many things that you need to consider before making your final decision – virtually all reputable service companies will give you a free estimate so you can get the best price, but just make sure that you settle for the best price from an air duct cleaning service that you can trust to do the work properly.

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The best duct cleaning service in town

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:58:13 +0000

The best duct cleaning service in town

Getting your duct system cleaning is an important process to ensure healthy air quality. It helps in supplying you with fresh air free of dust and pathogens as well as energy efficient flow of air with no obstacles in the ducts and pipes. Top Quality Air Duct Cleaning cleans air ducts for residential and commercial establishments with professional duct cleaning services.

There are several reasons to clean ducts on a regular maintenance schedule. Cleaning air ducts helps to keep the air free from allergens and dust. This minimizes the incidence of respiratory ailments for home and business occupants. The second reason is to ensure energy efficiency- the presence of dust in the air increases energy consumption and decrease the efficiency of the systems related to these air ducts by as much as 3-6% overall. It’s also important to consider the long lifespan and low maintenance cost of ensuring your ducts are regularly cleaned.

If you are looking for air duct cleaning Mississauga based service then you best choice is to call Top Quality Air Duct Cleaning, this company is known for its super reputation because it had been in that particular business for two decades nearly and over that long period of time, their satisfied customer exceeded the 200 , 000 mark and increasing every day. If you have a problem regarding the accumulation of dust in the air ducts of your air conditioning system then Top Quality Air Duct Cleaning will offer you the best duct cleaning services in the area.

Whether you are looking for Mississauga duct cleaning service or any of the surrounding GTA areas like Brampton or Hamilton then Top Quality is your best choice. They will carry out the job efficiently and quickly because of their long experience in the industry.

A dedicated team carries out all your duct cleaning Burlington based projects. Whether these projects are residential or business, Top Quality Air Duct Cleaning has all the experience and equipment needed to carry out both types of jobs and projects.

Duct cleaning Mississauga based services are offered through Top Quality for all the customers in Mississauga, Burlington and Hamilton. If you are keen to clean the air ducts of your house or your shop then Top Quality Air Duct Cleaning is your best choice because they offer the best prices and very reasonable time frames to finish the job.

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Choosing a Residential Air Duct Cleaning Service

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:41:30 +0000

Choosing a Residential Air Duct Cleaning Service

Considering air duct cleaning services?

There are health benefits for all residents from regularly cleaning the HVAC System and it’s air ducts.

Heating and air conditioning systems collect mold, fungi, bacteria and a variety of contaminants that reduce the quality of the air residents and visitors breathe. A dirty air duct contributes to poor indoor air quality and affects the health of people in the residence.
The purpose of residential air duct cleaning is to remove these contaminants from a home’s HVAC system to get the best indoor air quality.

The most effective way to clean an air duct system is to use a specialized, powerful vacuum which puts the air duct / ventilation system under negative pressure. While the vacuum draws air through the system, devices are inserted into the ducts to dislodge contaminants and debris from the interior surfaces, moving the contaminants/debris from the home’s air ducts and ventilation systems into the vacuum.

Vacuum collection alone does not clean the HVAC system. Brushes, air whips, “skipper balls” and other tools that agitate contaminants and debris scrub the surfaces within the air duct system and propels contaminants and debris into the vacuum collection device(s).

Anti-microbial chemical sanitizers are applied to the interior surface of the air ducts to control microbial contamination…but before sanitizers are used, the system should be thoroughly cleaned. All anti-microbial chemicals used must be EPA registered for use in HVAC systems. Ask to see the chemical’s Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). If you are still concerned, call the EPA at 1-800-438-4318. There are no EPA registered anti-microbial products for use on porous system surfaces – such as fiberglass surfaces.

When sanitizing air ducts you want to make sure the air duct cleaning company uses safe; effective EPA approved products that are safe for people, pets, and the environment. An atomizer fogs the sanitizing product throughout the entire ventilation system.

Allergic people, infants and elderly are especially sensitive to the microbes that cause respiratory problems like bacteria, mildew, fungi algae and dust mites which require a highly-effective sanitizer to eliminate odor-causing microorganisms as well contaminants associated with allergies, mildew and bacterial growth. Make sure the sanitizer is rated by the EPA as a category IV product with the lowest toxicity rating. Sanitizing air ducts means toxicity and safety safeguards that establish and ensure there are no harmful dermal (skin), ocular (eyes), inhalation (breathing) or ingestion (swallowing) effects from the products.

There are two popular types of vacuum collection systems…those mounted on trucks and trailers versus portable units. Truck/trailer mounted equipment is generally more powerful than portable equipment. By contrast, portable equipment often can be brought directly into a facility, locating the vacuum closer to the ductwork. Both types of equipment clean to air duct industry standards. Vacuum units should be attached to a collection device for safe containment prior to disposal. A vacuum collection device which exhausts indoors must be HEPA (high efficiency particulate arrestance) filtered.

The US EPA says that “duct cleaning services” typically range in cost from 0 to 00 per heating and cooling system, depending on the services offered, the size of the system to be cleaned, system accessibility, climatic region, level of contamination” and type of duct material.

Consumers should also beware of “blow-and-go” air duct cleaning companies that charge low fees and do a poor job of cleaning the heating and cooling system. These companies also try to persuade consumers into unneeded services or provide service without the consumer’s permission.

*Make sure the company is a member in good standing of the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA).
*Get proof that the company is properly licensed and adequately insured.
*Make sure that the company is going to clean and visually inspect all of the air ducts and related system components.
*Avoid advertisements for ” whole house specials” and other sales gimmicks.

Find out as much as you can about the air duct cleaning company before you hire the company.

*Ask the company to display proof of NADCA membership and certification?
*Ask the contractor to provide you with the means to conduct a visual inspection at any time during the cleaning? (Mirror and flashlight, camera or other remote visual systems.)
*Ask the contractor if it will be cleaning the complete system, including coils and fans?
*Ask the contractor to give you a guaranteed price before the inspection.

Remember, we are breathing millions of germ-carrying dust and mold particles from air ducts that cause allergies, asthma–even terminal illnesses. In all homes, the air ducts gather dust, dirt, human skin flakes and pet dander, becoming holding cells for allergens, mold spores, germs and other contaminants. The problem begins even before you move into a newly-built home, with the buildup of drywall dust, sawdust and other debris in ducts that provide a perfect environment for the growth of germs and allergens. This problem worsened in the 1970′s, as new construction techniques made buildings more tightly sealed, which restricts the flow of fresh air. Every day, families breathe air that is continually circulated through contaminated ductwork by your HVAC system.

The best way to determine if the air duct cleaning was effective is to ask for a visual inspection of the system before and after cleaning. If any dust or debris can be seen during the visual inspection, you didn’t get what you paid for. A certified, professional air duct cleaning contractor should be able to give you access to inspect system components; using specialized inspection tools when necessary.

Avoid incredible low whole house prices and coupons. They are likely not to have the proper equipment, training or even the intention of providing real results. Improper air duct cleaning can cause health problems for your family. If the price is too good to be true; it probably is.

Get your air ducts cleaned properly and enjoy these benefits:

Health
According to the EPA, indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. Air duct cleaning removes airborne contaminates such as bacteria, fungus, mold spores, pet dander & pollen which may help to alleviate allergy & asthma symptoms.

Extended Equipment Life
9 out of 10 system failures are caused by dirt and dust according to the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. One of the functions of the fan, located inside of your air handler, is to keep the heat exchanger cool. Accumulated dirt and debris can reduce the CFM (cubic feet of air per minute) as much as 50%! This is the most common cause of cracks in heat exchangers. Having your HVAC system cleaned may prevent pre-mature breakdown & aging of your heating and cooling system.

Reduce Dusting
Air duct cleaning helps to reduce household dust by removing the dust where it travels most – through your air duct system.

Energy Savings
According to the EPA, a buildup of only .042 inches of dirt on a heating coil can result in a decrease of efficiency of 21%. A clean air conveyance system may help to increase efficiency and therefore may help to reduce heating and cooling costs.