Duct Cleaning Can Help Your Situation

Most modern homes are outfitted with a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning system (HVAC). These systems are very convenient because they keep the entire home comfortable with cool or hot air circulating throughout the home. However, this system must be properly maintained in order to both work properly and keep allergens and dust out of the home. This includes an occasional duct cleaning, along with regular maintenance of the system components. 

Air ducts are a vital component of any HVAC system. They allow air to flow throughout the home, and also remove air to keep the home properly ventilated. Most homeowners will have no problem maintaining the other components of the system by having regular maintenance check-ups of the heating coils and cooling coils, fans, heat exchangers, and drain pans. Many times these components will need to be replaces, which can be easily done by a qualified HVAC contractor. Cleaning the system and removing dirty air filters will also help keep the system working properly. However, many homeowners do not realize that maintenance of the system parts is worthless without a proper duct cleaning. This is because the air ducts can gather dust and allergens just as well as the other parts. Therefore, the air flow will simply force those allergens into the home. Keeping the air ducts clean can insure that the air flowing through the home is clean and safe to breathe. Of course, keeping the other components clean can greatly reduce the amount of allergens that gathered within the ducts, but the system is designed to also ventilate dust and allergens from within in the home. There are other advantages to keeping the air ducts clean. A duct cleaning can help reduce energy costs because the system does not have to work as hard to keep the home at the desired temperature. This also keeps the system working longer without a breakdown, which also saves money in maintenance costs. 

Although an air duct cleaning can be performed occasionally about once a year, there are some situations when the air ducts should be serviced and cleaned. After a house fire, the ducts should be cleaned because smoke and soot can remain in the system, even after the rest of the home has been cleaned. The discovery of mold or mildew within the home is another situation when the air ducts should be cleaned because the pathogens can continue to circulate throughout the system, even after the mold has been removed from the home.