Maintain Your HVAC System With Duct Cleaning

Your home's HVAC system keeps the environment of your home comfortable. Warm in the winter months and cool is the summer months - it works year round to control the temperature and air quality of your home. Because it is used every day, proper maintenance is required to keep it running at its optimum efficiency. One of the most important maintenance tasks that you can perform is duct cleaning.

The duct system in your home is the pipeline that delivers cool or warm air to your home's registers. It is the major path of temperature-controlled air, pushing the air throughout your home so that it is delivered evenly throughout your house. Since your system is on all the time, the system is working all the time. Even if it's not always actively on during periods of temperate weather, debris can settle and be blown around your duct system. Think of dust or pet hair. There's no way to avoid it other than cleaning it up. One great gust of air and it flies all over the place and collects. Duct cleaning can help keep your system clean. It's just like dusting and vacuuming your house -- so that the dust and debris doesn't collect all over the place.

The filters of your HVAC system trap much of the dust, debris, and pet dander in your home so that it does not get into the duct system. You periodically must replace the filter or your system will work too hard in filtering. If you need duct cleaning, you may notice your energy bills getting higher. Your system is working harder than it needs to when controlling the temperature of your house because it is dirty.

Not only does this cause excessive energy bills, but also when your system is working harder than it needs to, it puts stress on the mechanics of the system. If you do not have a thorough cleaning regularly, the system may overload and break down. If it's working too hard to heat your home, it will over heat. If it's working too hard to cool your system, the unit will freeze over. Avoid costly repairs by maintaining your system properly.

It is best to find an experienced contractor to handle duct cleaning for your home. This insures that a professional job will be done and that you avoid creating any problems you may cause by trying to do it yourself. Many local companies in your area provide service contracts in order to set a schedule of maintenance cleanings so that you're always taken care of. If you have excessive pet hair or environmental factors you may have a more frequent cleaning schedule. Setting up a service contract will also save you money, since you are agreeing to a series of service dates up front.

Proper duct cleaning will help you maintain your home and your HVAC's ability to properly and efficiently control the temperature of your home throughout the year.