Why Cleaning your Air Duct System is Important

4/12/2018 (Permalink)

Before & After professional air duct cleaning.

Reasons to keep your Air Ducts Clean

The air quality in your building is important. Keeping dust, pollen, pet dander, and other irritants out of the air you breathe involves more than changing the air filter. What about the air ducts? Contaminants collect in the duct system too, and regular cleaning of the air channel is important.

Energy Consumption

Dirty HVAC systems consume more energy than clean ones. Older ductwork starts leaking and not only do irritants enter through cracks, but air escapes too. Dirty ductwork also impedes airflow that drives up energy bills as much as 20 percent. Plus, dirt stresses your system causing frequent breakdowns. Clean ductwork helps lower your utility bill and helps your HVAC unit last longer.

Smelly Air

If someone in your building smokes, that cigarette or cigar odor hangs not only in the air but in the ductwork. Likewise, if you burned something on the restaurant stove top, the smoke must go somewhere. These smells and other commercial/manufacturing odors collect in the ductwork and get circulated five to seven times per day, on average. Odors continue to plague your building long after you remove the offensive item.

More Reasons

Mold and mildew grow in your duct system especially if your building suffered recent water damage from flooding or foundation cracks. Tenant renovations and repair often lead to contaminants settling in your air system, and newly built properties need the air ducts cleaned before occupancy.

Call the Professional

Air duct cleaning is not an easy job. It needs special vacuum hoses and tools to reach throughout the system. This is not a do-it-yourself task.  

Another helpful idea is to buy a high-quality air filter like the ones sold at home improvement stores. Look for pleated filters costing around $15. Not only do these last a longer, these filters also catch more debris, including bacteria and viruses, before you breathe it in.  

SERVPRO of Archuleta, Montezuma, La Plata & San Juan Counties is here to help you 24/7/365 with any air duct cleaning service you may need.

Please call us at 970-259-6184.