CLEAN AIR FOR HEALTHY LIVING

IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR INDOOR AIR

A Healthy Home Improvement

We live in a world where healthy living has become a way of life. We diet and exercise to make ourselves feel better. We have also taken on environmental issues to make our world a cleaner and safer place to live. Yet the most overlooked issue is the air that we breathe.

The Environmental Protection Agency claims that indoor air has been found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. Now consider that most people spend between 60% to 90% of their time indoors...the facts can be quite alarming.

Considering that we spend so much time indoors, it makes perfect sense to clean the source of our indoor air quality problems...Our Air Ducts.

Do you have an "Indoor Air Pollution Problem?"

If you answer "YES" to any of the following questions, your home may suffer from "Indoor Air Pollution".

Do you have an air circulating system that utilizes a standard fiberglass filter?

Do you have pets?

Are there smokers in your house?

Does anyone in your house suffer from allergies, asthma, or other repiratory problems?

Do you regularly clean excessive dust accumulations from your household furniture?

Do you experience headaches, nausea, burning sensations in the nose, throat or eyes when inside the home?

Do you have "dust trails" or discoloring coming out of your air duct registers?

When you last changed your furnace filter, did you see dust and dirt inside the filter housing?

Dirt, dust, mold pollen, and animal dander are recirculated through our air ducts everytime we turn on our heat or air conditioner. Combine this with moisture and you have the ideal breeding ground for fungi, germs and household mold. Studies have confirmed that some diseases, including salmonella, strep, and legionnaires disease are spread by contaminated air ducts.

The Process

Our company uses the most advanced H.E.P.A. (High Efficiency Particulate Air) Filtered Air Duct Cleaning System available. It is designed and manufactured by Nikro Industires, one of the leading manufacturers of H.E.P.A. filtered vacuum equipment in the United States. All of our equipment is manufactured to meet or exceed OSHA, EPA and NADCA Standards for cleaning the air of nuisance dusts.

Our powerful H.E.P.A. Filtered Vacuum System will first be connected to your air duct near your furnace. Various tools will then be used to dislodge the contaminants and debris in your air ducts. The powerful vacuum will then pull the contaminants out of the ducts and through the filtration system; returning clean air back into your home. Once your system is cleaned, all access holes are resealed, returning your duct system to original clean condition.

Air Duct Cleaning

Most people are now aware that indoor air pollution is an issue of growing concern and increased visibility. Many companies are marketing products and services intended to improve the quality of your indoor air. You have probably seen an advertisement, received a coupon in the mail, or been approached directly by a company offering to clean your air ducts as a means of improving your home's indoor air quality. These services typically -- but not always -- range in cost from $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system, depending on the services offered, the size of the system to be cleaned, system accessibility, climatic region, and level of contamination.

Duct cleaning generally refers to the cleaning of various heating and cooling system components of forced air systems, including the supply and return air ducts and registers, grilles and diffusers, heat exchangers heating and cooling coils, condensate drain pans (drip pans), fan motor and fan housing, and the air handling unit housing (See diagram).

If not properly installed, maintained, and operated, these components may become contaminated with particles of dust, pollen or other debris. If moisture is present, the potential for microbiological growth (e.g., mold) is increased and spores from such growth may be released into the home's living space. Some of these contaminants may cause allergic reactions or other symptoms in people if they are exposed to them. If you decide to have your heating and cooling system cleaned, it is important to make sure the service provider agrees to clean all components of the system and is qualified to do so. Failure to clean a component of a contaminated system can result in re-contamination of the entire system, thus negating any potential benefits. Methods of duct cleaning vary, although standards have been established by industry associations concerned with air duct cleaning. Typically, a service provider will use specialized tools to dislodge dirt and other debris in ducts, then vacuum them out with a high-powered vacuum cleaner.

In addition, the service provider may propose applying chemical biocides, designed to kill microbiological contaminants, to the inside of the duct work and to other system components. Some service providers may also suggest applying chemical treatments (sealants or other encapsulants) to encapsulate or cover the inside surfaces of the air ducts and equipment housings because they believe it will control mold growth or prevent the release of dirt particles or fibers from ducts. These practices have yet to be fully researched and you should be fully informed before deciding to permit the use of biocides or chemical treatments in your air ducts. They should only be applied, if at all, after the system has been properly cleaned of all visible dust or debris.