When it comes to maintaining a healthy home, air ducts are often overlooked. However, neglecting to clean and maintain air ducts can have serious consequences. From decreased airflow to mold growth, dirty air ducts can cause a variety of problems. In addition, they can also lead to increased utility costs and a shorter lifespan for your heating and cooling unit.
Fortunately, regular cleaning and maintenance of air ducts can help you avoid these issues and keep your family safe.One of the main problems with leaving vents and air ducts untreated is mold. This is especially common with insulated ventilation grilles. If water enters the vents or condensation is allowed to accumulate, moisture will remain. Over time, without proper cleaning and maintenance of air ducts, moisture will generate mold and mildew over time.
In addition to affecting health, dirty air ducts can also cause problems with the heating and cooling unit. It's not uncommon for the unit to operate more frequently and for longer periods due to the additional strain associated with air moving through those dirty ducts.The increased amount of use will cause more moving parts to wear out faster. As a result, you'll have to request repairs more often. Overall, the additional stress shortens the life of the heating and cooling unit.
Even with quick repairs, the unit may not last as many years.From this perspective, choosing to have air ducts cleaned every two to three years can be considered a way to maintain the same unit for a longer period of time. Even if they are not present, but the air seems to be stale and family members begin to sneeze, cough or have nasal congestion more often, it is worth checking the ducts. If dirty air ducts are not cleaned regularly, they will eventually become clogged with more debris, including mold spores that could have fallen on nearby fan blades due to cross circulation. Once the ducts are clogged with those particles, the air will no longer be clean, which means that you and your family will inhale more contaminants.An increase in utility costs could indicate that the system has to work harder to force air through the ducts and out through the vents.
Having a professional responsible for air quality and duct cleaning ensures your family's safety, reduces symptoms of seasonal, dust and pet allergies, and helps keep your home dust-free. As long as forced air continues to come out through the vents, it doesn't seem to make sense to think about the duct system.If you want to protect your family's health and save some money on heating and cooling, it's time to clean those air ducts. It's easy to take good care of a home's heating and cooling unit, but forget all about air ducts. A clean air duct system helps your air conditioning system operate more efficiently, reducing those monthly energy bills.Superior Air Duct Cleaning offers professional duct cleaning services in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania for commercial and residential customers.
In addition to the ducts themselves, it is also necessary to clean the fan and other parts of the system that force air into the ducts. We also offer air duct repair, dryer rack cleaning, chimney and chimney cleaning and repair, and mold removal.A simple way that is often overlooked is to clean the air ducts every time you see dirt on the walls around the vents. Cleaning your air ducts regularly can help you avoid decreased airflow causing uneven heating or cooling, an oxidation effect on the heat exchanger increasing fire risk, mold growth in insulated ventilation grilles, increased utility costs due to extra strain on your heating and cooling unit, as well as a shorter lifespan for your unit.Overall, regular cleaning and maintenance of your home's air ducts is essential for keeping your family safe from contaminants in the air as well as saving money on energy bills in the long run.
