Do you experience headaches, nausea, burning sensations in the nose, throat, or eyes when inside your home?. When you last changed your furnace filter, did you see dust and dirt inside the filter housing?. If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, your home may suffer from indoor air pollution.
Dirt, dust, mold, pollen, and animal dander are recirculated through our air ducts every time 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 diseases like salmonella, strep, and even legionnaire's disease can be spread by contaminated air ducts!
Dirt, dust, mold, pollen, and animal dander are recirculated through our air ducts every time 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 diseases like salmonella, strep, and even legionnaire's disease can be spread by contaminated air ducts!
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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.
Knowledge about the potential benefits and possible problems of air duct cleaning is limited. Since conditions in every home are different, it is impossible to generalize about whether or not air duct cleaning in your home would be beneficial.
If no one in your household suffers from allergies or unexplained symptoms or illnesses and if, after a visual inspection of the inside of the ducts, you see no indication that your air ducts are contaminated with large deposits of dust or mold (no musty odor or visible mold growth), having your air ducts cleaned is probably unnecessary.It is normal for the return registers to get dusty as dust-laden air is pulled through the grate.
If no one in your household suffers from allergies or unexplained symptoms or illnesses and if, after a visual inspection of the inside of the ducts, you see no indication that your air ducts are contaminated with large deposits of dust or mold (no musty odor or visible mold growth), having your air ducts cleaned is probably unnecessary.It is normal for the return registers to get dusty as dust-laden air is pulled through the grate.
To find companies that provide duct cleaning services, check your Yellow Pages under "duct cleaning" or contact the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) at the address and phone number in the information section located at the end of this guidance. Do not assume that all duct cleaning service providers are equally knowledgeable and responsible.
Whether or not you decide to have the air ducts in your home cleaned, committing to a good preventive maintenance program is essential to minimize duct contamination. Use the highest efficiency air filter recommended by the manufacturer of your heating and cooling system. Be sure you do not have any missing filters, and that air cannot bypass filters through gaps around the filter holder.
One of the most often neglected homeowner duties a home inspection will reveal is that of maintenance of the clothes dryer venting system. It's very common, beginning behind the dryer, to find evidence of restriction and lint buildup, indicating this as an area the homeowner has been ignoring.
Continuing to the crawlspace, sometimes attic, and/or exterior will reveal further violations of the system in general, not limited to debris buildup, disconnects resulting in high humidity in enclosed areas, and missing or improper materials.
Continuing to the crawlspace, sometimes attic, and/or exterior will reveal further violations of the system in general, not limited to debris buildup, disconnects resulting in high humidity in enclosed areas, and missing or improper materials.
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