You are hereHome » Insect & Pest Info » Home & Health Pests » House Dust Mites ENTfactGeneral Home & Health TopicsDuct Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality How long has the company been in business? What chemicals are used in the treatment? The Use of Ozone in Duct Systems Dust is the plague of many homeowners. It seems to appear out of thin air and gather in your home. Dust, dander, and allergens permeate the air in any home. Worse than the dust you can see are the particulates floating in the air of your home that are invisible to the naked eye. Like dust, these particulates will eventually settle. But that can take half a day or more and while they are floating in the air, you are breathing them into your lungs. Fortunately, there is a simple solution that will capture 95% of indoor pollutants automatically, without effort on your part. For pennies a day over the life an electronic air cleaner, you can reduce household dust and airborne pollutants. Where dust comes from?

Dust comes from a variety of sources, including skin cells, carpet and fabric fibers, gypsum dust from walls, wood fire ash, candles, pollens, dust from outdoors, your hair, insect remains, and so on. What you can see is just the half of it (well, not even the half of it). Your home is filled with invisible airborne particulates from aerosols, cooking residue, grease, smoke, bacteria, and viruses. Visible particulates collect on your furnishings. Invisible particulates remain airborne for long periods of time, increasing the chance you will inhale them so they will collect on your lungs. What can I do?Throwaway air conditioning filters can help catch some dust. More effective are mechanical filters (i.e., deep, pleated media filters). The most effective solution—some say the only effective solution is an electronic air cleaner, which traps 95% of indoor pollutants. Over it’s life, an electronic air cleaner costs less than 30¢ per day, a bargain compared to the price of paying someone to dust.

© 2003 Service Roundtable First Class, Air Conditioning • 1036 NE Pine Island Road #1 Cape Coral, FL • (239) 574-2500 Click image to watch video Duct cleaning generally refers to the cleaning of various heating and cooling system components of forced air systems. These include the supply and return air ducts and registers, grilles and diffusers, heat exchangers, heating and cooling coils, condensate drain pans (drip pans), the fan motor and fan housing, and the air handling unit housing. Consider having your ducts cleaned if you have: A newly constructed building. An existing building that has been remodeled or was under construction. Purchased a building and don’t know if the ducts have ever been cleaned. Worked in your building for more than 10 years and have never had the ducts cleaned. Do you have an Indoor Air Pollution problem? Do you have company pets? Are there smokers in the building? Does any of your employees suffer from allergies, asthma, or other respiratory problems?

Do you regularly clean excessive dust accumulations from your office furniture? Do you experience headaches nausea, burning sensations in the nose, throat, or eyes when inside the building? Do you have dust trails or discoloring coming out of your air duct registers?sharp portable air conditioner air purifier If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you may have Indoor Air Pollution.uv air purifier for air ducts What to Expect From an Air Duct Cleaning Service Providerair flow purifier If you choose to have your ducts cleaned, ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration by Clean in a Wink will: Open access ports or doors to allow the entire system to be cleaned and inspected. Use vacuum equipment that exhausts particles outside the home, or we may use High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) vacuuming equipment if the vacuum exhausts inside the home.

Protect carpet and household furnishings during cleaning. Use well-controlled brushing of duct surfaces in conjunction with contact vacuum cleaning to dislodge dust and other particles. Use only soft-bristled brushes for fiberglass duct board and sheet metal ducts internally lined with fiberglass. Flex duct can also be cleaned using soft-bristled brushes or an air whip connected to an air compressor. Remove, clean, and reinstall all registers and vents. Take care to protect the duct work, including sealing and re-insulating any access holes the service provider may have made or used so they are airtight. Sick Building Syndrome is real… and so are the consequences. Your building’s air ducts are the lungs of your building and care of the ducts may reduce your risk of lost wages, sick employees, and larger workers’ comp insurance claims. ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration by Clean in a Wink HEPA-AIRE method of air duct cleaning reduces dust, fibers, chemical concentrations and odors.

No system is too small or too large. Air duct cleaning every 2 – 3 years benefits both residential and commercial buildings by improving airflow, reducing dust and odors, and preventing illness and allergy irritations. Isn’t your health worth the investment? Cleaning air ducts can increase workplace productivity by reducing absenteeism and health care costs. Dirty, restricted air ducts drastically increase utility costs. ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration by Clean in a Wink technicians are trained to clean all types of duct work, even ‘flex duct’ and fiber-board ducts. ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration by Clean in a Wink technicians are trained to sanitize mold & mildew spores with an EPA registered sanitizing agent. Visit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Site for more information. From the Experts (The Facts) “1 out of every 6 people who suffer from allergies, do so as a direct result of the fungi and bacteria in the air duct systems.”