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 the house?
• Does anyone in your house suffer from allergies, asthma, or other respiratory 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 picked-up and re-circulated through your air ducts and home every time your air conditioning system comes on. 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 dusts.

Do I need Air Duct Cleaning?

If not properly cleaned and maintained, air ducts can become a breeding ground for molds and other air pollutants.

Mold growth inside a heating and cooling system. If the intake vents are showing signs of mold growth or the outtakes smell of mold, it's time to seek out air duct cleaning services.

Insects and vermin have infiltrated the duct system. If rodents, cockroaches or other unwanted critters take up residence in a home's air duct system, they can and will leave behind droppings. If there is a known problem with vermin in the air duct system, hiring an exterminator alone is not enough to remove their traces. Duct cleaning can finish cleaning up the mess.

Build up of dust and debris. Again, pay attention to the smells, too. Still, if dirt and dust are heavily built up and very visible, it's time to call on air duct cleaning services. Dust and dirt that is left in air ducts can be blown back out into the air. It can also promote the growth of mold and bacteria -- especially if moisture is present in a heating and cooling system's ducts.

Moisture problems with insulated ducts. If water is a problem in air ducts, cleaning and even replacing the insulation is probably in order. If this is left unchecked, the ducts can be subject to mold growth.

Your Central  air system is not functioning efficiently. When debris builds upon the ducts and in the coils, systems will not function at top performance. This can impair the efficiency and even damage the air system. Costing you money either way so don't wait give us a call today! 

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