Did you know that air duct cleaning could be the healthiest home improvement you will ever make? Having your ducts cleaned eliminates dust, pet hair, pollen, mold, and other irritants from your ductwork, and at the same time increases the efficiency of your heating/cooling system. If you suffer from allergies, cleaning your ductwork could improve your situation by giving you a higher quality of air inside your home.
Building a new home or remodeling? Often times during construcion debris such as sheetrock/sheetrock dust, wrapers, tile grout, sawdust... can drop into your ductwork which causes excessive dusting in your home.
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Most people spend 60% to 90% of their time indoors. (AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION)
50% of all illnesses are either caused by, or aggravated by, polluted indoor air. (AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGISTS)
The levels of some hazardous pollutants in indoor air has been found to be up to 70 times greater than in outdoor air. (USEPA)
Studies have shown that two out of three indoor air quality problems involve the HVAC System.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies.
One out of six people who suffer from allergies do so because of the direct relationship to fungi and bacteria in air duct systems. (TOTAL HEALTH AND BETTER HEALTH MAGAZINES)
10–12 million Americans suffer from Asthma. (AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGIST)
Children and the elderly are especially affected by indoor pollution. (DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS)
Most commercially available fiberglass furnace filters are less than 7% efficient. (ASHRAE)
· Dryer vents clogged with lint cost $18-24 more per month.
· There are 15,500 fires every year caused by dryer vents.
· Dryer manufacturers recommend you clean your dryer vent every year.
· Regular dryer vent maintenance prolongs the life of your dryer.