If you see dust on your furniture or experience things like moldy odors, dirty air filters, clogged cooling coils, musty closets, smoky rooms and dirty vents, these are all signs that your ducts need cleaning.
It is also recommended that you improve your air filtration system, and the best time to take care of that is just after your air ducts have been properly cleaned.
Anyone moving into a newly constructed home, who owns a home more than five years old and/or owns a home with children or pets should have their ducts cleaned.
People with allergies should also have their ducts cleaned on a regular basis.
The danger of a dryer duct fire is very real. Check out this video which offers some excellent tips on how to prevent a dryer duct fire from occurring in your home.
Dryer vent cleaning will significantly reduce this fire hazard and will give you peace of mind. It also reduces the amount of time it takes to dry each load, which in turn saves you money on your hydro bill.
If you notice ANY of the following it may be time to schedule a cleaning:
Damper (flappers) on outside exhaust termination barely opens when dryer is on.
Clothes are damp or hotter than usual at the end of the cycle.
Laundry room feels warmer or more humid than normal.
Clothes take an unusually long time to dry.
Outside of dryer is unusually hot.
It has been over a year since you had your dryer vent cleaned.
Pet Urine is difficult to locate in any home, even though it is very easy to smell. Pet urine can be removed out of your duct work. To determine where your pet has urinated, provide yourself with a UV black light. Make sure you turn all the lights off on that floor, so that you can be sure to see the glow.
Once you detect the area(s) where the pet has urinated, you must clean that area in its entirety. Most times animals will go to the bathroom on carpet or hardwood floors, which can be located close to your duct system. Once an animal has urinated in one spot then it is very instinctive that they keep re-soiling that specific area.
To remove the odor, it is highly NOT-RECOMMENDED to use any products that are ammonia based. As you know, if you have this problem, most urine has ammonia in it, which does not effectively clean the soiled area, and will keep the animal still interested to keep re-soiling this spot. We do recommend the use of baking soda with white vinegar. Please always do a test spot first to ensure that it does not create more damage, by discoloring your carpets or hardwood floors. Make sure that these products do not enter your heating and cooling system. If any of the products do enter the duct system, you should open all the windows and doors and call us.
Once the surrounding areas around the vents are cleaned, you will need to hire a professional duct cleaner. Dust, debris, crevices, or cracks can hold in the pet urine odor. Once your system is running it will distribute this awful smell throughout the home. At City Duct Cleaning we have the proper chemicals that can remove the urine smell from inside the ductwork, without contaminating the rest of your system.
As with anything, if you want something to work efficiently, it must be clean. Your outside air conditioning condenser needs attention just like the interior air duct system does. For a quick simple solution….and a way NOT TO SPEND MONEY…get the garden hose and occasionally wash off the dirt, grass clippings, etc. from the outside unit. Because when it builds up with dirt and debris, the efficiency is not there.
With the hot summer we are having, you are most likely to be operating your air conditioning system more than not. But why is it not cool in the house? Chances are that your air filter is very dirty, if not plugged, therefore inhibiting proper air flow.
Replace your air filter or if you can’t, then call us and we will send a technician over to help with your problem.
1. Do you or a family member have allergies, asthma, or any respiratory ailment?
2. Is your home new, energy efficient, or recently weatherized (new windows, insulation, caulk)?
3. Does anyone in the house have hobbies that involve chemicals, glues, paints or fragrances?
4. Is there a smoker in the house or do you burn candles?
5. Do you have concerns about airborne dust, pet dander, pollen, bacteria, viruses, etc.?
6. Do respiratory illnesses cost you and your family time and money?
7. Does your home ever smell stale or musty?
8. Do you have pets in the home?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, talk to your City Duct Cleaning trusted advisor for a customized indoor air quality (IAQ) solution.
HOT!!! Yeah no kidding. Here in Toronto it has been exceptionally hot this summer…but are we complaining? No Way!!
But is your air conditioner complaining? Maybe. Whenever you operate the air duct system for heating or cooling, the bottom of the A/C coil has a greater chance of clogging with dirt.
Give us a call and we might be able to help you over the phone, if not, one of our friendly technicians will be happy to stop by and help with your cooling needs.
Permanent – This filter is designed to last a lifetime. You should never have to replace it.
High Efficiency – Designed to “eat” 95% of the dust and debris in your system.
Washable – Easy to maintain. Wash or vacuum. Feel free to put this filter in your dishwasher to clean it. It can be cleaned 100′s of times without damaging any of the media inside.
Resistance – Your HVAC system is able to draw air through this filter much easier than a disposable filter.
Cost –This filter will easily pay for itself over and over. It will save you time and money. Never buy another filter.
Sizes – They come in all standard sizes and can be custom made as well.
Congratulations on your new purchase. Purchasing a new home can be overwhelming at times, but is major accomplishment in life. If your new or used home has a furnace with ductwork attached, we recommend that the ductwork gets cleaned first before you move in.
To help your family’s health, an air duct cleaning is the most important cleaning for your home. Airborne allergens and pollutants enter into your home, creating dirty air. This dirty air is then cycled through your HVAC system catching other dust and debris and spreading it everywhere. At home you should always have “peace of mind” and this includes the air that you breathe. You clean your counter tops on a regular basis, why shouldn’t you clean your duct system too?
If you have purchased a new home, then having your ducts cleaned should be number 1 on your list. Builders have hired contractors on site to do anything from carpentry to painting. Unfortunately, none of these contractors have a care on what they throw down your duct system. To them it is out of site, out of mind. Then it becomes your problem. In new homes it is common for us to find nails, screws, drywall, urine, pop cans, pizza boxes, cigarette packages and so on. These items will block the flow of air from moving in the most efficient way and it will also make the whole system work harder, thereby costing you more money to pay for the extra energy that is used.
If you have purchased a used home, we also recommend that the ducts be cleaned. You don’t know how the previous owners used to live. Where they clean people? Did they look after there responsibilities? Did they have pets? Did they smoke? Did they clean their ducts in prior years?
We at City Duct Cleaning recommend that every three years you should have your ducts cleaned. Within a 3 year time limit, it is estimated that you will collect around 7-10 pounds of dust and debris in your ducting system.Clean vents are healthy vents.
To get the best air quality in your house, please contact us for a free no – obligation quote on a whole house duct cleaning @ 416-293-1800. Your house is your biggest asset, so it is worth the little money to have your air duct cleaning done right.
