http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates Serving Toronto Since 1987 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:46:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end to the summer for many, and since we've also been having almost fall-like weather these past few days, I think it might be prudent to run this post once again. Getting Your Heating System Ready For The Fall offers some helpful advice, and ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/09/05/is-your-furnace-ready/ The chances of catching a cold or other sickness from someone else in your home has never been greater. The reason is today's homes have improved air sealing. While this is good from an energy conservation standpoint, the decrease in natural ventilation means contagions stay in the air longer, allowing ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/08/20/breaking-the-sickness-cycle-with-cleaner-air/ Depending on the amount of contamination and its location, energy consumption could be increased. If the fan blades, evaporator coil or other control components of the system including the air vents are heavily contaminated, the system may have to run much longer to heat or cool the occupied space, wasting ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/08/10/will-a-dirty-air-system-result-in-higher-energy-costs/ Here is another small sampling of the 100's of testimonials that City Duct Cleaning has acquired over the years. We literally have stacks of these in our office and while we are thrilled with each and every testimonial, it would be impossible to post them all here. Our sincere thanks ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/19/dryer-vent-and-air-duct-cleaning-testimonials/ The duct cleaning procedure in a Toronto area home starts with a visual inspecion of your heating and air duct system. Hoses are then run from the truck and into your home. A vacuum hose is usually brought in through a basement window, or sometimes it is set up through ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/18/duct-cleaning-procedure/ Frequently Asked Questions In my professional opinion, video inspection is unnecessary to effectively view and clean  the average residential duct system We can simply put our head up inside the Duct where our vacuum is hooked up and physically view the duct's interior with our own eyes. In fact many of the CHEAP ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/11/what-about-video-inspection-cameras/ As the owner of a very successful duct cleaning business as well as a seasoned technician I am often asked by our customers if we are qualified to clean their furnace/AC system and my response is this... The cleaning that a duct cleaner can do on your furnace/AC only consists of ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/09/duct-cleaning-technicians-versus-hvac-technicians/ Over the years we've cleaned so many dryer exhaust duct systems, and from time-to-time we get called in to solve a venting problem that no one else could seem to take care of. These are some shots of a recent dryer vent cleaning that we did in downtown Toronto. The homeowner ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/07/dryer-duct-cleaning-experts-the-problem-solvers/   Just a few months ago one of our customers told us he was feeling very ill and stuffed up every time he spent any more than half an hour in his own home. We went in and cleaned his air ducts and installed a whole-house hepa filtration system. This customer also took our recommendation that he purchase a smaller ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/04/clean-air-at-last/ Did you know that it only takes seconds for a flickering flame to engulf your home? In past years, the popularity of candles has increased greatly and so has the number of house fires.   People leaving a candle burning on a table do not realize the potential damage awaiting them. Fires ... http://www.cityductcleaning.com/updates/2010/07/01/candles-are-pretty-but-also-deadly/