Attic Insulation Removal In Progress
Besides cleaning air duct systems and furnaces, City Duct also specializes in removing attic insulation. There are many reasons why someone would want to have their attic insulation removed, and those reasons include contamination by animals or rodents, the homeowner has just found out that they're allergic to it, or in this case the homeowner was planning to renovate their attic space. I'm not sure if this insulation was blown in as good as it could have been, to us it didn't really matter because we were there to remove it anyway. There is alot to know about attic insulation,...Read More
Sources of Air Duct Contamination
All inside air was once outside air, so all of the dust, chemicals, pollen, insects and mold spores in the outside air can be pulled into your indoor air system. People shed millions of tiny dead skin cells every hour. Cooking smoke, cigarette smoke, aerosol sprays and personal care products are also additional sources of pollutants. Many construction materials as well as carpets, wood products and plastics give off pollutants and odors as well. During construction or during renovations, many types of dust are also produced and they often find their way into the ductwork. This is especially true if...Read More
Daylight Saving Time
Don't forget, Daylight Saving Time ends once again this weekend. The clocks are set to fall back one hour overnight Sunday. The time change begins at 2 a.m. local time in the Toronto Area. Fire officials are also reminding people to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Now would also be a good time to change the batteries in your programmable thermostat as well. If the fall is the time of year that you normally have air duct cleaning done in your home, then take a look at our current specials and a duct cleaning...Read More
How Often Should I Clean My Dryer Ducts?
There are many factors that will determine the frequency of dryer duct cleaning. These things include the length of your dryer exhaust run or piping, and how often the machine is used. For the average home, it is recommended that dryer duct cleaning be done once every year. For a commercial application, semi-annual cleaning is often needed. We have some customers who have us clean their dryer exhaust ductwork monthly. In one case, they do several loads of laundry every day and the length of their dryer duct is fairly long. They have also experienced a dryer duct fire in...Read More
Rooftop HVAC Equipment
What parts of an air system should be cleaned? There are three major parts to every air system. The supply and return grills, the interior surfaces of the supply and return air ductwork, and the furnace or air conditioner air handler. All three components must be cleaned when doing an air duct cleaning. If only one or two of the components are cleaned and any part of the system is not done, then contaminants from the third component will rapidly contaminate those that were cleaned. Alot of duct cleaning companies in the Toronto area quote prices to clean the ductwork...Read More
