How Much Lint Collects Inside Your Dryer Exhaust Duct?
How much lint actually collects inside your dryer exhaust duct? This is a common question that we are often asked when performing dryer exhaust duct maintenance or dryer vent cleaning, however, it is difficult to give a simple answer that applies to everyone. The amount of lint that collects inside your clothes dryer vent will depend on several factors, which include how often the dryer is used, what type of clothing is being dried, and the overall length of the dryer exhaust vent. This photo above shows a flexible dryer vent that we removed from a fairly new home, in...Read More
City Duct Cleaning Wins Consumers Choice Award For Sixth Consecutive Year
Thank you Toronto for choosing City Duct Cleaning as Best Duct Cleaner in the GTA for 2010. This is the sixth consecutive year that we have won this award. We are proud to have won this prestigious award once again, and we will continue to provide all our valued customers with honesty and integrity and the best quality services. The Toronto Consumers's Choice Awards will air on a major television station sometime around the end of August or the beginning of September. We will post the date, time and TV channel as soon as we get the exact info. Thank you again...Read More
What Is An Allergy?
There’s a lot of talk about allergies. But just what is an allergy and what causes them? Why do some people have them while others don’t? And why are people with one allergy more inclined to have many?The immune system is set up to protect our bodies from harmful, foreign substances. Like viruses and bacteria (dirt and germs). Sometimes the immune system doesn’t develop properly or is just oversensitive and doesn’t react right. In these cases, it reacts to things that aren’t harmful and don’t usually cause people any problems. These things are called allergens. The term allergens is just...Read More
Major Health Benefits Gained From Cleaning Your Air Ducts And Garbage Chutes
Are the residents in your building complaining about allergic reactions, watery eyes and foul smells in the common areas of your building? There's a good chance that it's time to have your building's air ducts, garbage chutes and garbage compactor cleaned. When considering environmental problems, indoor air pollution is among the highest risk to human health. Indoor air pollution levels are often ten times or more higher than those outdoors, and this is easily verified by doing a minimal amount of research online.Even in the most well-kept buildings, your ventilation ductwork can become a breeding ground for mold, mildew, fungi...Read More
How To Install a Programmable Thermostat
Installing a programmable thermostat in your home or office can save you up to 15% of the energy that you are now using for your HVAC system. This is one of the most cost-effective energy decisions that you can make for your home, and the cost of doing so is relatively inexpensive. We have found in the past that many people have considered having one installed but never got around to it either because they thought it would be an expensive undertaking, or else they wanted to do it themselves but weren't really sure how. A programmable thermostat will automatically...Read More
