Getting your home ready for the Spring
Cleaning your air ducts is one of the healthiest home maintenance decisions you can make. Over time, the surfaces inside your air ducts become laden with particles of dust, allergens, and other debris. Some of these contaminants will cause allergic reactions and the rest will significantly decrease the efficiency of your heating/cooling system. With the spring fast approaching, now would be an excellent time to consider having your home's duct systems professionally cleaned. Call us at City Duct Cleaning to arrange an appointment that best suits your schedule. (416) 293-1800Read More
Smoke Damage in Air Duct Systems
Unfortunately, a forced air ventilation system is quite effective at spreading smoke throughout your house. When a fire occurs and the furnace or cooling system is on, it acts as a vacuum and sucks in all the smoke and redistributes it throughout the house. It creates an unbelievable mess that no one should have to go through. Being in business for as long as we have, most restoration companies call us when they need to clean the air ducts so they are able to clean the rest of the house. Think about it... would you change the oil in...Read More
Invisible Duct Cleaning Equipment vs. Massive Suction
I think its comical when I go surfing other duct cleaning sites on the web sometimes and I see them showing a picture of their truck and their equipment... sometimes they've got a cube van with all the hoses displayed on the ground in front of the back door, and you can see right into the truck. There's ladders hanging there, you can sometimes see a small shop vac in the picture and way up near the front you can see a compressor. But what I'd like to know is where is your vacuum equipment? Is what you're showing us...Read More
Great Reviews
At City Duct we've had an excellent quality assurance program in effect for many years. A part of that program is our quality questionaire that we ask our customers to fill out while we are in their home. Here are some of the comments that came off the bottom of those same questionaires. These are almost the same as duct cleaning reviews that you would see online, only we actually have these and plenty more in writing. I grabbed a bunch of these off the top of the pile, and as you can see, we have a near-perfect rating. Thanks...Read More
Sick Building Syndrome and the Workplace
Sick Building Syndrome has become one of the hottest topics around the workplace, and while exact definitions of the term vary, it generally relates to poor air quality within a working environment. It can be caused by everything from the growth of molds within ventilation systems to fumes given off by remodeling or improperly stored chemicals. Common symptoms range from such things as headaches, eye, nose or throat irritation, dry cough, dry or itchy skin, dizziness and nausea, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and extra sensitivity to odors. In rare instances it can be fatal. Usually sick building syndrome is associated with...Read More
