5 Tips for Air Duct Cleaning by Dustin Morter

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Dustin Morter

• Dustin Morter is also a good standing member of
  the NADCA National air duct cleaning association.

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5 Tips for Air Duct Cleaning by Dustin Morter

• The air ducts in your home have an important job,
  moving air throughout your house via your heating
  or cooling system. Over time, its possible that
  air ducts will become dirty or contaminated with
  mold and dust. If people in your family have
  environmental sensitivities, they may have health
  issues connected with dirty air ducts.

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Assess For Mold

• Mold develops in areas where moisture accumulates
  with inadequate ventilation. If mold develops
  inside your air ducts, it can create an unhealthy
  indoor environment because as air travels through
  the ducts, mold spores will release into this air
  and enter your living areas. If mold develops, it
  will appear inside the hard surfaces of the air
  ducts or on other areas of a heating and cooling
  system. While you may be able to see areas that
  appear to have mold, the only way to ascertain
  definitively that you have mold is to conduct a
  laboratory analysis of a sample from your air
  ducts. Lacking this sample, you wont know for
  sure whether you have a mold issue.

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Check For Clogs And Debris

• Its also possible for clogs to accumulate in air
  ducts from debris and even from rodents and
  insects. If this happens to an extreme degree,
  you might even notice particles releasing into
  the air from the air ducts. The danger from these
  particles blowing into your home comes from
  possible mold and mildew that might develop from
  decaying organic matter.

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Get A Cleaning Estimate

• Because the air duct system is likely extensive,
  traveling through areas of your home that may be
  difficult to access, its usually a good idea to
  hire a professional air duct cleaner. Supervise
  the estimate process so you see how the
  representative examines your ducts to arrive at
  the estimate. If the representative suggests that
  mold exists in your ducts, insist on laboratory
  analysis to confirm before proceeding with mold
  removal.

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EPA Recommendations

• Understand that if you are cleaning out existing
  mold or replacing moldy insulation, part of the
  repair process has to include remedying the
  environment that enabled mold to develop in the
  first place. If you dont fix these issues, more
  mold will develop.

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Choose A Professional

• Research any companies that you consider hiring
  for air duct cleaning. Get references or
  testimonials from satisfied customers. Check the
  Better Business Bureau to see if other customers
  have registered complaints about the company. Get
  an estimate before you hire anybody and make sure
  you have a contract for service that includes
  price and services provided, as well as any
  service guarantees.

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