Everything You Need to Know about Duct Cleaning

Thursday, September 24th, 2015 by Kathleen Cassat

Challenge

Homeowner’s want their home to be clean and comfortable in all aspects, but what about the parts of the house they don’t see every day? How many times a year does a homeowner go into their attic? Their crawl space? What about their duct work? Compare that to the amount of times family members are in their kitchen or living room. These other aspects of the home are neglected. Homeowners tend to forget about other problems that could be arousing in their home because they don’t see it every day.

Large quantities of dust are pulled into the HVAC system and re-circulated 5-7 times per day. The average six room home accumulates 40 pounds of dust per year. The ongoing process creates contaminants in the duct work. This can cause allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems. Dirty ducts can also cause the HVAC units to work harder creating higher utility costs.

Solution

To solve this common problem, Dr. Energy Saver will clean and aeroseal the duct work to prevent future leakage.

The process begins by a camera being lowered into the duct work. The camera shows live video footage of how the ducts look. This determines if the ducts need to be cleaned or not. Next, the registers are taken off to be cleaned. Then, the duct work is cleaned with a 360 circular rotating brush called the Rotobrush. This brush cleans every angle of the duct work thoroughly. The dust and dirt is then collected into a vacuum. Finally, the duct work is treated with an antimicrobial treatment.

Homeowner's often forget about their duct work because they don't see it every day. These homeowner's were in desperate need to have their ducts cleaned.

Another image of this homeowner's dirt ducts.

What a mess! Who knew ducts could get this dirty?

The registers are taken off and properly cleaned before the duct cleaning takes place.

The duct cleaning has begun! Using a Rotobrush, Dr. Energy Saver cleans out the dirty ducts.

This photo captures another angle of the Rotobrush cleaning the duct work.

A small camera is lowered into the duct work to see if it needs to be cleaned. First, the registers are removed and washed. Next, the duct work is cleaned using a Rotobrush system. The brush cleans the ducts and the vacuum collects the debris. Finally, the duct work is treated with an antimicrobial treatment.