5 Benefits of Duct Cleaning

Dust and other debris accumulate in your air ducts. While this matter is entering your air, the buildup in the ducts also prevents your HVAC from heating and cooling your home adequately. When you schedule a regular cleaning, you're keeping your family healthy, saving on your energy bills, and even reducing your need to dust, among other benefits.

1. Reduce Pet Dander and Fur and Nicotine

The National Air Duct Cleaning Association (NADCA) recommends regular cleanings for all homeowners. However, your lifestyle and habits may increase your need for routine duct cleanings as well as how often you should schedule them. For instance, the following factors may elevate how often you should schedule cleanings:

• Pet dander
• Pet fur
• Nicotine residue

Pet fur isn't just a nuisance on your furniture. It travels throughout your home and ends up entering into your HVAC system. Over time, it accumulates and hinders your unit's performance. Dander does the same. Therefore, even though you might not have a pet allergy, you'll benefit from having your ducts cleaned if you have pets.

When you smoke in your home, the nicotine adheres to your walls and furniture. It does the same in your HVAC unit. Once you remove the nicotine buildup, your home will smell fresher.

2. Remove Mold and Allergens

An air duct cleaning also removes mold and allergens from your system.

If you suffer from frequent bouts of having a runny nose and itchy eyes or sneeze frequently, you could have a sensitivity to mold. Those with asthma are more prone to sensitivities and may have a more serious reaction to the fungi.

Primarily, mold thrives in moist areas; however, it may grow in your HVAC system. As your unit heats and cools your home, the forced air circulates the mold throughout your home. A duct cleaning service can come into your home and removes the mold. After the cleaning, you and your family may no longer suffer from these allergy symptoms.

Dust accrues in your HVAC ducts as well. While you can't see the mites in the dust, these tiny pests can cause you a great deal of discomfort, ranging from frequent sneezing spells to a recurring runny nose to constantly itchy eyes. Unfortunately, approximately, 20 percent of Americans suffer from a dust allergy. An HVAC tech removes these allergens from your ductwork.

3. Decrease How Frequently You Dust

Do you feel like you're dusting frequently but can't seem to keep up with it? Do you notice dust building up after your HVAC unit runs? Your system may have an overabundance of dust and debris inside.

Besides the benefit of cleaner air, you'll dust less once you have a duct cleaning. The professional removes the dust in your ducts. You won't feel as stressed trying to keep up with your household chores once you schedule a routine duct cleaning.

4. Reduce Your Energy Expenses

Additionally, a routine duct cleaning can positively impact your energy expenses. All the dust, dander, allergens, and other airborne particles don't just harm your family's health; they also hinder air from flowing through your ducts. As they obstruct the air from flowing, your furnace runs more often and for longer to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature in your home.

5. Improve the Smell of Your Home

Nicotine isn't the only substance in your HVAC system that can contribute to unpleasant smells in your home. The dust and other debris can accumulate and cause a musty odor. A duct cleaning removes these substances in your ducts that cause these smells.

Your and your family's health may benefit from a duct cleaning. In addition, a duct cleaning improves the air quality in your home as well as the smell of your home. You might even notice a reduction in your energy expenses.



Schedule a duct cleaning with Parks Davis Air Conditioning & Heating to improve the quality of the air your family breathes and reduce your energy costs.