The Importance of Cleaning Your Home’s HVAC Ducts for Fall and Winter
10/28/2024 (Permalink)
Professional air duct cleaning in action! SERVPRO ensures your vents are clean and your indoor air quality is fresh.
As fall arrives and temperatures begin to cool, it’s time to get your home’s HVAC system ready for the colder months. One often-overlooked but essential task is cleaning your HVAC ducts. Here’s why this simple maintenance step is so valuable:
Improved Air Quality: Dust, pollen, and pet dander build up in your HVAC ducts over time. When your system is in use, these contaminants circulate throughout your home, impacting air quality and potentially triggering allergies or respiratory issues.
Enhanced System Efficiency: Clean ducts help your HVAC system run more efficiently. With fewer obstructions, airflow improves, reducing the strain on your system, which can lead to lower energy bills and extend the life of your equipment.
Odor Control: Accumulated debris, mold, and mildew in your ducts can create unpleasant odors. Cleaning your ducts helps eliminate these smells, making your home feel fresher and more inviting.
Reduced Fire Hazard: Dust and debris in your ducts pose a fire risk, especially when heating systems are active. Regular duct cleaning can significantly reduce this hazard, making your home safer.
Get ahead of winter by scheduling professional duct cleaning from SERVPRO of Roanoke, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties. With National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) certification, we ensure your home is safe and ready for the season.
Call us today at 540-389-5818 or 540-731-3080.
-Lily Oliver
Clean Homes Sell Faster
11/16/2017 (Permalink)
Real Estate professionals agree a clean, fresh smelling home will be shown more and will sell faster. Outside curb appeal is important, but the inside is just as if not more important to prospective buyers.
Unfortunately, not all homes are maintained in the same way. Nearly all realtors are faced, at some point, with a difficult listing to show.
Veteran realtors encourage clients to keep
their homes in top condition for very
important reasons:
* Increased market value
* Reduced list to sale conversion times
* Enhanced reputation for quality listings
and quick sales
SERVPRO® of Montgomery & Pulaski Counties offer a variety of services to help revive your listings to top show condition:
*Carpet, Upholstery, Drapery and
Blind Cleaning
*Ceiling, Wall and Hard Floor Cleaning
* Deodorization
*Duct & HVAC Cleaning
* Mold Mitigation and Remediation
Reasons to keep your air ducts clean
11/14/2017 (Permalink)
The air quality in your home is important. Keeping dust, pollen, pet dander, and other irritants out of the air you breathe involves more than changing the air filter. What about the air ducts? Contaminants collect in the duct system too, and regular cleaning of the air channel is important.
Energy Consumption
Dirty HVAC systems consume more energy than clean ones. Older ductwork starts leaking and not only do irritants enter through cracks, but air escapes too. Dirty ductwork also impedes airflow that drives up energy bills as much as 20 percent. Plus, dirt stresses your system causing frequent breakdowns. Clean ductwork helps lower your utility bill and helps your HVAC unit last longer.
Smelly Air
If someone in your home smokes that cigarette or cigar order hangs not only in the air but in the ductwork. Likewise, if you burned something on the stove, the smoke must go somewhere. These smells and other household odors collect in the ductwork and get circulated five to seven times per day, on average. Odors continue to plague your home long after you remove the offensive item.
More Reasons
Mold and mildew grow in your duct system especially if your home suffered recent water damage from flooding or foundation cracks. Home renovations and repair often lead to contaminants settling in your air system, and newly built homes need the air ducts cleaned before occupancy.
Call the Professional
Air duct cleaning is not an easy job. It needs special vacuum hoses and tools to reach throughout the system. This is not a do-it-yourself task. Contact SERVPRO of Roanoke and schedule your cleaning today.
Make sure you contact a NADCA Certified Company for ductwork cleaning. Another helpful idea is to buy a high-quality air filter like the ones sold at home improvement stores. Look for pleated filters costing around $15. Not only do these last a little longer, these filters also catch more debris, including bacteria and viruses, before you breathe it in.
Allergies
3/18/2016 (Permalink)
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SERVPRO of Roanoke, Montgomery & Pulaski Counties voted "Best Duct Cleaning"
6/1/2015 (Permalink)
SERVPRO of Roanoke, Montgomery & Pulaski Counties voted "Best Duct Cleaning" as chosen by readers of The Roanoker magazine!
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