Benefits of Getting Your Ducts Cleaned

The air ducts of your HVAC system circulate the air multiple times a day from your heating and cooling equipment throughout your home to help maintain a comfortable temperature. And the air in the ducts is the same air filling the living environment. As such, you want your ducts to be as clean as possible. Unfortunately, most homeowners don’t make duct cleaning a part of their regular furnace repair in San Jose, CA.

What is Professional Duct Cleaning?

During duct cleaning, a trained professional uses a powerful vacuum to remove dust and contaminants. They clean all the heating components including the return and supply registers and ducts, diffusers and grilles, heat exchangers and cooling coils, and fan motors and housings.

Benefits of Duct Cleaning

A few advantages of routine duct cleaning include:

Reducing Unwanted Odors

There are few things worse than unwanted odors lingering in your home. And not all odors stem from a lack of hygiene or poor housekeeping. Sometimes it is several years’ worth of buildup cluttering your air ducts. There could be everything from dust, pet dander, dirt, and pests to food items, dead rodents, and small toys. Mold, paint fumes, cleaning agents, and tobacco can also contribute to the stale smell in the air ducts. And every time the air circulates the odor resurfaces. A detailed cleaning can help remove odors.

Maintaining a Cleaner Living Environment

Dust comes from just about everywhere—dirt, carpet, furniture, dead skin, pets, etc. And clean filters can help cut down on the dirt circulating in your home. But if homeowners neglect to change the filters this can introduce dirt into the ducts where it will circulate. A thorough duct cleaning can help cut down on the number of dust circulating, which means you can spend less time dusting and cleaning.

Cutting Down on Irritants and Allergens

Indoor air pollution is a growing issue, especially considering most people spend more than half of their time indoors. So along with removing dust, getting a thorough duct cleaning can also cut down on the amount of pollutants and allergens in the air. This is especially important in late spring and early summer when allergens are at their highest.

Improving Efficiency

Dirt and dust in the ducts and registers will restrict airflow. So not only does the system not heat and cool properly, but it also has to work harder to reach desired temperature levels. The decreased efficiency could cost you on your energy bills, but can also cause the mechanical parts of the HVAC system to wear out faster. Clean ducts will keep your heating and cooling system operating at peak efficiency.

If you are interested in learning more about duct cleaning contact Pelle Heating and Air Conditioning. You can call us at (408) 800-2791 to set up a duct cleaning or another furnace repair in San Jose, CA. Or you can stop by 1045 N 10th St San Jose, CA 95112 to talk to one of our HVAC professionals.