Your home’s ducts are the channel for all the air that you’re taking in. In fact, your ducts can be equated to the lungs of your home. Along with taking in and distributing air around your home, they are also capturing pollutants. Things like pet dander, pollen and dust all pass through your ducts and will travel into the air you’re breathing. This is why professional duct cleaning is so important. So how do you know when you should have your ducts cleaned?
The National Air Duct Cleaners Association suggests that you get your air ducts cleaned every 3–5 years, depending on your conditions. There are a number of factors the team at Smyth Air Conditioning Inc considers when debating when to have your ducts cleaned based on the environment in Lake Worth. Everyday life produces contaminants like dust, chemicals and pet dander. There are also climate factors to consider along with any new home renovations. Also, looking at if anyone in your home is experiencing allergies or asthma is important, as pollutants in your indoor air can worsen these conditions. The air in your home’s system is usually recirculated 5–7 times a day, with that many more occasions for pollutants to build up inside your duct work.
The Environmental Protection Agency also offers a few propsals about when it’s time to plan a duct cleaning: if you think or know you have seen mold inside your ducts, if you’ve seen a vermin infestation or identify rodents exiting or entering your ductwork, or if you see visible confirmation of dust from your air register. The experts at Smyth Air Conditioning Inc would be happy to talk you through all of these issues and help you through the process to see if you could profit from a duct cleaning.
Although the name suggests it, a duct cleaning doesn’t just clean your ducts. A qualified duct cleaning cleans every piece of your system that air passes over. A clean system doesn’t have to operate as hard to keep working with your thermostat. You’ll exhaust less energy and cause less deterioration on your system.
If anyone in your home is suffering from the allergies floating around in Lake Worth or you’ve noticed any of the forewarning signs in your duct work, it’s time to start contemplating duct cleaning. The team at Smyth Air Conditioning Inc is always free to answer any questions you have, simply give us a call at 561-533-6066 .