Every modern home has a system of duct work through which fans move heated and cooled air, depending upon the season, in order to keep your home temperate and comfortable, year round. In the summer, air is cooled by an AC unit and blown by fans through the duct work where it is forced into the rooms via floor or ceiling registers, cooling the air. In the winter, warm air travels the same pathway after having been heated by a furnace.
Air is removed from the home via an intake, where it is usually filtered to catch dust, mites, dog hair, animal dander, pollen, etc. before it goes to the appropriate unit to be heated or cooled. This filter catches the lion’s share of such dirt and dust, but not every homeowner is as diligent as they should be about changing the filters. (Ideally they should be changed at least once per month, or whenever they appear to be dirty.) Also, some homes have more dirt and dust than others, such as those with many children and/or pets, who live in the country and have a dirt driveway, etc. Over time, debris does find its way into the duct work and vents and needs to be removed.
Signs that your home might be due for Duct Cleaning in Darien, CT are as follows: excessive dust (furniture that accumulates dust every day), allergic reactions (sneezing, red eyes, etc.) on a habitual basis observed in people living within the home, an unclean smell that isn’t obviously attributable to any particular source and lowered air pressure from individual room vents. Another indication is the presence mold and/or dirt inside the ducts when you remove the vents and inspect them visually.
What should you expect when you call a duct cleaning professional to clean your duct work? While procedures vary slightly, most companies gently reach into the duct work with soft brushes and loosen the dirt that has adhered to the walls of the ducts. They then vacuum the ducts with a very high powered vacuum, that usually vents to the outside. Most firms will clean your dryer vents for you at the same time, which is definitely something worth taking advantage of as the accumulation of dry dryer lint in dryer vents have been the cause of many a house fire.
