The air in your Opelika, AL, home keeps looping through the HVAC system along with your home, and it can pick up contaminants and allergens along the way. All these things eventually accumulate and settle into your ductwork. Here’s why you should schedule proper duct cleaning every few years.
1. Improve Your Indoor Air Quality
The biggest reason for duct cleaning usually proves to be indoor air quality concerns. The air you breathe at home comes through your ductwork multiple times per day. Dirty ductwork makes it more likely that you might be uncomfortable with the indoor air, but clean ductwork is better for your health.
2. Reduce Potential Allergies
Many allergies wind up being seasonal in their severity, but dirty ductwork might keep triggers around inside long after their season has passed. Anyone in your family who suffers from allergies might not ever get full relief if dirt, dust, pet dander and biological contaminants remain in the ducts. Cleaning your ducts keeps every room in your home healthier for everyone you care about.
3. Reduce Need to Dust as Much
When you have service professionals remove dust and allergens from your ductwork, you should notice less dust accumulating on furniture and tables. A lot of the dust in your home comes through or from the ducts before landing on your counters, shelves and furniture. Less dust in your home means you spend less time cleaning.
4. Minimize Odors
Your air ducts can also trap stale smells for a long time and then spread them throughout your home. These can range from pets and paint fumes to daily food preparation and routine household cleaning products. When the HVAC system runs, these smells will circulate throughout your home unless the ductwork is clear of odor-trapping particulates that leave only fresh smells behind.
5. Save Energy
When your HVAC system has contaminants in it, it has to work harder to keep moving air through all the components. The extra workload costs you in two different ways. Your monthly utility bills wind up higher than they need to be, but your system will also wear down faster than it otherwise should.
We have the tools and training to clean your home’s ducts thoroughly so everyone can breathe easier. Contact us at Sensigreen Heating, Cooling & Insulation when your home needs duct cleaning services.
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