9 Good Reasons to Clean Ducts
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For cleaner air and easier
breathing, thus reducing the chances of illness.
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To remove dust, carbon
particles, pollens and spores from household plants (which
cause asthma and other respiratory problems).
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To remove the dead and
live insects (dust mites, fleas, mosquitos, spiders,
carpet beetles, silverfish, cockroaches), their eggs and
faeces.
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To remove small animals
(mice, rats, birds) and their nests.
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To prevent allergies and
diseases caused by germs, mould, fungi and other harmful
microbes and bacteria.
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To kill old smells and
odours, especially from cooking and cigarette smoking.
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To remove skin flakes and
hair.
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To improve the efficiency
of your heating and air-conditioning systems.
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To
prevent a fire starting in the ducts, as the heat builds
up with the dirt and the system spreads the flames into
every room within seconds.
Ducted System Cleaning Process
Step 1 -
Clearing the Return Air
Duct System
The majority of dust in your ducted system is usually
found in the air return duct. This is because air is
constantly sucked through the return grill and passes
along the return duct to the heater. You may notice the
return grill gets dusty over time. Well the build up of
dust does not stop there!! The entire length of the return
duct and the heater interior collect dust. Billions of
dust mites, bacteria and germs live in this dust and then
get blown around your home causing itchy eyes, headaches
and aggravating coughs, colds and respiratory problems
such as asthma. It's very important that the entire length
of the tube is thoroughly cleaned (not just a few feet
from each end) so that all the dust, dust mites, germs,
pollens etc are removed from the system.
a. Clean air vent and filter with high pressure
air. Follow up by giving the air
vent a high pressure water clean
b. Flexi brush is pushed down the duct for cleaning
c. Duct ball is pushed into the air duct. It runs
off compressed air and travels
along the duct dislodging debris
d. Powerful vacuum machine is used to dislodge and
extract dust and debris.
Step 2 -
Cleaning the Heating Unit
Interior, Fan Blades and Motor
We open the heater/furnace and remove the fan. The fan
blades, motor and cases are separated for cleaning. The
fan blades, casing and motor are cleaned using an air
gun. The heating
channels and the interior walls of the heater are also
cleaned using a teetree solution. This area is
particularly important as an excess of dust can cause the
fan to break down or worse, can cause the system to catch
fire.
Step 3 -
Cleaning and Checking all
the Duct Lines
Each of the duct lines in your house are then individually
cleaned. A special duct ball that runs on compressed air
travels along the duct dislodging debris which is
immediately removed from the home by a powerful electric
vacuum system. We apply a special vent cover on each duct
outlet not allowing any dust to escape into the room.
Step 4 - Sanitising the
entire Duct System
After cleaning is complete we turn the heater on to check
that the operation is normal. Then we apply "Bactigas" in
the return air vent. (Bactigas is tea tree oil compressed
as gas, and is a natural antiseptic.) The tee-tree flows
along the return air vent into the heater and out through
the duct lines and vents. This sanitises and deodorizes
the system. It prevents the build up of bacteria breeding,
bad odours and reduces allergies
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