The air in your home can hold many different allergens, including pet dander, dust, pollen, mold spores, and other contaminants that negatively affect your indoor air quality. These particles build up on many surfaces and fabrics in your home, including inside your air ducts!
So how can air duct cleaning help with allergies? Read on to find out!
The Steady Flow of Your HVAC Systems
Your cooling and heating systems have air filters that keep most outdoor contaminants from entering and circulating throughout your house. That is, assuming that you replace your air filters regularly!
However, dirt and dust can enter your home in other ways too. For example, you might track in mud on your shoes or by opening doors or windows, let in pollen and spores. Once these particles are inside, they’ll begin to move through your indoor air systems via ductwork.
With a steady supply of new dust particles passing through your vents every day, debris can begin to accumulate. A layer of dust may build up in your ducts, which will recirculate throughout your home when you turn on the air.
Professional Cleaning for Your Air Ducts
A thorough air duct cleaning is the best way to improve the quality of the air inside your home. If it has been years since your last cleaning, there’s most likely significant build-up present that can easily become a steady supply of allergens within your home.
Professional cleaning involves breaking these contaminants loose and removing them. In some cases, debris can get stuck on the walls of the ducts, so a variety of brushes and compressed air tools may be used to remove them. An industrial vacuum applies negative pressure to the entire system, which pulls out all of the contaminants and prevents them from getting released into your home.
If you’ve been suffering from symptoms of allergies without an identifiable source, it could be from your air ducts. Improve your indoor air quality today by booking an air duct cleaning with Chesapeake Property Services.