How Can My Ducts Become Contaminated?

When is the last time you have had your duct cleaned? Has it been awhile? If it has you might want to get them professionally cleaned ASAP. It is recommended that it be done every few years. Mold, dust, dander, and even pests can end up in your ducts and thrive there. The air you breathe gets sent through the ducts. When your ducts are full of contaminants and junk you are breathing it all in. It is important to you and your families health that you have your ducts cleaned and keep them as clean as you can. Here are a few ways you can keep your ducts as clean as you can. The number one thing you can do is to change your filter every month. That helps keep junk out of the ducts. It also helps protect your HVAC system so it lasts longer. If your filter gets clogged it will not keep junk out of your ducts. A clogged filter can also cause many issues with your HVAC system and make you have to repair it. Make sure you never let your filter become clogged. If you are having renovations done at home make sure you have your return and supply registers sealed off to keep as much of the dust out as you can. Make sure the dust and debris is all cleaned up before you unseal your system and turn it on. If the dust gets into the duct work it will keep circulating in the air you breathe and into your sensitive HVAC system potentially wrecking it. Try to dust clean dust out of your home often and vacuum a lot too. That will cut down on how much dust gets into your ducts which will end up recirculated into your home if not cleaned out. Another thing you can do to help your ducts out is to control humidity! Controlling humidity will control the mold and mildew that wants to grow and thrive in your warm, moist ducts. The less moist and warm it is in there the better chance you have of mold not growing. Mold causes many health issues especially for people with compromised and weakened immune systems. One of the last things you can do to help the amount of junk that gets into your ducts is to have your HVAC system maintained each year. You want to have the AC cleaned in the spring and the furnace cleaned in the fall. This will help the system run at its best and to circulate less junk around and through the ducts. Bartlett Heating and Air offers duct cleaning starting at $150 so call us today to schedule yours!