Bartlett Heating and Air Explains Duct Contaminants

Your home likely has a system of duct work that forces the conditioned air through your home to keep you warm and cool. You have to keep up with duct maintenance to make sure the ducts are in the best shape possible. One of the things you should be doing once every two years is getting your ducts cleaned. You should have them cleaned by a professional that has the proper tools. Cleaning the ducts yourself will not get rid of a lot of things that grow and live inside of them. Things that are harmful for your family to breathe in can grow in the ducts and be spread through your home. Here are a list of contaminants that can be found in your homes duct work. One of the things you will find in your ducts are dust mites. They are known allergens that can cause a reaction in people with allergies. They like warm, humid places and get kicked up into the air in your home. Next you have pollen that enters and dwells in your ducts. Pollen is made by plants and a lot of people are allergic to it. When it enters your ducts, it will get circulated through your home for you and your family to breathe in. If you own pets, the dander from them will end up in your ducts and then back into the air you breathe. If you don’t have pets, the person who owned your home before you might have, so it is a good idea to get the ducts cleaned. One of the more harmful things that live in your ducts is bacteria! Bacteria grows and thrives in dark, warm places which is what your duct work is. Along with bacteria, mold also loves dark and moist places and will grow in the ducts too. When the forced air passes over the bacteria and mold, it is circulated into your home for you to breathe. This means your family can get sick often so this is something that needs to be taken care of. We recommend that you get your ducts cleaned by a professional like the ones at Bartlett Heating and Air. We also suggest getting your ducts sanitized because that will kill 99.9% of germs, bacteria, dust mites, and the dreaded flu virus! Bartlett Heating and Air offers duct cleaning so call us today to schedule yours!