Duct Cleaning in Gainesville, FL

Here are a few signs to look for that indicate it's time to make an appointment to have your Gainesville home ductwork cleaned by a professional.

• If you notice certain rooms in your home are warmer or cooler than others, it could be because dirty ducts are blocking conditioned air from getting to those rooms. Cleaning your ducts will remove these blockages so your home can stay more uniformly comfortable.
• If you notice musty odors coming from your ducts, mold, and mildew could be growing due to the accumulation of dust that needs to be removed. 

The most common reason for duct cleaning in Gainesville, FL, is to improve indoor air quality. Unfortunately, as time passes, the air inside your house accumulates contaminants like pesticides, carbon monoxide, volatile chemicals, and dust. These pollutants can make breathing hard and especially concern individuals suffering from asthma and allergies.

Professional duct cleaning also helps reduce energy costs by ensuring that heated or cooled air is no longer trapped within clogged airways. Restricted airflow will strain your HVAC unit, forcing it to perform harder than necessary.

Moreover, a well-cleaned AC reduces the need for air conditioning repair in Gainesville. There is less build-up of dirt and debris to interfere with the unit's operations, meaning that homeowners can enjoy a long life from their HVAC system.

Fortunately, duct cleaning gets to the root cause of mold growth in ducts so that you don't have to deal with it anymore. When our technicians clean your home's ducts, they will work carefully to scour the walls of the ducts so that no dust remains. Furthermore, during the cleaning process, our technicians are always careful to block off all but one vent so that moldy dust won't escape into your home's air. If the mold problem is especially pervasive, our technicians can also apply a disinfectant to the walls of your ducts so that the mold can't grow back once it's gone.

To ensure no dust escapes from your home's ducts during the cleaning process, a technician from Dayton Heating & Air will seal off your home's vents before they begin removing the dust. They will only leave one access point open so that they can insert and extract their equipment. The cleaning process uses specialized tools, including a high-powered vacuum with a special attachment on the end that loosens dust from the walls of your home's ducts. To avoid an accidental dust release, the actual vacuum component is located outside of your home. The only component that comes into your home is the vacuum hose.

Once your ducts are free from dust, you will find that your home stays cleaner because your system isn't releasing dust into the air. So, rather than being a dirty process, duct cleaning is a clean process that produces clean results.

There is an abundance of options for air filtration for you to choose from. Because we are not air quality experts, we provide our customers with resources to research the different options available and choose which one is best for their specific situation. Among the filtration and purification systems we provide are one-inch filters that you can install yourself, five-inch filtration systems that we must install ourselves, UV systems, ionizers, and air scrubbers. UV systems shine on your coil to kill any mold or mildew on the surface while air ionizers and scrubbers actively kill bacteria and viruses in the airflow.

There are two main types of cleaning vacuums: portable units and those mounted on trucks or trailers. A portable duct cleaning system comprises a vacuum, a rotating brush head, and a hose. The contractor will carry it from one room to the next, cleaning the air ducts with the brush head and then vacuuming the dust particles. Truck-mounted units remain outside while the vacuum hose is inserted through the window or door.

Both types of systems have their pros and cons. Portable units are cheaper but less powerful and don't always provide deep cleaning action, whereas truck-mounted units may be more expensive but are usually much stronger in suction power. Also, the hose length is longer with truck-mounted systems, so they can reach farther into the ducts and effectively remove more dust. While portable unit hoses are short, they can effectively clean shorter ducts.

Most Gainesville homeowners prefer truck-mounted vacuums for air conditioning cleaning because it sucks all the dust, debris, and contaminants outside. When using portable equipment, there's a likelihood for some pollutants to remain indoors if there's a leak or ineffective filter in the exhaust.