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If there are no allergy sufferers in your home and if there are no symptoms or other illnesses that do not have explanation and you visually check your air ducts to find that they are dusty, professional cleaning of the ducts is probably not necessary. Return registers often get dusty as they pull the air from your home. A good vacuuming may be all that is necessary to clean these ducts. Fortunately, most furnaces today have a filter that prevents this dust from getting back into your home. This filter will need to be replaced or cleaned after you clean the return air ducts. If someone in your home is having unexplained or unusual symptoms that you feel may be related to the home, then you need to discuss this situation with your doctor. Over time, dust does tend to build up in air ducts. In addition, if you have floor registers dust, dirt, debris and dander tend to fall into these registers. If duct cleaning is done correctly, all of these items can be removed so that they are not constantly blowing around in your home. It is important that the duct cleaning service follow the most appropriate duct cleaning procedures to prevent contamination of the air in your home. If the vacuum system that they use is inadequate, it can release more dirt, dust and contaminants than if you had left the dust that was stuck to the registers alone. In addition, if the duct cleaning personnel are not careful or are inadequately trained, they may damage the ducts or even your heating or cooling system. This can cause you to have to pay more on your heating or cooling system. If there is mold growing inside of your duct work, they you will want to have it cleaned in an appropriate manner. If you see what appears to be mold, it is important that you have the substance tested. Use a clear strip of clear household tape to lift a sample from the duct and send it to a microbiology lab for testing. They can tell you for certain if the substance is mold or simply some other substance that looks like mold. This test will cost about fifty dollars. If it is the insulation on the outside of your ducts that has mold growing in it, it cannot be cleaned and must be replaced. If you do not correct the situation that allowed the mold to grow in the first place, mold will start to grow again. In addition, if your ducts are infested with rodents or insects, then you will definitely want to have them cleaned so that you are not breathing air that is contaminated by the nasty debris that these pests leave behind. If ducts are clogged so that the air from your heating or air conditioning system is not being released into your home, then you will want to be sure that your ducts are cleaned. This will save you money on heating and air conditioning.
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