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Many people have their HVAC systems maintained yearly to ensure they are functioning as efficiently as possible and will continue to function correctly all year long. Unfortunately, some neglect the air ducts.
The air ducts in your Arlington, TX home deliver warm or cool air from your HVAC system located throughout your home. If there is an issue with the air ducts, it can create several issues that can affect your home, family, and your energy bills. The best way to ensure the health of your air ducts, you should have a duct cleaning service performed regularly.
If you are worried that this service isn’t worth the time and money, you should consider the benefits of having a duct cleaning service performed regularly.
#1 Improve the Air Quality In Your Home
Over time, dirt, dust, and other debris can accumulate in the air ducts in your home. When the heater or air conditioner runs, the debris will circulate in the air, affecting your home’s air quality.
Having a duct cleaning service performed will ensure the air ducts are free of debris, improving the air quality in your home.
#2 Keep Your Family Healthy
When the debris accumulating in the air ducts circulates through the air in your home, it can make your family sick. Breathing in the debris can cause allergy symptoms, such as a stuffy or runny nose, itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, and a scratchy throat. Long-term exposure can cause respiratory issues.
If you have a duct cleaning performed regularly, the ducts will be clear, preventing your family from getting sick.
#3 Reduce Your Energy Bills
When large amounts of debris build up in the air ducts, it can obstruct the airflow coming from the vents. This will make it difficult for your HVAC system to keep your home at the desired temperature, and it will need to work overtime to keep your home comfortable. The extra work will increase your energy bills.
When you schedule an appointment for a duct cleaning service, the HVAC tech will clean the debris from the ducts, improving the airflow, and your HVAC system won’t need to work overtime, which will reduce the cost of your monthly energy bills. The duct cleaning will pay for itself with the money you save on your energy bills.
#4 Extend the Lifespan of Your HVAC System
The average cost of replacing an HVAC system is $5,000 and $10,000. This is a significant investment; therefore, you should do whatever you can to extend the unit’s lifespan. One way to do this is to have a duct cleaning service performed regularly.
As mentioned earlier, clogged air ducts will decrease the airflow from the vents, causing your HVAC system to work harder than necessary. The extra work will put added strain on your HVAC system, reducing its lifespan.
When you compare the cost of replacing your HVAC system with the price of a duct cleaning service, you will see that the service is well worth the cost.
#5 Detect Damage In the Air Ducts
The air ducts in your Arlington, TX home are hidden behind the walls, under the floors, and above the ceiling. The ducts are hidden; therefore, you cannot see visible signs of damage. If there is a crack or a break in the ducts, the heated or cool air will escape before reaching the vents, making it difficult for your HVAC system to keep your home comfortable. In addition, damage to the ducts will increase your energy bills and decrease your HVAC system’s lifespan.
During a duct cleaning service, the HVAC tech will inspect the ducts for damage so that they can make any necessary repairs. Having this service performed will allow for adequate airflow, keeping your home comfortable all year long.
#6 Mold Detection
The air ducts in your Arlington, TX home are hidden; therefore, they are dark. When the humidity in your home is high, moisture can collect in the air ducts, and there will be no light or sun to eliminate the moisture.
Mold growth can occur in the air ducts because they are dark and damp; therefore, you should have a duct cleaning service performed regularly.
Mold growth in the ducts can put your family at risk. When your HVAC system runs, mold spores will circulate through the air. According to the Centers For Disease Control, breathing in mold can cause a number of health issues, including allergy symptoms, respiratory problems, skin rashes, and a weakened immune system, making it difficult to fight off disease and infection. If a member of your family has a chronic lung or respiratory infection, breathing in mold can worsen their condition and symptoms.
When you have a duct cleaning service performed, the HVAC tech will inspect the ducts for the presence of mold. If they find any, the tech will use an antimicrobial fogger to eradicate the mold, preventing mold growth until you have the ducts cleaned again.
When you consider the health risks breathing in mold can cause, you will see that the cost to have your air ducts cleaned is well worth it.
#7 Keep Your Home Cleaner, Longer
Have you needed to clean your house more often than usual? If so, your air ducts could be to blame. When dirt, dust, and other debris clog the air ducts, it will circulate in the air when the HVAC system runs, resulting in debris landing on the surfaces of your home, causing you to clean more frequently.
If you have your ducts cleaned regularly, your home will stay cleaner longer, and you won’t need to spend as much time on housework.
Why Choose Minuteman Heating & Air?
If it has been a while since you had your air ducts cleaned, or if they have never been cleaned, contact Minuteman Heating & Air. We are a full-service HVAC company, and our techs have over 35 years of combined service.
Our HVAC techs are professionally trained, skilled, and highly qualified to handle any HVAC issue you have.
Your comfort is our top priority; therefore, we provide emergency service if you have an HVAC issue and we aren’t in the office. Our techs are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to repair your HVAC system.
To schedule an appointment, give us a call today.