Most people often neglect cleaning their air duct system. Some don’t believe it’s necessary while others just simply forget. However, your home’s air ducts are one of the places in your home you should never forget to clean for many reasons. Heart of Texas Chem-Dry would like to share what is often found in home air ducts and why it is important to have your air ducts cleaned.
Molds, Mildews & Fungus in Air Ducts
When humidity or moisture builds up inside the duct work of the home or business, and with a combination of a few other contaminates, mold, mildew and fungus can begin to develop. Moisture easily gets inside air ducts either from bathrooms, laundry rooms, and kitchens. As moisture or condensation builds up in theses rooms, it can get pulled into the vents. Other causes for mold or mildew can be due to a leak from plumbing or even a failure in your HVAC system. As mold and mildew or fungus develops they release spores. In turn, these spores are spread throughout your home. As you can imagine, these spores will directly affect the quality of the air inside your home. Breathing in mold or fungus spores can lead to many illnesses and some of them are quite dangerous to the young, the ill and the elderly. This is one of the many reasons it is so important to have your air ducts cleaned.
Pests in Ductwork
Many pests, such as mice, rats, spiders and cockroaches, will crawl into air duct systems and use them as pathways to travel around in. Depending on the type of species that might invade your air ducts, these pests can leave behind different contaminates. They can leave behind skin flakes, dander, hair, feces, and urine. Some pests, such as rodents, may even decide to make their nest inside your air ducts, which brings in other forms of debris that you’d rather not have. These discarded particles will circulate throughout your home. Again, it will affect your air quality and even pose health risks, depending on the pests and what they leave behind.
Dust Mites in Air Duct System
Wind storms stir up a lot of dirt and dust that often gets inside our air ducts. Nevertheless, much of the dust we find inside our home is actually dead skin particles that humans shed everyday. With the dead skin and hair particles come the dust mites that feed on them. This is a natural part of life and as designed by nature, our homes are infested with dust mites as they play the important role of recycling. However, when the dust mite population becomes too abundant, they too will leave behind a considerable amount of tiny skin flakes and feces which easily gets spread throughout the home. The feces and skin flakes are a major cause of indoor allergies.
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When you clean your air ducts, you can improve your HVAC system’s efficiency and improve your home indoor air quality. After you have your air ducts cleaned, you will notice better and fresher air and less dust in your home. If you need your air ducts cleaned, call Heart of Texas Chem-Dry today!
