Reasons To Clean Your Air Ducts In Summer

5/12/2017 (Permalink)

Keep your air ducts clean during the idle months to prevent future problems!

A few months ago. the heater worked on overdrive keeping your house warm from winter's frosty touch. Now, the HVAC will be in use again, this time keeping the home cool from summer's scorching heat. Between winter and summer is spring when the unit often sits idle. Take advantage of the idle time! SERVPRO of Belle Meade in Nashville can clean your vents and have you ready for the next season.

Maximum Use

During winter heating, air ducts collect dust, debris, and smoke in exchange for toasty heat. The dust, debris, pollen, and other unwanted stuff clog the airflow. Cleaning it now means the heating and air conditioning unit will work at its peak when the air conditioning part of the unit comes on this summer. Do you want to turn on the air conditioner and clean it then? Do you want dust, dirt, and debris returning to the home due to overflow? Both answers are no!

Health Concerns

Garbage in, garbage out; the dirt, dust, debris, and smoke clogging the ducts can reach your throat and nose. A thorough cleaning means breathing in fresh air. This creates fewer chances of allergies and asthma symptoms too.

An equally grave health concern is eliminating mold and mildew from the ducts. Mold and mildew spread spores anywhere in places where it has the best chance of growing. Heating and air conditioning units are no exception. Unclean ducts mean mold and mildew affect fresh air entering your home. In turn, homeowners will deal with mold and mildew symptoms. This is avoidable if ducts are clean.

Pest Control

Warm weather in Nashville encourages bugs to build a nest in your home. They come out looking for a place to stay and select your ducts as the primary home. Insects, vermin, roaches, and small animals burrow inside dust, debris, and dirt as a hiding space. If left unattended, the growing hiding space can become an uncontrollable infestation. When it's finally time to clean it, it will become more than anyone bargained for. A clean duct won't have infestations because the ducts are too clean for pests to hide.

Energy Bills

Expect light or energy bills to lower when ducts are clean. A clean duct equals less time to cool the home at the desired temperature. No roadblocks exist so air goes faster without turning up the controls to do so. The unit is off more often, which translates into lower energy bills.

DIY duct cleaning is not the approach to cleaning out air ducts due to health concerns and pests. Now is perfect timing to spring clean the HVAC unit and our professionals are the primary choice to do this. Give us a call today!