Air Duct Cleaning

While most people think of air pollution as an outdoor problem, indoor air pollution can also cause problems. Dust, bacteria, mold and fungi in homes and offices can cause chronic allergy symptoms such as sinus congestion, throat irritation, headaches and respiratory issues. To help protect your health and the health of your family, guests, employees or customers, contact Vital Restoration at 650-262-4545 to schedule an air duct inspection or cleaning for your Bay Area home or business.

Air Ducts – The Respiratory System of Your Home or Office

In your home or office building, the air ducts for your heating and cooling system act as a sort of structural respiratory system. The air movement through the ducts and ventilation system is how the building “breathes”. Proper ventilation and air circulation is important to maintain indoor air quality for the people who live and work there. With its high humidity, the Bay Area is a prime location for mold and mildew growth in all areas of commercial and residential buildings, including air ducts. If mold and mildew are present in your building’s air ducts, the spores can be carried through the air and spread throughout the structure through the ventilation system.

In addition, many buildings have fiberglass insulation around air ducts and in crawlspaces to help improve the efficiency of the heating and cooling system. While this insulation helps conserve energy to keep heating and cooling costs down, researchers have found that fiberglass insulation can cause various long-term health risks when humans have direct contact with the fiber. When fiberglass insulation comes in contact with skin, the risk arises for particles to become embedded in pores and cause itchiness, rashes and irritation. If the fiberglass insulation particles become airborne and are then inhaled, they can cause coughing, nose bleeds, and various respiratory illnesses.

Professional Cleaning for Energy Efficiency and Improved Air Quality

Over time, dust consisting of microscopic pieces of fiberglass insulation and other debris can clog up the ducts of a cooling and heating air system, reducing the system’s efficiency and posing potential risks of mild, moderate and even severe physical symptoms. A thorough, professional cleaning of your home or office’s air duct system can help.

It is important that you use a company with air conditioning duct cleaning experience and expertise. Simply dusting or vacuuming air vents isn’t enough. In fact, improper cleaning can do more harm than good, releasing dangerous mold spores and insulation particulates into the air. Vital Restoration is EPA Lead-Safe Certified and registered State of CA Department of Health Trauma Waste Management Practitioner. We maintain an excellent reputation with Angie’s List, Better Business Bureau, and Yelp. We are also members of South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Assessment Association and Cleaning & Restoration Association.

Call Vital Restoration today at 650-262-4545 for affordable, high-quality cleaning.

When to Have Your Air Ducts Cleaned

Whether you choose to have the air ducts in your home or business cleaned on a regularly scheduled or more intermittent basis, there are certain times when the United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends that you should consider having the service performed:

·         There is substantial visible mold growth inside hard surface (e.g., sheet metal) ducts or on other components of your heating and cooling system.

·         Insulation around your air ducts gets wet or moldy. Wet insulation cannot be effectively cleaned and should be removed and replaced.

·         Ducts are infested with rodents or insects

·         Ducts are clogged with excessive amounts of dust and debris and/or particles are actually released into the home or business from air supply registers.

For professional, affordable air duct cleaning you can rely on in the San Francisco area, call the experts at Vital Restoration at 650-262-4545 today.

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