Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning
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Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning
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Recommendations
There are various methods of cleaning ducts and various levels of effectiveness. The Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning is strongly recommended when you are moving into a new home or after remodeling projects, mostly to eliminate drywall dust. You may also want to consider this method if you don't know when the last time your ducts were cleaned, or if it's been 10 years or more. After the Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning has been performed, the Standard Air Duct Cleaning will suffice every 2 to 3 years thereafter. The Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning provides peace of mind in knowing the system is as clean as it can be.
The Process
The technician will begin by covering your vents (one or two will be left uncovered for air-flow purposes) with magnetic vent covers, which are then removed when it comes time to service a particular vent. With the vacuum hose attached to the ductwork near your furnace, the technician inserts a Viper Microline—a small but powerful air whip with a single powerful tentacle—into each vent, one at a time. The Microline features nozzle holes that exert forward air pressure, and as the technician slowly feeds the Microline into the vent, its tentacle thrashes around and physically dislodges debris, while at the same time the nozzle blows that debris toward the furnace, where the vacuum devours it.
In most cases it is not necessary to remove the register covers, as the Microline slips in between the fins of the register and easily down into the ducts. If, because of the distance between the fins or because of the slant of the registers, the Microline cannot get through, the technician will remove your registers.
After creating negative air pressure throughout the duct system with the insertion of a powerful vacuum hose near your furnace, the technician services every vent in your home with a Viper Microline, which forces any debris down the branch lines and into the main trunk lines, where the Viper Clean Sweep System is later utilized to propel everything toward the vacuum. Every inch of the ductwork surface is contacted, as opposed to merely the surface downstairs.
In most cases it is not necessary to remove the register covers, as the Microline slips in between the fins of the register and easily down into the ducts. If, because of the distance between the fins or because of the slant of the registers, the Microline cannot get through, the technician will remove your registers.
After creating negative air pressure throughout the duct system with the insertion of a powerful vacuum hose near your furnace, the technician services every vent in your home with a Viper Microline, which forces any debris down the branch lines and into the main trunk lines, where the Viper Clean Sweep System is later utilized to propel everything toward the vacuum. Every inch of the ductwork surface is contacted, as opposed to merely the surface downstairs.
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Down near your furnace, the Viper Clean Sweep is inserted into the main supply and the main return. This Viper utilizes six 14-inch long tentacles that thrash vigorously in every direction inside the duct. Once this tool is engaged, the finer, lighter debris becomes airborne and is sucked into the vacuum, and as the whip is slowly pulled through the ductwork, the tentacles pull the heavier debris toward the vacuum, ensuring nothing is left behind.
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To complete the process, the technician will clean your furnace. Normally sold as a separate service, furnace cleaning is included as part of the Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning. The majority of homes with dirty ductwork also have dirty furnaces, since the furnace essentially serves as the heart of the system.
It is generally recommended that the furnace filter be replaced after air duct cleaning, but if a new filter is not immediately available, the technician can clean your existing one with air pressure (outside your home, of course!) until a new one can be obtained, typically within a week. This will also give the furnace time to cycle through any residual dust that may remain in the system.
To complete the process, the technician will clean your furnace. Normally sold as a separate service, furnace cleaning is included as part of the Ultimate Air Duct Cleaning. The majority of homes with dirty ductwork also have dirty furnaces, since the furnace essentially serves as the heart of the system.
It is generally recommended that the furnace filter be replaced after air duct cleaning, but if a new filter is not immediately available, the technician can clean your existing one with air pressure (outside your home, of course!) until a new one can be obtained, typically within a week. This will also give the furnace time to cycle through any residual dust that may remain in the system.
Sanitizing & Disinfecting
No matter how thorough or efficient the air-duct cleaning process, it cannot possibly remove contaminants at a microscopic level. In some cases, customers may wish to have Oxine applied to the air ducts to complete the process. Oxine is an EPA-registered disinfectant and sanitizer that is effective against a wide range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and is recommended for its low toxicity. The technician applies Oxine to the air ducts with a fogger. Once the Oxine has been applied, the effects against harmful microorganisms last for up to two years.
Oxine fog treatment is available to add to your selected air duct cleaning in three options:
Note: The application of Oxine is not to be considered a substitute for mold remediation. If you have experienced water damage or have concerns about mold, please contact a mold remediation company.
Oxine fog treatment is available to add to your selected air duct cleaning in three options:
- Level I $69.95: Oxine is applied near the furnace, in the main line.
- Level II $99.95: Oxine is applied to the main line and in every return.
- Level III $149.95: Oxine is applied to the main line, in every return, and in every supply.
Note: The application of Oxine is not to be considered a substitute for mold remediation. If you have experienced water damage or have concerns about mold, please contact a mold remediation company.
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Multiple Services Discount
Save money by grouping services together! Purchase one service and receive $30 off every additional service performed on the same visit. This discount is not available with promotional pricing, or on products (Oxine, chimney caps, refrigerant). Pricing is based on one air duct system residences (a single furnace and/or air conditioning unit and its associated ductwork). The Multiple Services Discount can be applied to service on the second system. More information here.
Exclusions & Limitations
- Straightforward pricing is based upon homes with one air duct system. Homes with more than one duct system (indicated by having more than furnace unit), will have a charge per system, in which a $30 discount would be applied to any additional system beyond the first. Pricing rates are not valid for single apartments or single condo residences.
- Please note that our air duct cleanings are designed for traditional residential homes. For duplexes, please note that the cost is for each residence (unless both residences share the same air duct system and furnace unit). A $30 discount would apply to the second residence as long as made for the same appointment date/time.
- Homes that require the use of portable equipment may be subject to additional charges, which the customer would be informed of in advance, with the option to accept or decline.
- Jobs that may require the use of portable equipment (as opposed to truck-mounted) may include downtown residences that have street or underground parking, etc. Generally speaking, the distance of the availability of parking from the work (furnace) area would determine whether portable equipment is necessary.
- While we may be able to clean some ground-level condo units, we are not able to clean all types due the nature of how some are set up (this is left to the discretion of our technicians).
- Our residential cleaning packages are not available for commercial spaces (businesses). These types of residences require a commercial assessment.
- Our residential air duct cleanings are not available for single apartments and upper-level condos. We provide cleanings for these residences in bulk with our commercial cleaning services (as set up by property owners and associations, not individual consumers).
- There are limitations on the weight of objects that can be removed through the process of air duct cleaning. In cases where large chunks of plaster and other building materials are present, as well as stones, toys, etc. (you'd be surprised by some of the things that gather down there!), duct cleaning will not remove them. Duct cleaning is designed for the removal of dust, contaminants, dander, minor debris, etc.—not heavier objects.
- In homes where the registers have been painted over, chipping can sometimes occur if the registers are removed. We'll do our best to minimize this, but it is sometimes unavoidable, as are stripped screws.