Healthful Reasons to Get Your Ducts Cleaned

Duct cleaning typically refers to cleaning multiple components in your HVAC system, including your supply and return ducts, as well as your registers and grilles. Over time, debris from household air can build up if your HVAC system components have not been properly installed. If there’s moisture present in your home, there may also be mold in your ducts.

Should You Have Your Ducts Cleaned?

While there’s some disagreement among experts as to whether there’s a direct benefit from having your ducts cleaned, they do agree that duct cleaning can provide some air quality benefits. So, how do you know when to get your ducts professionally cleaned? Consider the following:

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, duct cleaning is called for when:

• There’s mold in your ducts.
• There’s a vermin infestation in your home, or if you can see insects in your ducts.
• You see dust when air’s blowing out from your ducts.

Benefits of Duct Cleaning

• It can reduce the amount of dust that gathers on your return air ducts.
• It reduces the amount of microorganisms in your air.
• Air circulation is boosted if return air ducts, air handlers and furnace fans are cleaned.

If you’re concerned about dust and other pollutants in your ductwork and want to have them professionally cleaned, contact Roth Heating & Cooling. We’ve been helping Portland area homeowners maintain good indoor air quality since 1976.