Is Air Duct Cleaning Messy? 

It’s a fair question. Seems like anything to do with dirt and dust can get pretty messy. Amber’s Air Duct Cleaning uses top notch HVAC cleaning equipment that blows and sucks dirt out of your ducts and directly into a contained bag. Using this cleaning technique it may result in some residual debris or airborne dust in your house. However, we may ask ourselves, how much is acceptable and how much is normal?

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Preliminary precautions to keep your home clean

The first thing any tech should do when entering your home is either remove their shoes or place booties over them. Some technicians will up the diligent factor further by placing corner guards to protect wall corners from any potential damage. 

In order to position the vacuum hose in your main trunk line, they’ll need to cut an access hole. Tiny metal shavings may fall from the ducts onto the floor during this process. A simple way for many technicians to prevent leaving this mess behind is to thoroughly vacuum the area after the process.

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Another precaution they may take is to place an adhesive or magnetic cover over the vents throughout the house. These help by keeping the dust contained inside the vents as the high suction cleaning is performed. The covers can also help to create extra suction power. 

During the service 

Negative pressure is the technical term used by technicians when explaining how the cleaning process works. An industrial-strength vacuum is attached to your main trunk line near the furnace. While the system is under negative pressure, the technicians will attend each vent with various tools designed to move debris from the additional lines to the trunk, where it is contained by the vacuum. When the tool is initially engaged, a small amount of dust will escape the vent but it is usually sucked back into the system shortly after.

When things go wrong

Things don’t always go according to plan, of course, and sometimes despite the best intentions more dust than we’d like escapes the system and enters the living space. 

Excessive dust can escape into the living space if the furnace filter is damaged in any way. This may cause dust to enter the supply line and seap out of the supply vents. When this occurs, it is usually spotted immediately and technicians will handle the issue before continuing. 

Another situation when dust escapes the system is if a poor cleaning is performed. If insufficient tools are used on a house that contains large volumes of dust, the job won’t get done. Sometimes cheaper isn’t better when it comes to air duct cleaning. It is always best to wait until the appropriate level of cleaning can be purchased.

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After the fact

Excessive dust entering the home during routine air duct cleaning can easily be avoided. Small amounts of residual dust are normal and difficult to avoid, but large amounts of airborne debris settling onto furniture and into the carpet are not. 

Amber’s Air Duct Cleaning diligent technicians will not only take precautions to prevent the accumulation of debris inside the home but will also perform any cleanup necessary. Call (517) 885-3000 to schedule your dryer vent or air duct cleaning in Haslett, Okemos, East Lansing, Williamston, DeWitt, St. Johns, Laingsburg, Perry, Mason, Holt, Eaton Rapids, Dimondale, Lansing, or Grand Ledge, MI.