In this blog entry, the professional Chicago air duct cleaning team here at EmDuct will describe the most important basics to understand regarding the process of professional air duct cleaning.
Professional Air Duct Cleaning Basics
Professional air duct cleaning actually cleans the entirety of your HVAC system as well as your air ducts. Our professional ductwork cleaning will include these components:
- Air ducts
- Drain pans
- Coils
- Registers
- Grilles
- The air plenum
- The blower motor and assembly
- The air filter
- Heat exchanger
- Air cleaners
What is the professional ductwork cleaning process?
In a nutshell? Breaking contaminants loose from surfaces, and then collecting those contaminants.
- HVAC cleaning involves removal of all sources of contamination
- This will be completed using agitation devices like air whips, brushes, compressed air nozzles, or skipper balls – as well as contact vacuuming and hand brushing in accessible areas
- The entire HVAC system will be placed under continuous negative vacuum pressure to prevent further spreading contaminants. This allows fine particles to be removed from the system when they become airborne, as well as extracting loosened contaminants
- Our team uses both truck-mounted and portable vacuums to clean HVACs of all scales to rigorous standards
- We also apply antimicrobial chemicals like sanitizers, deodorizers, and disinfectants to nonporous surfaces to control odors and mitigate microbial growth
- We only use EPA-approved and safe chemicals to sanitize HVAC systems