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Airduct Cleaning Procedures
"If The Inside Of Your
AirDuct System Looks Like This,
We Must Have Already Been To Your Home!" 
"However, If They
Look Like This,
Read How We'll Make Them Look
Like The Systems We Clean!"
"Short Hose Connections Equal More
Vacuum
Power"
Because the vacuum unit is positioned directly next to your furnace,
the
hose length needed for connection to the ductwork is very short. This
results
in little or no loss of "Static Pressure". Static pressure is
the amount of suction felt when you place your hand over the end of a
hose.
Consequently, the longer the hose run, the greater the loss of static
pressure
and vacuum power. If the unit is truck-mounted parked in your driveway,
or out on the street, you have 75 feet, or more, of hose run just to
get
to the furnace. We don't want that excessive length causing a large
power
loss and hindering our ability to service your airduct system.
"Short Hose Runs Lets Us Keep Your Home
Cleaner"
Since they run inside your home, our hoses never come in contact with
the
ground. Our hoses are carried directly from the truck, into your home,
and
connected. Hoses don't have to run from the truck parked outside,
laying
on the ground, in dirt and mud, and then dragged all over the interior
of
your entrance foyer, living areas, and stairways. Additionally, we
don't
have to leave any doors and windows open to allow large hoses access
during
the cleaning process. We know you want your home kept clean, and our
portable
unit allows us to do just that.
"Portable Units Leave The Air Inside
Your
Home Cleaner"
During the cleaning, air, along with loosened debris, is sucked from
inside
your ductwork. The air first passes into a primary filter blocking and
depositing
the larger particles into a collection chamber. But remember, when
we're
done with the air, it's goes right back into your home, not outside.
Before
that happens, the air passes through a HEPA-rated filter eliminating
99.3%
of all airborne contaminants. This is the same type used in hospital
and
medical center air filtration systems. While the airducts are cleaned,
the
air inside your home is also being cleaned. Since
a portable unit allows us to give you more power and a cleaner home,
while
leaving you with cleaner air inside the home, using them seems to be
the
only logical choice.
"Equipment More Than
Powerful Enough To Do The Job!"
Now let me return to explaining our cleaning procedures to you. The
unit
is set up as close as possible to the furnace. Our portable units move
5,000
cubic feet of air per minute and designed powerful enough for use in
both
residential and commercial buildings. Hoses are connected to both the
supply
and return sides of your ductwork. The Supply Side delivers the
air
to your rooms and the Return Side draws air from within the
home
and recirculates it. Both sides of your airduct system must be cleaned.
"The Faceplates Must Be Removed From The
Registers
& Returns!"
Once connections are made, the vacuum unit is turned on. We seal each
register
and return to build up as much vacuum in the airduct system as
possible.
Then, one by one, each seal and register face plate is removed. This is
the only way to gain the necessary access with agitation devices to
loosen
debris and allow removal by the vacuum's suction.
"There Is No Vacuum System
That, By Itself, Is Powerful Enough!"
Let me emphasize what I just said another way. Cleaning airducts is
very
similar to cleaning a chimney. A chimney sweep uses a wire brush to
clean
the soot and debris from inside the flue liner. A high speed vacuum is
used
to suck up and collect that soot and debris. The vacuum doesn't do the
cleaning!
It removes the material that's been cleaned off the flue liner. No
vacuum
system, by itself, is powerful enough!
"Trained Technicians, Time, And Hard
Work
Do The Cleaning!"
When cleaning airducts, a vacuum system is used to remove contaminates
by
sucking them into a collector. However, just as the chimney sweep uses
a
brush, the duct technicians must use attachments to agitate and loosen
contaminates
inside the airducts. To gain access internally, a technician must
remove
the register and return faceplates. If registers aren't removed to
allow
access, your airduct system isn't being cleaned properly. Hooking up a
vacuum
and blowing compressed air through the registers doesn't, I repeat,
doesn't
clean your airducts, and it's important for you to understand that fact.
"Last, But Not Least, We Clean The Main
Trunk
Line!"
After cleaning the ductwork behind each register and reinstalling the
face
plates, if your layout allows, a "Skipper Assembly" is sent through
the main trunk-line. To understand the process, picture an air hose,
with
200 pounds pressure per square inch, propelling itself forward by
blowing
air backwards. The air assists the heavier particles that collect in
the
main trunk during the cleaning process to be blown back toward the hose
connections. The particles are then removed by the vacuum and deposited
into the collection chamber.
"All This And We Apply An EnviroCon
Chemical
Sanitization Treatment Too!"
Let me speak about the EnviroCon chemical treatment we'll be applying.
EnviroCon
is registered and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for
both
the sanitization and deodorization of heating, ventilating, and
air-conditioning
(HVAC) systems as a "Bacteriostat, Fungistat, Germistat, and
All-Purpose
Deodorizer". When applied, EnviroCon performs its bactericidial action
quickly with its active ingredient, Chlorine Dioxide, using oxidation
to
destroy harmful microorganisms that may be present in your air-handling
system.
"The EPA Says EnviroCon Is The Safest
Chemical
Treatment Of It's Type!"
After treatment, EnviroCon quickly degrades to non-volatile compounds
leaving
no residual effect whatsoever. To further emphasize the safety of this
chemical,
EnviroCon is also registered and approved for use as a disinfectant of
hard
surfaces in both the food processing and dairy industries. We chose to
use
this chemical as instead of others because it carries the lowest
precautionary
statement issued by the EPA. You don't have to leave home after it's
applied.
Simply put, it is extremely effective and completely safe.
"A Simple Process Requiring Trained
Technicians,
Time, And Hard Work!"
The cleaning process itself is relatively simple with the only hard
part
being the work required to do the job. However, when done properly,
your
system will be clean and result in the quality of your home's indoor
air
not only being, fresher, but also healthier for you and your family.
"If We Didn't Clean It,
It's Not Priddy
Clean!"
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