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"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!"