According to the EPA, if you have a ducted heating and cooling system, the ducts should be cleaned every three to five years.
Why Air Duct Cleaning?
• The EPA ranks indoor air pollution among the top five health risks.
• 97% of homes have indoor air quality issues.*
• Dirty coils and ducts use as much as 30% more energy than clean ones.**
*Air Advice, State of Our Indoor Air Report, 2007.
**McKinsey Quarterly.
One out of six people who suffer from allergies, do so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria in air duct systems. - Total Health & Better Health Magazines
80% of clothes dryer fires in structures occur in residential buildings.- U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Fire Administration
“Failure to clean” is the leading factor contributing to clothes dryer fires in residential buildings.- U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Fire Administration
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported nearly 16,000 annual fires due to clogged dryer vents. – Consumer Product Safety Commission