http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive en-us http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive N/A rossmorrell@hotmail.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:36 CST 20 http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/33/1/How-to-Determine-if-the-Duct-Cleaner-Did-A-Thorough-Job A thorough visual inspection is the best way to verify the cleanliness of your heating and cooling system. Some service providers use remote photography to document conditions inside ducts. All portions of the system should be visibly clean; you should not be able to detect any debris with the naked eye. Show the Post-Cleaning Consumer Checklist to the service provider before the work begins. After completing the job, ask the service provider to show you each component of your system to verify that the job was performed satisfactorily. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/32/1/What-to-Expect-From-an-Air-Duct-Cleaning-Service-Provider If you choose to have your ducts cleaned, the service provider should: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/31/1/Suggestions-for-Choosing-a-Duct-Cleaning-Service-Provider To find companies that provide duct cleaning services, check your Yellow Pages under "duct cleaning" or contact the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) at the address and phone number in the information section located at the end of this guidance. Do not assume that all duct cleaning service providers are equally knowledgeable and responsible. Talk to at least three different service providers and get written estimates before deciding whether to have your ducts cleaned. When the service providers come to your home, ask them to show you the contamination that would justify having your ducts cleaned. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/30/1/Deciding-Whether-or-Not-to-Have-Your-Air-Ducts-Cleaned Knowledge about the potential benefits and possible problems of air duct cleaning is limited. Since conditions in every home are different, it is impossible to generalize about whether or not air duct cleaning in your home would be beneficial. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/29/1/What-is-Air-Duct-Cleaning%3F Most people are now aware that indoor air pollution is an issue of growing concern and increased visibility. Many companies are marketing products and services intended to improve the quality of your indoor air. You have probably seen an advertisement, received a coupon in the mail, or been approached directly by a company offering to clean your air ducts as a means of improving your home's indoor air quality. These services typically -- but not always -- range in cost from $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system, depending on the services offered, the size of the system to be cleaned, system accessibility, climatic region, and level of contamination. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/28/1/%26quot%3BShould-You-Have-the-Air-Ducts-in-Your-Home-Cleaned%3F%26quot%3B Knowledge about air duct cleaning is in its early stages, so a blanket recommendation cannot be offered as to whether you should have your air ducts in your home cleaned.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urges you to read this document in it entirety as it provides important information on the subject. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://fireandfloodrepair.com/articlelive/articles/27/1/Air-Duct-Cleaning---How-Often As a qualified Air Duct cleaning technician it is my intention here to answer one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to air duct cleaning. Pat johnson Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST