When it comes to preparing your home for professional duct sealing services, it's important to understand the process and the potential benefits. Our professional technicians typically use high-powered vacuums and special rotary brushes to clean the air ducts. This can help to completely seal the ducts and prevent future biological growth. You can contact professional duct cleaning service providers to learn more about the services they offer.
In a typical home, around 20-30% of the air that moves through the duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts. It's essential to commit to a good preventive maintenance program to minimize duct contamination, whether you decide to clean your home's air ducts or not. Knowledge about air duct cleaning is still in its early stages, so there is no general recommendation as to whether you should clean your home's air ducts. Most organizations that deal with duct cleaning, including the EPA, NADCA, NAIMA, and SMACNA, do not currently recommend the routine use of sealants to encapsulate contaminants in any type of duct.
Moisture can enter the duct system through leaks or if the system has been improperly installed or maintained. On the other hand, if a service provider does not follow proper duct cleaning procedures, it can cause problems with indoor air. You may want to consider cleaning the air ducts simply because it seems logical that they will become dirty over time and should be cleaned from time to time. Manufacturers of products marketed to coat and encapsulate duct surfaces claim that these sealants prevent dust and dirt particles inside air ducts from being released into the air. Cases in which the use of sealants to encapsulate duct surfaces may be appropriate include repairing damaged fiberglass insulation or combating damage caused by duct fires.
While many of these products can be legally used inside uncoated ducts if all instructions on the label are followed, some of the instructions on the label may not be appropriate for use in ducts.
