The state of New Jersey’s varied climate often comprises heavy downpours and snowfall, increased humidity, and sometimes, sand storms especially in the Southern regions, due to their proximity to the coastline.
All these contribute to the collective contaminants that may inhibit the seamless functioning of an HVAC upon ending up in the ductwork.
The contaminants, if not eliminated, are notoriously responsible for the majority of allergies and may cause or aggravate underlying respiratory illnesses, including asthma.
This, and other reasons, call for periodic upkeep of the air duct cleaning.
From air quality, home safety, prolonged system life, cost consciousness, and energy efficiency, the benefits of ductwork cleaning stretch beyond dust and allergies.
Cleaning Dust Out From Air Duct With Brush
Prolonged System Life
Grimy ductwork hampers seamless airflow, forcing the system to run harder than it would have if the ducts had been clear, and hampered airflow results in the system expending excess energy while mobile inner system components overrun. This, in turn, results in untimely wear/tear of the system components, thereby affecting the operation of the entire system. The result of this is frequent, costly repairs, increased energy consumption, and shortened system life. Clearing contaminants in the ductwork improves airflow, alleviating the burden on the system components and ultimately extending the system’s life.
Energy Efficiency
There is more to it about grimy air ductwork than allergies and dust. The combination of exterior contaminants including pollen and dust, coupled with interior pollutants like pet hair, clothes fiber, and mold spores, blocks free airflow. The result is that the system is forced to expend unusually more energy to operate. The ripple effect is felt in the increased operation costs, which dent your financial capacity. System ductwork clearing returns normal airflow, which releases the burden of the system so that it consumes normal energy levels.
Home Safety
Operating with filthy system ductwork is dangerous not just for your health; your personal and home safety is also compromised. The collection of contaminants, including pet hairs and clothes fibers, among other pollutants, can create lint. When air blows past the lint, static charges may be created, resulting in a domestic fire. Impeded airflow also causes the system components to overrun, risking a system fire due to increased friction. Clearing the system ductwork does not only provide you with clean, breathing air; it also protects your home against domestic fires associated with HVAC malfunctions.
Quality Indoor Atmosphere
The basic responsibility of a heating and cooling piece of equipment is to offer home occupants a conducive indoor atmosphere. Grimy system ductwork means exterior contaminants, including pollen and dust, will find their way into your confines. Similarly, indoor pollutants, including pet hairs, mold spores, and clothes fibers, will never be eliminated from your confines. All these point toward an uncomfortable indoor atmosphere that may cause all manner of allergies while aggravating underlying airway conditions like asthma. The only way to maintain a healthy and conducive indoor atmosphere is to cleat the ductwork and prevent contaminants from finding their way back into your confines.
Odor Elimination
Filthy system ductwork sets the tone for an unhealthy and unconducive indoor atmosphere from the backflow of interior and exterior contaminants. The impeded fresh air from the exteriors means you will be breathing stale indoor air. This is given the fact your kitchen range hood may not entirely rid the house of the numerous cooking odors and pollutants. Clearing the system ductwork of any contaminants resumes a seamless flow of fresh from the exteriors while the odors in the indoor atmosphere are expelled outside. All these combined contribute to a healthy and conducive indoor atmosphere.
Financial Prudence
The impeded seamless airflow by ductwork contaminants causes a system overrun. In hindsight, the system will be expending unusually increased energy levels than it would under normal conditions. More energy consumption means increased operational costs and a big dent in your financial capacity. During the system overrun because of grimy ductwork, moving components undergo increased friction, which results in untimely wear, calling for costly upkeep. With a sustained similar situation, the accelerated wear leads to a complete system breakdown, calling for an expensive system overhaul. Ductwork clearing spares you lots of money from the bolstered energy efficiency and enhanced system health.
No matter how much you may be compelled to attempt ductwork clearing, please leave it to an HVAC technician. Apart from risking the system breakdown, filthy ductwork contains various contaminants that pose a serious risk to your health. While dust, clothes fibers, pollen, and pet hairs cause allergies and aggravate underlying respiratory conditions others like asbestos cause severe health issues like cancer. This is especially true in older commercial buildings that have suffered increased upbeat from the varied New Jersey climate.
