Why should you hire an Air Duct Cleaner and why Air Duct Cleaning is important to the HVAC system. People often ask me this, so I wanted to point out just a few of the benefits of air duct cleaning. Your HVAC System was sized and installed specifically for your home or business, with ductwork engineering considered for this fit. If a system becomes compromised due to a build-up of dirt and debris in the system, the components will not operate as they were intended and costly repairs will incur. DUCTZ restores HVAC systems due to everyday dirt and debris, lack of maintenance and after floods and fires. Air duct cleaning can provide a significant reduction in the amount of dust floating around in the air in your home.  Allergy and asthma sufferers often receive benefit from this reduction of dust.  Air duct cleaning can also reduce the amount of times each month you need to dust your furniture. Air duct cleaning can help maintain the efficiency and lengthen the life of your HVAC system. A high-quality, professional air duct cleaning should include cleaning the fan, fan motor and coil. These components are all directly linked to how well your system performs; if they are dirty, air will not flow properly through the system, causing parts to overheat. A dirty filter also will not allow enough air to flow through the system; this can cause the system to short-cycle or overheat, shortening the life of it. Air duct cleaning can also freshen the air in your home; a dirty system can cause the air in your home to smell musty, odors caused pets, cigarette smoke and cooking odors.   DUCTZ recommends having your system inspected every 2-3 years.  A typical system will need to be cleaned every 5 – 7 years. For safety reasons and the efficiency of your dryer, we also highly recommend having your dryer vent cleaned annually. Visitwww.ductz.comto schedule your air duct cleaning and dryer vent cleaning and to learn more. DUCTZ of Southeastern Monmouth | David & Stephanie Marsh (732) 256-9194 ...read more

Why Clean My Air Ducts? With the increasing concern over indoor air quality and rising medical costs, air duct cleaning is becoming a bigger issue every day.  Aside from cigarette smoke, there can be many other things lurking in the air you breathe that you may not even be aware of.   Some of these things include: Dust (dead human/animal skin cells)& Dust Mites(see article, you may be amazed.)  Basically, the fecal matter of dust mites produces an allergen that may even cause asthma and other allergic reactions.  The average human being can support up to one million dust mites from their dead skin cells. Insects: (such as ants, spiders and cockroaches) get into the air ducts and eventually die.  As their bodies decompose, bacteria and viruses feed on the carcuss and get into the air.  This can cause cold and flu like symptoms which increases medical costs and lost productivity, possibly several billions of dollars each year in the United States. Dirt, Lint, Pollen and other debris: Aside from health issues your air ducts need to circulate air properly.  Dust and debris accumulates on air registers, branches, trunklines, filter, and the blower/fan compartment of the furnace.  As this happens, the HVAC system begins to lose efficency.  This costs extra money on utilities and well as cause system failures.  In fact, 9/10 system faliures are caused by dirt and debris clogging up components. ...read more

Dirty coils force compressors to run longer and work harder than required, increasing energy usage and utility costs. One of the easiest, most cost-effective green things you can do for your building's energy efficiency is to have your HVAC system's condenser and evaporator coils inspected yearly and cleaned as necessary. Dirty coils force compressors to run longer and work harder than required, increasing energy usage and utility costs while decreasing component life and occupant comfort.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), major utilities, and other experts, dirty condenser and evaporator coils can significantly increase HVAC energy usage and associated utility costs. The U.S. DOE says that "a dirty condenser coil can increase compressor energy consumption by 30 percent." A dirty evaporator coil decreases airflow, resulting in reduced heat transfer and a degradation of the dehumidification process. These can cause overall air quality to decline and systems to fail, and decrease the life expectancy of motors due to increased heat while running.NADCA StandardsTheACR 2006 Standard for HVAC Assessment, Cleaning and Restorationincludes details regarding methodologies for coil cleaning and occupant protection strategies. It also helps building owners and managers quantify HVAC-system performance before and after cleaning, calling for HVAC systems to operate within 10 percent of their nominal and/or design volumetric flow after coil cleaning (other factors aside). Using NADCA-certified air-system cleaning specialists ensures that the systems are properly cleaned and maintained for increased energy efficiency and reduced energy consumption.Pacific Gas&Electric (PG&E;) suggests an annual coil cleaning to its commercial customers as part of its ongoing efforts to promote energy-efficient HVAC-system operations. "Once the system has been properly charged with refrigerant and has good airflow across the indoor coil, and assuming there is no damage to the duct system, only basic service, such as changing filters and cleaning the outdoor unit annually, should be needed to maintain the system operation at peak performance levels," says PG&E.With the HVAC system running in "cool" mode, there are two places where heat exchange occurs: 1) condensing unit coils, and 2) evaporator coils. Foreign materials on these coils act as unintended insulators and inhibit the free flow of air through the coils, decreasing the rate of heat transfer between coil and air that is the basis of most HVAC systems. Further, experience shows that servicing dirty systems can lead to misdiagnosing problems and/or faulty or unnecessary repairs. Typically, this results in overcharging of systems and premature failure.It's not just old systems that need cleaning. In fact, the newer and more efficient your HVAC system is, the more likely it is to benefit from regular coil inspection and cleaning. These newer systems operate at greatly increased pressures and are less tolerant of increases in static pressure. While clean coils have always been important, today's higher-efficiency units require more efficient heat transfer across larger coils to function at their highest capacity. New units with high SEER ratings often have variable-speed fan motors that adjust fan speed based on demand; however, these units lose much of their effectiveness when forced to run harder than necessary due to fouled condenser vanes.An effective coil inspection and cleaning requires more than hosing down the vanes on an exterior compressor coil. The National Air Duct Cleaners Association's (NADCA) ACR 2006 Standard for HVAC Assessment, Cleaning and Restoration sets minimum best practices for coil cleaning.Building UseAir-Handling UnitSupply DuctworkReturn Ductwork/ExhaustIndustrial1 year1 year1 yearResidential1 year2 years2 yearsLight Commercial1 year2 years2 yearsCommercial1 year2 years2 yearsHealthcare1 year1 year1 yearMarine1 year2 years2 years ...read more