Air Duct Cleaning & Sanitizing
Associated Cleaning Systems provides quality work using high-pressure truck mount duct cleaning equipment to thoroughly clean your air ducts. Our machines deliver long tem efficiency in all phases of ventilation cleaning. Associated Cleaning Systems have the right method to eliminate polluted air; our air quality experts use the HEPA AIR SYSTEMS. We guarantee that your ducts will be cleaned with the most advanced system available.
Things you should know:
According to the American College of Allergist, 50% of all illnesses are either caused by, or aggravated by polluted air. The problem could be your duct work, it is recommended to have it cleaned regularly and sanitized by an experienced professional.
The definition of source removal duct cleaning is as follows:
Cleaning the air conveyance system using AIRE SWEEP compressed air tools and mechanical agitation devices to dislodge dirt and other contaminants from the ductwork and other HVAC componenets, and a powerful HEPA-AIRE, HEPA-filtered vacuum/collection system to pull these contaminants out of the duct system and capture them.
What is an HVAC duct system?
A conventional HVAC duct system consists of a supply system of ducts to carry heated or cooled air from the furnace/air conditioner (airhandler) to various parts of the home or building, and a return duct system to bring fresh air back to the air handler to be heated or cooled again. The supply network consists of a main duct, which carries air to smaller branch runs which carry air to the desired locations. The return network works in reverse.
Duct Cleaning Procedures:
- The supply and return networks are "zoned," or separated, so
they can be cleaned separately. This is typically done by removing the furnace
filter, inserting it into a plastic bag, and reinserting it into the furnace.
- An access hole is cut into the supply plenum and the flex duct from the
HEPA-AIRE vacuum inlet is connected to the plenum with a quick-connect attachemnt
collar. The powerful vacuum creates high velocity air movement within the
suply ductwork to transport loosened dirt and contaminants oout of the dutwork
and into the vacuum's filtration/collection system.
- Each branch is cleaned separately starting with the branch farthest from
the vacuum. The register and boot areas are blasted with compressed air from
the AIRE-SWEEP compressor using the special air booster gun to push any dirt
or debris into the branch run.
- The branches are then cleaned by feeding the forward AIRE_SWEEP assembly
down each branch run to push dirt and debris forward into the main run. The
branches can also be cleaned using the reverse AIRE-SWEEP if access to the
branch duct is available at the main duct.
- Agitation devices such as the AIRE-SWEEP Power Brush or Duct Whip are also
used to dislodge caked on debris from inside duct surfaces.
- The main run is then cleaned using the agitation devices and the reverse
AIRE-SWEEP assembly to dislodge debris accumulated on duct surfaces. The loosened
debris is pulled backward toward the HEPA-AIRE power vacuum and captured in
its multi-sage filtration/collection system. The 1" access holes need
to be cut only every 25 feet.
- Once the supply side of the system has been completely cleaned, the return
duct system is cleaned using the same methods.
- At this stage the coil,motor, blower and blower compartment are cleaned.
- Once the entire cleaning process is completed, all access holes are completely
closed with the efficient caplugs and insulated spin doors that seal off any
leaking and make the duct systems easily accessible for repeat cleaning.
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