Duct Cleaning Portland - 5 Musts

Air duct cleaning is no different than any other service industry where there are certain "Musts" to get the job done right. The following is a list of five Musts associated with air duct cleaning in Portland, OR.:

• Duct cleaners must cut an access point into both sides (Supply and Return) of your furnace when possible based on accessibility.

• Duct cleaners must agitate the the interior walls of your air duct system to loosen settled contaminates.

• Duct cleaners must use HEPA filtration when using a powerful portable vacuum unit. This unique filtering process is the best way to further protect customers indoor air quality.

• Duct cleaners must adequately clean the floor area surrounding each vent. Reputable air duct cleaners like Better Air NW always clean beyond your expectations.

• Duct cleaners must thoroughly clean the interior cage of your furnace including the air handler and blower motor.

Better Air NW can provide you with outstanding air duct cleaning services in the Portland-Vancouver area. Call Today! 503-490-9542.

Duct Cleaning Portland - Air Duct Cleaning Cost?

What Does Air Duct Cleaning Cost?

Based on the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) national survey results, air duct cleaning ranges between $400 - $1000 per heating and cooling system. The range depends on the services offered, the size of the system to be cleaned, system accessibility, climactic region, and level of contamination” and type of duct material. Our pricing at Better Air NW (Duct Cleaning Portland Pricing) ranges between $275 and $950. We offer some of the most competitive rates in the business.

Beware of Dangerous $99 Specials

You should beware of $99 Specials, known as “blow-and-go” air duct cleaning companies. These companies often charge a nominal fee and do a poor job of cleaning the heating and cooling system. These companies may also persuade the consumer into unneeded services with and/or without their permission. Keep in mind there is a difference between cost and price.

Contact Better Air NW for all your Air Duct Cleaning needs: 503-490-9542

Dryer Vent Cleaning - 3 Reasons

Reason #1

Serious Fire Hazard to Your Home – Over 15,000 residential home fires occur every year because of poorly maintained dryer vents. The build-up of dryer vent lint and debris restricts the air flow of your dryer and causes extreme heat build up. This heat build up is the cause of the typical dryer vent related fires. You can protect your family from being displaced by cleaning your dryer vent annually.

Reason #2

Improve Your Dryer's Efficiency – Is your clothes dryer taking longer and longer to dry your loads of laundry? A restricted dryer vent is most likely the cause of your dryer's inefficiency. Dryer Vent Cleaning restores the exhausting air flow of your dryer improving the dryer's efficiency and saves you money every month in energy expenses.

Reason #3

Prolonging the Life of Your Dryer – You can imagine how well your car would run with a clogged tail pipe. I don't think you would even make it out of your neighborhood. The same goes for tail pipe (Dryer Vent) of your clothes dryer. The undo stress on your dryer motor can cause complete failure of your dryer. Not to mention, a clogged dryer vent will decrease the life span of your dryer by as much as three years.

Duct Cleaning Portland - 3 Steps - Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

Step 1- Source Control

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends “Source Control” as the #1 step to improving the Indoor Air Quality in your home. The idea is to identify the source of the indoor air pollution and to control this hazardous source by either containment or complete removal. Air Duct Cleaning, when done right, is known as a source removal process. Over time the air duct system in your home accumulates layers of potentially harmful allergens including dust, pollen, pet dander and bacteria. If improving the Indoor Air Quality in your home is important to you, hiring a professional Air Duct Cleaning Company is the first step. Better Air NW is a leader in the Portland-Vancouver duct cleaning industry.

Step 2- Furnace Filter Improvement

Modern residential HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning) systems are designed to operate as air tight as possible. This means the air in your home is continuously recycled over and over again. Your furnace filter is designed to help prevent the spread of potentially harmful allergens in your home. Unfortunately, most residential furnace filters are ill equipped to handle the job. Replacing your unreliable filter with a more effective lifetime-warranty Electrostatic filter is a smart idea. You can reduce 97% of all airborne allergens by using the Electrostatic Filters recommended by Better Air NW.

Step 3- Anti-Microbial Sanitation

Just like the floors and counter tops in your home sometimes simply vacuuming and wiping the counters down with water is not enough. The same goes for air duct cleaning. In Step 1 we completed the important work of actually cleaning the interior surface of your air ducts. The final step is to apply an Anti-Microbial Sanitation fog which will eliminate the growth of mold and bacteria for up to 12 months. For anyone suffering from chronic allergy and asthma symptoms, Step 3 just might be the most important step of all to improve your Indoor Air Quality. A full Anti-Microbial Sanitation is included in our Deluxe Cleaning Package.

Portland Duct Cleaning Blog...What's Next?

You clean air ducts all day and what's next...? You blog about air duct cleaning at night, of course. The Better Air NW blog is a mix of useful information relating to air duct cleaning, furnace efficiency and improving your Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Add this mixture with a side of industry insight and some sarcastic observations and you have got yourself one heck of a Portland air duct cleaning blog.

We hope you enjoy and find value in the posts that follow.

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