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Add air duct cleaning to your menu of house cleaning business services. Cleaning air ducts is a great skill to have!

The air ducts of a home are literally part of the bones, or inner workings that make the home as comfortable as it is. Paint is nice, flooring is nice but the air ducts are among the most important unseen features of a home. They deliver the heat and cool air in the changing seasons and their cleanliness is of utmost importance. This creates a very specialized area for the professional to offer in their service package.

Many homeowners are not aware of the benefits of having a professionally maintained and cleaned air duct system. It's commonly thought that changing the air filter on the furnace every 3 months is sufficient.

As the cleaning professional it's your job to educate your customer on the benefits of a thorough air duct cleaning. Some of those are:

1. Indoor pollution is many times worse than outdoor pollution. Bad air in an enclosed space can cause real health problems.

2. Having professionally cleaned air ducts reduces the amount of pollution in the home creating cleaner air which is beneficial especially for those with allergies and asthma or other chronic lung conditions.

3. Properly cleaned and maintained air duct components also insure that mold isn't building up. Where there is moisture, there can be mold.

4. Properly cleaned and maintained air ducts are more energy efficient air ducts reducing loads on high energy consuming products such as a furnace or central air conditioning unit.

In order to specialize in this area of residential cleaning service, there are a few specialty tools that may be required in order to accomplish the desired level of cleanliness. Each and every single component must be cleaned throughout the entire air duct system. This is necessary for both quality of service provided and the fact that if not properly and thoroughly done, could lead to allergens, dust and possibly mold from coming back into the home. Not only is that undesirable from a quality standpoint, it's undesirable if the customer has a family member with severe allergies.

There are a variety of specialized tools a professional can use to dislodge large areas of debris within the air duct system. Once loosened and completely dislodged, the debris can be vacuumed with a high power vacuum system to get the entire system perfectly cleaned.

It is also the duty of the professional air duct cleaner to inspect the system and to seal any leaks, cracks, or anything else that may lead to dirt and dust build-up as well as increase energy efficiency. These repairs can be done with a chemical-free sealant.

Adding air duct cleaning to your residential cleaning business or as a stand alone business is an extremely specialized segment of the overall operation. This is a needed and wanted service by homeowners who want the bones of their home to be in good running order at all times. Cleaning air ducts as a part of your house cleaning business will really add to your clients' health, safety and comfort at home.

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