Allergies Acting Up? It Might Be Time To Clean Your Ducts

The air inside your house should be a refuge that allows you to find relief from your allergies. A hypoallergenic filter can help with this, but a filter will only clean the air flowing into your furnace. Any allergens that collect in your ducts themselves will not be cleaned out by the filter. Instead, allergens can build up inside your ducts and cause breathing problems. If you suspect that your ducts are not as clean as they should be, it may be time to call in professional duct cleaners. 

What Kind of Allergens Are You Dealing with?

Any time your doors or windows open, pollen can flow into your home. If you have allergies to pet dander, then you will not have pets in your home, but dander from pets outside your home can still make it in. You also have to worry about irritants like insect carcasses, dust, dandruff, and dead skin. Furthermore, mold and mildew spores can flow into your home and find purchase in the conglomeration of contaminants in your ducts. Once mold takes root, your HVAC system can waft spores throughout your home, and these spores can irritate sensitive lungs and bronchial tubes. 

Why Should You Pay for Duct Cleaning?

You might try to clean your ducts on your own, but you will find that you are not up to the challenge. You can try to vacuum your ducts with a shop vac, but the filth in your ducts can resist the suction of your vacuum. Brushing the ducts can help loosen the filth, but you won't be able to reach down the full length of your ducts. Duct cleaners will have a powerful vacuum and specialized brushes that allow them to reach down the full length of your ducts. Thus, this is one case where trying to do the work on your own is not a good way to save money[,] since it will leave you with a job poorly done. 

Keeping your ducts clean is an important way to protect the quality of the air in your home. If you have removed every source of allergens in your home, and you have installed a hypoallergenic filter, and you still have breathing problems, the likely culprit is your ducts. To find relief from crippling allergies, you cannot ignore your ducts. Paying to have them cleaned every couple of years will help to make your home the refuge you need it to be. For more information, contact a local commercial duct cleaning company.