Air Quality

The Better Heating-Cooling Council recommends having your air ducts cleaned once a year.  When you think about what can accumulate in your air ducts this makes sense.

Your air ducts are the pathway for heated or cooled air to travel throughout your home.   Pollen, mold, dust, pet dander and dust mites can make these ducts their home. 

This means that every time your furnace fires up and sends the heated air throughout your home, everything in those ducts is traveling in that air and is delivered directly to your family room, bedroom, kitchen, etc.

Thus, indoor air can be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air.  These particulates can also cause breathing problems, respiratory issues, allergies, and more.

Duct Cleaning Basics

Duct cleaning is typically done with a vacuum.  There are service providers who will use a portable vacuum, much like the vacuum you have in your home.  However, this does not provide much power and often the hoses reach just a few feet.

A truck mounted cleaning unit provides a lot more power and has longer hoses.  A proper cleaning will also incorporate high pressure air sent into the duct work along with the powerful vacuum.  The pushed air and suction work together to get the ducts clean.  

Duct Cleaning Benefits

Obviously, cleaner air is the major benefit of having your ducts cleaned.  Over time duct work can accumulate those nasty substances.   According to the American College of Allergists, 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air.  

Additionally, 9 out of 10 HVAC system failures are usually caused by dirt and dust.  Keeping your HVAC system cleaned and tuned up will help to prevent catastrophic system issues.

Should you have your air ducts professionally cleaned?  Take our quiz to find out:

  1. Do you have to dust your furniture/household surfaces more frequently?
  2. Do you notice strange odors when your furnace is blowing air?
  3. Is there dust on your air vents/floor vents?
  4. Do you see streaking or black marks around your air vents/floor vents?
  5. Does anyone in your household suffer from allergies/asthma/respiratory issues?
  6. Do you want to keep your HVAC system operating at peak performance?
  7. Do you want to avoid system failures?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, your home is due for a duct cleaning.  Grab our super savings this month and get $100 off a whole house duct cleaning services.  Grab our coupon below and schedule your service today!

At TR Miller Heating and Cooling, our technicians are NATE Certified, our cleaning process uses our TR MILLER Power Vac – A 16,000 CFM truck mounted unit that will remove up to 98% of dirt and contaminants in your ducts.

Author

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    Brian Sloan is the President of TR Miller Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical, one of the western Chicago suburbs' leading family owned home service companies, serving homeowners across more than 80 communities throughout Will, Kendall, DuPage, Kane, and Cook counties.

    TR Miller is more than a business to Brian, it's a family legacy. The company was founded by his father, Tim Miller, and Brian and his brother Jim have played an important role in growing the business from a small local operation into a full service residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical company serving homeowners throughout the greater Chicagoland area.

    Brian's perspective on the home services industry comes from firsthand experience. Before taking on leadership responsibilities, he worked in the field as an HVAC Service Technician and Fabrication Technician, diagnosing heating and cooling systems, assembling custom HVAC components, and supporting residential installations throughout the western suburbs.

    That hands on foundation continues to influence the way Brian leads TR Miller today. He understands both the work taking place inside a customer's home and the systems, training, and support required behind the scenes to consistently deliver a great customer experience.

    Over the course of his career at TR Miller, Brian has worked across nearly every major area of the business, including operations, marketing, sales, job coordination, customer service, finance, and leadership. Today, as President, he is responsible for the overall strategy, growth, culture, and performance of the organization.

    That breadth of experience across both the technical and business sides of home services has helped shape how TR Miller operates: combining the systems and accountability of a professionally run organization with the care, responsiveness, and personal connection of a family business.
    Brian's philosophy is straightforward, make home services convenient and reliable while giving homeowners the information they need to make the best decisions for their homes and families. That means educating customers, providing clear options and upfront pricing, and making sure homeowners understand both what was found and why a repair or replacement may be recommended.

    Under Brian's leadership, TR Miller has expanded beyond HVAC into plumbing and electrical services, grown across multiple locations, invested heavily in technical and leadership development, and been recognized seven times on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing privately held companies.

    Credentials & Affiliations:
    - President, TR Miller Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical
    - Membership Officer, YPO Chicagoland
    - Board Member, Nexstar Network
    - Former Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce
    - Associate's Degree, Waubonsee Community College
    - Former HVAC Service Technician & Fabrication Technician, TR Miller
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