Evaporator Coil Cleaning

Evaporator Coil Cleaning (A-Coil Cleaning)

An evaporator coil, also known as an a-coil, is an integral part of your cooling systems that is often neglected while you are cleaning the system. Commonly it is thought that if the filters are clean there is no need to check the coil. It is a wrong perception that may be a root cause of many problems your system may have to face if you neglect the issue of evaporator coil cleaning. Even if the filters are clean the evaporator coil can still be dirty and be polluting the air you breathe.

A dirty a-coil can be root cause of many problems; here are four main reasons for which you should consider cleaning evaporator coil on regular basis:

1. Increased Efficiency: With a dirty evaporator coil efficiency of the system declines and you feel it is not cooling same way as before.
2. Shorter Run-times: It takes more than usual to start.
3. Low Electricity Bills: Longer runtimes and burden on the system caused it to consume more electricity which is the reason for huge electricity bills. A clean evaporator coil may save you up to 15% of energy your cooling system consumes with dirty coil.
4. Good Air Quality: If the evaporator coil is dirty and air flow is reduced it causes same air to circulate in the house again and again with many pollutants putting your health at stake. Air indoors is polluted with many visible and invisible pollutants including dust, dirt mites, pollens, pet dander, molds, bacteria and viruses. While air is circulated the evaporator coil accumulates these particles as the coil fins are densely located.

Dirt and debris on the evaporation coil hinder the air flow thus blocking it and causing your heating and cooling system to work much harder. A reduced air flow means cooling capacity of the system has decreased which causes extra burden on the system. The system starts consuming huge energy to cool the room or building posing a burden on your pocket. If you still neglect the situation it causes the air to cool to such a low temperature that it condenses over the coil and leads to what is known as evaporation coil frost thereby completely blocking the coil.

Usually your air conditioning system gives clear indications when the evaporation coil is dirty. Following is the checklist that clearly states that now is the time to clean the evaporation coil:

• Efficiency of the system is decreased
• Less air is coming out of vents
• Head and suction pressure rises
• Electricity bill increases with same usage of cooling system

The issue of evaporator coil cleaning is of great importance when you are having pets at home or living in an area where construction is taking place. An annual evaporation coil cleaning can keep you and your family safe!

How Duct Cleaning Works-Part 3

Part 3 of “How Duct Cleaning Works”

The Airsweep Method

Over the last few days I wrote two posts entitled “How Duct cleaning works-part 1” and “How Duct Cleaning Works-Part 2″.

Today I will finish “How Duct Cleaning Works-Part 3″

This post will cover the air-sweep method. First we go through and use the 12 and 1/2 inch CFM vacuum and an air wand that pushes air throughout your entire air ducts and gets sucked up by th vacuum at the same time! With this method we also clean the main trunk lines,return lines,supply lines,cold air returns, and the hot air returns. The air-sweep is intended to be more for the average house that has there air ducts cleaned every year because all of the dust is still loose and not stuck to the duct walls. So if you have had your ducts cleaned within the last year go ahead and do the air-sweep but if not I would Recommend the Rotobrush air duct cleaning method, you won’t be Disappointed! Here are the 2 previous posts:

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 1″

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 2″

How Duct Cleaning Works – Part 2

Part 2 of “How Duct Cleaning Works”

A few days ago I started an article titled “How Duct Cleaning Works“. I said that it would only take one day to explain the rest but it ended up taking a little longer, here’s the other part of the air duct cleaning process.

The Rotobrush Method

This Method Is by far the best way to have your ductwork cleaned Because we use an actual brush that spins counter clockwise inside the main trunkline of your ducts.Then we go through and clean out all of the return lines and supply lines throughout your entire house. As we are doing all of this there is a 12 and 1/2 in vacuum that picks up all of the dust that is being spun out.! Lastly we also will go through and clean all of your hot and cold air returns. If you know anything about ductwork the cold air returns are going to be the most dirty part of all because that is where all of your dust and pet hair gets sucked into. So as you can tell the rotobrush method is the way to go because there is an actual brush that going to be spinning inside instead of just air! I will finish part 3 in a few days because the last time I said a day and i couldn’t get to it.

Thanks for being patient I’m sure you understand that this is the air duct cleaning season.

Here are the Other “How Duct Cleaning Works” Posts

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 1“

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 3“

Does Duct Cleaning Help Allergies?

Allergists Encourage Duct Cleaning

An allergy sufferer doesn’t have to go far to learn the benefits of duct cleaning. A quick trip to the local allergy clinic and they discover that, among other things (like mattress cleaning, and freezing pillows, etc), duct cleaning ranks high on the list of allergy cleaning or allergy proofing a house.

Don’t Stop at Just Duct Cleaning

There are many other steps you can take to “Allergy-Proof” your home. Duct Cleaning is only one step, here are a few more ideas:

• Hire a mattress cleaning company – dust mites feed on dead skin and perspiration (sorry, it needed to be said).
• Purchase mattress encasements – prevent dust mites from getting into the mattress.
• Clean the drapes, carpet and upholstery – the mattress cleaning people should be able to advise you.
• Get an air purifier – air purifiers have come a long way in eliminating airborne allergens.
• Freeze your pillow and children’s plush toys – what’s living, won’t be for long.

Recommended Allergy Reading:

1. Will Duct Cleaning Help My Allergies?
2. Maintaining Your A/C
3. Allergist Talk About Duct Cleaning
4. Spring Approaching – Time for Duct Cleaning
5. Suffering from Allergies?

Rather than read all the blogs listed above, you could just call your allergist. Better yet, call an air duct cleaner, carpet cleaner and a mattress/upholstery cleaning company. You will be glad you did!

How Duct Cleaning Works

DUCT CLEANING PROCESS EXPLAINED

There are alot of vents and ductwork that run through your house in order to keep you hot or cool, depending on the weather outside. Just imagine all of the little tiny areas that can have dust build up inside, it can become quite disgusting. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way, there is a solution. This solution is to have your ductwork cleaned out.

Thoughts about ductwork make most home owners nervous

Most people dread the thought of having to get there ducts cleaned because they think it is going to cost them a fortune. Although most places do have a high price, here at duct-911.com we are the lowest around yet we still do a great job!
Sorry the phone just rang, I have a duct cleaning job to do. I will finish this ‘How Duct Cleaning Works‘ post tommorrow.

For duct cleaning call 1-877-DUCT-911

Here are the next two posts

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 2“

“How Duct Cleaning Works Part 3“

Dust Mites, Allergies & Duct Cleaning

With all the information available on the web about dust mites and allergies, it can be quite difficult separating truth from fiction. While I am not an authority on allergies, I do consider myself an an authority on duct cleaning. No, duct cleaning will not rid your house of dust mites any more than cleaning and shampooing your carpet will rid your house of dirt.

Duct cleaning simply compliments the other steps you might take to make your house more allergy free. Here are a few of the steps I would recommend after much first hand experience and a lot of research:

• Lower your humidity – dust mites thrive in humid conditions.
• Clean your bedding, drapery, furniture and carpet  – for best results hire an ultra violet (UV-C) vacuum cleaning company. UV-C can be an amazing dust mite killer. This is the same ray that earthlings should be very afraid of as a result of greenhouse gases.
• Clean your home with specially designed allergy disinfectants.
• Buy allergy bedding – Allergy control bedding uses encasing fabric that keeps the mites from being able to get into the bed.
• Duct Cleaning – the average home has over 40 pounds of dust and dirt in the duct work…get rid of it.
• Have pets? -If your allergies are severe, you might try boarding them at a friends house for a period of time to see if they are the problem.

If you try hard enough, you will achieve success. Don’t give up or get discouraged. Creating an allergy free environment takes a lot of work, a little money and patience.