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Tips to Prevent Mold in Air Ducts

To keep your home healthier, cleaner and more energy efficient, keep your ducts in tip top shape. Change your air filters as often as necessary, schedule periodic professional maintenance with duct cleaning, air leakage testing, duct sealing and repair when necessary, and, for extra savings, have ducts that run in unconditioned spaces, such as the attic, basement or crawl space, properly insulated. <br>For more information visit https://www.climatepartners.com/

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Tips to Prevent Mold in Air Ducts

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  1. Tips to Prevent Mold in Air Ducts www.climatepartners.com

  2. The problem with moldy air ducts • You can’t always see what is lurking in your home’s air ducts, but when it comes to mold, what you can’t see can still hurt you and make you seek. • According to the C.D.C mold is one of the most frequent causes of indoor allergies in the U.S. And if it is in your ducts, you are breathing it. Symptoms of mold allergies include: • Stuffy nose • Sore throat, • Coughing or wheezing, • Burning eyes, • Skin rash. • People with asthma may have severe reactions and people with a compromised immune system or chronic lung problems may suffer from lung infections from mold.

  3. Prevention Tip #1 – Periodic Inspection A periodic inspection of your ducts will help detect all sorts of problems, including mold growth, but also duct leakage, and other duct-related inefficiencies. Keeping your ducts is good shape will help make your home healthier, nor comfortable and energy efficient.

  4. Prevention Tip #2 – Duct Cleaning •  Your air ducts are your home’s veins and arteries, with the HVAC system as the heart. A dirty duct will distribute dust, mold, bacteria, pet hair and other pollutants all over your house. • Have the ducts cleaned periodically and don’t forget to change the HVAC filters often!

  5. Prevention Tip #3 – Duct Sealing & Repair • A leaky duct causes two main problems. • It lets out the air you are paying to cool and heat before it reaches the rooms in your home making your HVAC system work much harder than it needs. • It allows moisture, mold spores, dust and other pollutants into your duct system, compromising indoor air quality.

  6. Prevention Tip #4 – Duct Insulation • When ducts are housed in unconditioned spaces, such as the attic, the crawl space or the basement, the air will gain or loose temperature as it passes through them, before it reaches the rooms that need to be heated or cooled. • Your HVAC system will have to work harder and your energy bills will be significantly higher. • In addition, the temperature differences between the ducts and its surroundings will cause condensation and moisture problems around the ductwork, which can lead to mold growth. • Duct insulation is a relatively inexpensive way to improve comfort and energy efficiency.

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