Duct Cleaning and Your Health

Your bathroom fan is likely the LAST thing you think about until it makes a noise, and even then, it usually needs to be pretty bad before you’re going to go and do anything about it. 

Health Risks of Dirty Ducts – Commercial and Residential  “While dirty ducts don’t necessarily mean unhealthy air in your home, school or workplace, they may be contributing to larger health issues or harboring contaminants that could cause serious problems for people with respiratory health conditions, autoimmune disorders or some environmental allergies. This is a direct […]

Safety concerns such as pet’s collar tags caught in the HVAC duct work cover, and pinning down the animal and other things to know.  It’s not just dander blowing around, but chemicals, indoor air quality, and other tips to help keep fluffy safe. Oddly there’s lots to talk about when it comes to our beloved […]

Knowing about the basics of how your home’s appliances work means you’re more likely to be able to speak to an electrician, plumber, mechanic, carpenter or technician and help them get to the root of the problem quickly, saving you money. Here is a short list of the HVAC terms every homeowner should know to […]

No sense letting pre-heated air go to waste, much of that energy can be recaptured. Providing a heating system with extreme efficiency in the first place and then adding an energy recapturing system is a winning combination… High Efficiency Furnace vs Traditional Furnace: Newer high efficiency furnaces have an energy recapturing system in the sense […]

Hardwood cracking? Dry skin? Static Shocks? Chapped lips? Humans don’t really think about humidity but a humidifier is paramount to the health of the building itself and the people in it. Houses and buildings, like people, need moisture, but just like people, the right balance of humidity. Too little and it can negatively affect the […]

Corona Virus vs HEPA Filter and Other Air Purifier Options | Residential & Commercial Properties HEPA Filters HEPA filters have been used since the 1940s starting in military biomedical applications to prevent the spread of viral organisms and airborne bacteria.  CNN suggests in their anti-viral article “Look for a model with a HEPA filter, which […]

Air Exchangers vs Duct Cleaning Residential & Commercial Ventilation What is air exchanger? An air exchanger is a unit that brings in fresh air from outside and removes stale air from inside, whether it be a residential or commercial property. Just like humans, buildings need to breathe. Because new construction has better insulation and less […]

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Is dust making humans fat? “exposure … implicated in weight gain.” Heather Stapleton, Duke University “Researchers are finding an ever-growing list of chemicals in dust…” “Dust gets resuspended when it’s disturbed and will recirculate throughout the house, picking up substances before returning once more to the floor. “Year over year, dust accumulates in the home,” Miriam L. Diamond, UofT “Dust from an old house may retain legacy pollutants such as DDT that were banned almost half a century ago, she says…”