St. Albert Furnace Duct Cleaning

If you can’t remember – it has been too long! Depending on your location, your home is always accumulating dust, dirt, and other contaminants from the outdoors. Air enters your home through the doors and windows, and through the air intake for your furnace and air conditioning. Some homes will see more dirt, and others will see more pollen. Your home may need more frequent duct cleaning if it is located near a farm, a construction site, an industrial area, etc.

You can sometimes notice visible signs of a dirty furnace too: you might also see signs of a dirty furnace and duct system when you look into your ducts. To test, lift your air vent cover and look inside. Use a flashlight or your phone light if the space is dark. If you see an accumulation of thin dirt or dust near the vent area, you can assume there is more dust hidden deep inside your vents.

You can find signs of dust in your system when you change your furnace filter, too. Take a look at your filter right now. Is it full of dust? If you changed it recently, and it needs to be changed again, that is another sign that your ducts need cleaning. If you are having trouble keeping up with your filter, dust is probably getting past the filter and into your vents.

Why You Should Clean Your Ducts Regularly

Reduce Indoor Allergens

Dirty ducts are unsafe because they release allergens into your home. Many people suffer seasonal allergies that can be made worse when they cannot escape the outdoor dust and pollen. Your heating and cooling system should provide some relief from the irritants of outdoor allergens. It should not make your allergies worse by circulating them throughout your house!

Reduce Energy Bills

Dirty ducts can also dramatically raise your energy bills. Energy Star, which provides simple and unbiased information to help consumers make smart energy choices, suggests that you can improve the efficiency of your heating and cooling system by 20 percent or more by simply keeping your system clean and maintained.

When your furnace, ducts and vents are partially blocked with dust and other particles, the furnace fan motors have to work harder to push the same amount of heating throughout your home. This can result in your energy bills increasing a surprising amount, especially if you consider the annual impact. If your family spends $2000/yr on annual heating, and your furnace system is 10% inefficient due to accumulated dirt and other particles, then your bill may be $200 more than it needs to be on energy output alone.

What We Provide

At Garry’s Heating Services, we have specialized technicians that we send for furnace duct cleaning in St. Albert.

Your furnace cleaning will be a custom service that addresses the specific cleaning needs you require at the time you request the service. We will help you determine your needs and explain the benefits first. Then, as needed, the technician will clean all parts of your furnace and ducts. Parts usually involved in cleaning include:

• air registers
• heat exchangers
• grilles and diffusers
• heating and cooling coils
• drip pans
• drains
• fans (plus housing, motor)
• air ducts

Clothes Drier Vents and Ducts

Most people request that we clean their drier vents and ducts at the same time as we perform the general residential duct cleaning. Even if you are careful about removing lint from your drier tray, drier vents and ducts can become clogged over time. If you notice a build-up of lint around your lint tray, chances are you have material building up elsewhere in the vent system. We highly recommend including the drier in your duct cleaning service. If you need this service included, we will add it in your estimate.

How to Prepare For a Furnace Cleaning Service

• Check your air filters and replace if needed
• Find the model numbers of your furnace and associated parts
• Make a note of the number and location of your vents
• Make a note of your specific problems, along with when they began
• Ensure that pets and children are in a safe and secure location away from work areas
• Plan to move your pets to a completed room so the first room they were secured in can be cleaned next.
• Be home for the service call, and be ready to answer the phone

Duct Cleaning in the Winter

If you request your duct cleaning during the winter, expect your home to cool down during the 2 hour service. Your door will be open during this time, so cold air will get in. In addition, the service itself provides a powerful air exchange, so that all of the air in your home is vacuumed out, and new air enters the home through the ventilation system.  In winter months, you need to allow a couple of hours after the service is complete for your furnace to heat the new air.

Many companies that offer air duct services such as cleaning, repairs, or installation lack the proper training and experience to effectively get the job done. Our knowledgeable staff knows exactly how to remove mold, allergens, and all other materials from your furnace and vents in your home. Our customers throughout the community have good things to say about our services.