Expert Tips to Prepare Your Ducts for Cleaning

How to Prepare Your Home for Professional Duct Cleaning

Furnace Filter

A furnace filter traps dust, debris, and pollutants from entering the HVAC system, improving indoor air quality. Purchasing a new filter for your system is recommended to replace after cleaning.

Humidifier Pad

An HVAC humidifier pad absorbs water to increase humidity levels in the air circulated through the system. Replacing these pads after cleaning will ensure proper functionality.

Ensure vents are accessible

Each supply vent must be able to be reached by the cleaning technician; ensure all heavy furniture, rugs, cabinets, or anything that may be in the way is cleared away.

Ensure The Furnace Room Is Clean

Finding places in your home to store your things is hard, and the furnace room sometimes becomes a storage space. Make sure to clear the area for easy furnace access.

Check furnace functionality

Ensure that your furnace base is running well and no problems are noted beforehand. Technicians will need to run the system to ensure proper completion of the service after cleaning.

Schedule cleaning around regular house cleaning

If you get your home cleaned regularly, it is best to schedule this for after the duct cleaning in the event of any blown dust.

Contain pets during the cleaning process

We wouldn't want any pets to get lost. Due to the vacuum hose and pressure line, doors will have to be partially open. Please ensure animals are safely secured indoors.

Children

As some of our equipment can be heavy or have sharp edges, it is best to talk with your young children about avoiding the area where the work is done.

Inspect Access Points

Another good idea is to go around the home and find all the vents. Some can hide in tricky spots that are hidden by indoor design, such as cabinets.

Inspect and Note Areas of Concern

If you notice damage or other concerns in your duct system beforehand, note them and bring them up to the technician as Duct Cleaning may not help address these concerns.

Ensure Parking Access

Using the truck-mounted equipment requires parking close by. If you do not have a driveway, ensure that street parking is close and you can guarantee a free spot out front