Your air duct system circulates air through the house, it also warms up the air and cools it off. The Intake or Return ducts suck the air from the house into the duct system, pass it through a warming or cooling mechanism, and then the Supply ducts pump this warmed or cooled air back into the house.  It’s important to understand that the system does not purify the air, it simply circulates the same air through the house over and over. 

It’s very simple – Clean air ducts prevent serious health problems. Air duct cleaning is often put off for later or overlooked entirely, but properly cleaned air ducts are an essential part of creating a healthy home. Dust, pollen, allergens, pet dander and insect or rodent bacteria build up in your duct system and circulate around the house. Breathing this dirty air leads to serious health issues such as respiratory infections, allergies, asthma, or even cancer.  More than that, your home’s indoor air quality is an important factor in your mood and psychological well-being – it can influence your happiness and relaxation as well as trigger depression or even suicidal ideation.

The short answer is: our air ducts influence our health and the health of all the people that live in our house.

As homeowners, it’s important for us to be aware that our air duct systems circulate the same exact air through our house over and over again.  If the air inside the house is polluted (and it’s usually a carrier of dust, cigarette smoke, allergens, human or pet dander, insects, or dust from renovations or outside street exhaust dust), this pollution is going to be sucked into the duct system and much of it will settle on the internal walls of the ducts, and then the duct system will simply pump this polluted air right back into the house again.

Spray air purifiers and scented household chemicals are not a good solution to dirty air ducts because they often have carcinogenic vapors that travel through the air into the duct system and settle on the internal duct walls (these vapors are often sticky and cause other pollution particles to stick and clump together inside the duct & get stuck to the walls of the ducts).

Over time, this airborne pollution accumulates in the air ducts and prevents the system from working at its peak performance – that’s when your energy bills start to go up, it takes longer to cool or warm the house, and you may even hear a noise from the system as it’s exerting itself to maintain the desired internal air temperature of the house. Your carbon footprint rises along with any associated fees or fines, and, of course, you’re also breathing all this pollution as it circulates in the air through your house!  

This bad indoor air quality is reported by many health authorities to lead to serious health issues such as asthma, allergies, wheezing, eczema, hives, headaches, tiredness, bad mood and even suicidal depression.  With all these risks, it is well worth it to invest in a thorough professional air duct cleaning at least once every 2-3 years.

Our deep cleaning service will remove any dirt, dust and debris from your duct system, and if you’d like to get rid of any odors it is good to follow up with a sanitizing wash treatment.  At TGY Cleaning we offer an air duct sanitizing disinfectant treatment which neutralizes odors, allergens, bacteria and any beginning of mold growths.  This is an EPA-approved sanitizer that is unscented and we use it to wash the inside of your ducts clean.

Price is determined by the number of supply vents and intake return vents that need to be cleaned or sanitized.  Since we’re using the latest technology machine we’re able to clean the whole entire duct all the way through the end of the duct, and we’re able to scrub the inside walls of the duct with a brush. The appointment starts with a $49 inspection service when our technician evaluates your duct system and advises you if you need a sanitizer wash and what will be the final overall price of the cleaning. Once you approve the full quote, the technician performs the full cleaning work that same day and the $49 inspection fee is canceled. The technician provides before & after pictures and explains what’s going on with your ducts and what’s the best way to maintain things so your duct system will stay cleaner for longer.

It’s certainly a good idea to clean the register and vent opening with a wet cloth from time to time, and if you want you can clean the vent opening with a vacuum.  If you do this, take extra care not to go too deep into the duct because you risk losing parts of your vacuum or cleaning cloths inside your duct (we actually have quite a few customers who call us with this issue, you don’t want to be dealing with this expensive problem).  Remember that a professional air duct cleaning with the latest tech Rotobrush machine that we use is going to clean your whole entire duct all the way through the end, it cannot compare to the results of cleaning your air ducts in any other way, certainly not with a regular home vacuum.  If you have any questions, are on a budget, or looking for advice please feel free to give us a call 774-464-9524

This depends on what is going on around the ducts.  The general recommendation from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and NADCA (National Air Duct Association) is to clean once every 3-4 years. We recommend taking a look at the symptoms of what’s going on around the ducts: if the air quality in your home is not fresh (there are odors or dust in the air), if you’ve recently had a major renovation, if you’re suffering from allergies or living in an area with high allergen levels, if you live close to a main road near a lot of street traffic, or if you just purchased a new home – these are all reasons to call us for a free consultation or schedule an inspection so one of our professionals can inspect your ducts with a camera and advise you if a cleaning is due and what type of cleaning will suit you best.