Busted! Don’t Believe These Duct Cleaning Myths!

When it comes to ducts, regularly maintained systems and clean ducts play a critical role in ensuring that there are no glitches in the functioning of your HVAC system. Unfortunately, some people believe that system maintenance needs to be done each and every year. Alternatively, some people believe that some systems like attic insulation do not need to be serviced at all. Both these lines of thought are misconceptions.

Duct cleaning professionals help you to sidestep these false truths and save you unnecessary maintenance costs, as well as exorbitant revamp costs. To help you steer clear of these false truths and save your money, Country Pro Power Duct Cleaning has debunked two of the most widely believed duct cleaning myths.

Myth 1: It is mandatory to have your ducts cleaned every year.

This is one of the most common myths in the duct cleaning industry, and it has been primarily propagated by the internet and some service providers with questionable service standards. Customer oriented service providers, conduct a thorough cleaning of your ducts and assess the time frame before the next cleanup is needed. They place a “next cleaning due notification” on the item, for example, your furnace to remind you when the item needs to undergo maintenance.

Maintenance time frames usually vary from three to five years. If a customer believes that their ductwork needs to undergo cleaning before the recommended period of three to five years, they can always call a duct cleaning service provider to check whether there is a need. A customer-oriented service provider will gladly come in, send the cameras into your ductwork and show you whether your ductwork actually needs to be cleaned before the recommended period.

Proficient and customer oriented duct cleaning experts work towards not only providing superior customer service but also towards saving costs for their customers. They believe in the mantra of “preventive maintenance,” and if preventive maintenance is being done on the customer’s part, there is no need for duct cleaning experts to conduct maintenance year on year.

Myth 2: Attic insulation never needs to be upgraded.

Many people are not well versed with attic insulation and the parameters which determine whether attic insulation needs to be upgraded. R-value is one of the most critical parameters in attic insulation because it is a measure of thermal resistance or the ability to prevent heat transfer. Just because the R-value in your attic was set right when the house was built doesn’t mean that it still is.

The wear and tear of your attic insulation often call for a larger R-Value in your attic space. Products don’t last forever, they deteriorate over time, and this decay is aggravated by wind, dust, and moisture-bearing down on them. Similarly, attic insulation is exposed to the elements of nature causing the insulation to lose its R-Value. Also, rodents tend to puncture holes in the vapor barrier which further erodes the R-Value of attic insulation.

Duct cleaning experts can draw your attention to the need to upgrade attic insulation by means of pictures which capture the damage your attic insulation has undergone over a period of time. These experts work alongside many spray foaming blow in insulation contractors who can also vouch for whether attic insulation is in decent condition or needs an upgrade.

While an attic insulation upgrade is a sizeable investment, the benefits of the upgrade outweigh the cost of investment. Duct cleaning experts, systematically explain the steps involved in the execution of the project to allay your apprehensions. They also provide proof of how an upgrade results in the drastic reduction of your energy bill which results in large savings for you.     

For expert and reliable preventive maintenance advice and services, reach out to Country Pro Power Duct Cleaning.

As a renowned company offering duct cleaning, furnace repair and installs services in Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba, we can assist you with your duct cleaning and HVAC servicing needs. We stand out for our high-quality standards and competitive pricing. We have proactively developed partnerships with other companies so that we can offer you a range of services and find solutions to all your needs. You can also avail great discounts, rebates and incentives on upgrades when we partner with you.  

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