How to Save Money on Your Home’s Heating Bill

You may have heard the recent news: This year, homeowners are slated to pay record prices to heat their homes. The average homeowner is likely to see a more than 10 percent hike in heating costs. That figure is particularly distressing when you consider that up to 40 percent of the energy used for heating is wasted. Cleaning your home’s heating/cooling […]

Meet Same Rowe
Owner/Manager HVAC Power Vac Duct Cleaning
Kalispel, Montana

If you don’t work in the cold in Northwest Montana, you’re going to miss a lot of the year!  Sam Rowe works through it all from his headquarters in Kalispel.  “Of course, we are in Kalispel, right by Glacier Park, so we have issues with the cold weather.  But with […]

Industry Standard Tests Performance of Residential Single-Dryer Exhaust Duct Systems

LAUREL, N.J. – NADCA, the HVAC Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Association, recently released its Dryer Exhaust Duct Performance (DEDP) Standard, a detailed checklist of performance measurements designed to verify that a residential single-dryer exhaust duct system is operating efficiently.

The DEDP Standard helps contractors obtain reliable information and measurable outcomes that make identifying conditions that cause dryer exhaust duct performance […]

HVAC and Home Improvements: Tips for New Homeowners

Congratulations! You’ve just moved into your first home. If you’re like the majority of home buyers in America, now is when the real work begins. According to a 2017 study by the National Association of Home Builders, buyers of older homes drop nearly $10,000 on home improvements after signing off on their new digs. Are there home improvement projects […]

Meet Eric Farrell
Operations Manager, Stanley Steemer
Delmar, Delaware

Eric Farrell with crew member and friends Eric Farrell with crew member and friends

Stanley Steemer is widely known as a high quality carpet cleaning and flood restoration business throughout the United States, but many of the franchisees have made the logical choice to add Air Duct Cleaning to their line […]

Meet Jo Underwood
Owner, Mighty Ducts
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Jo and Steve Underwood Jo and Steve Underwood

Jo and Steve Underwood started their Air Duct Cleaning service, “Mighty Ducts”, in 1999 without the benefit of ever running any kind of business before.  In fact, neither of them had any air duct cleaning experience!  Jo was in the banking business and Steve […]

Avoid Air Duct Cleaning Scams

Any time you have work done to your home, whether it’s regular maintenance or a larger project, concerns about if you’re hiring a legitimate contractor may creep in. And, with so many home improvement scams targeting homeowners out there, one of the most common questions homeowners might have when they’re considering air duct cleaning is “How do I avoid […]

Meet Matt Steenbeke
President, VacMan Air Duct Cleaning
Granger, Indiana

Matt Steenbeke (left) and his crew at VacMan Air Duct Cleaning

Matt Steenbeke and his wife, Carrie started VacMan in Granger, Indiana back in 1995.  Matt had been in the heating and cooling business for a while, and worked part time with duct cleaning.  They sensed that they needed […]

Fall is Air Duct Cleaning Season

If giving a warm welcome to cooler weather and festive times with family and friends means turning up the heat in your house, there’s something you should know: You may need to clean your home’s air ducts. Air ducts and ventilation systems can get stuffed with dust, pet hair and other contaminants that get blown through your house when […]

Home fires involving clothes dryers and washing machines

A recent NFPA (National Fire Prevention Association) study showed the danger of excessive dust, fiber, and lint in clothes dryers.

‘In 2010-2014, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 15,970 home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year.”

“These fires caused annual averages of 13 civilian deaths, 444 civilian injuries, and $238 million in direct property […]

The Why and How of Duct Cleaning: The Australian Perspective

by Travis Tassey
(Reprinted with permission from DucTales January-February, 2014) nadca.com and BreathingClean.com

As a specialty cleaning contractor, people often ask why I’ve chosen to clean air conveyance systems (systems that move air from one place to another), particularly air conditioning systems.  Most people assume that since filters are installed, the systems never need to be cleaned.  While this would be […]

Clean Air in the News in the USA and Around the World

Clean Air in the News in the USA and Around the World
(Reprinted with permission from DucTales May-June 2018, credit nadca.com and BreathingClean.com)

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Boise’s Better Business Bureau (BBB) received complaints about scammers posing as technicians from a legitimate air duct cleaning company.  The imposters went so far as to distribute fake coupons with their contact info […]