Meet Tony Patania
Owner, Coit Services
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Tony Patania (center) with son Anthony (left) and son-in-law Hugh Bell
Coit Cleaning and Restoration has been in the cleaning business since 1950. In the beginning, they were a dry cleaning business. They began franchising in 1962. By the 1970’s Coit had 155 franchisees and had expanded their businesses to […]
Meet Kent Mortensen, Owner
System Kleen
Meridian, Idaho
System Kleen of Meridian, Idaho is a business that covers a lot of ground. Their services include Carpet Cleaning, Emergency Water Damage Restoration, and Air Duct Cleaning. Their territory ranges from Ontario, Oregon to Twin Falls and Sun Valley, Idaho. Just traveling from […]
Industry Standard Helps Facility Managers to Prevent “Sick” Building Syndrome
NADCA, the HVAC Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Association, an association dedicated to upholding industry standards for cleaning, restoring and maintaining HVAC systems, is educating facility managers on the importance of the ACR, The NADCA Standard.
Updated in 2013, the ACR Standard evolved […]
Meet Mark Stephens, President
and Paul Peters, Indoor Air Quality Division Manager
Northwest Abatement Servies, Inc.
Lakewood, Washington
NW Abatement Services President Mark Stephens picking up his new American Caddy Vac in 2014 with American Caddy Vac Owner Mac Mattoon
Northwest Abatement Services was established in Lakewood, Washington […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Paul Welhouse
President and Owner Well-House Air Duct Cleaning
Oneida, Wisconsin
Paul Welhouse started his own Air Duct Cleaning Company 30 years ago with a Pringle Power Vac. It was small and hard to maintain, but it was a good start for Well-House Air Duct Cleaning in Oneida, Wisconsin, near Green Bay.
As the years went by, Paul went to […]
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 […]
Meet Eric Farrell
Operations Manager, Stanley Steemer
Delmar, Delaware
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 […]
Clean Air Ducts Mean Less Costs and More Comfort
There’s good news for homeowners. Having a home’s HVAC system inspected by a reputable, certified HVAC professional can help them breathe a sigh of relief by helping the system to work more efficiently.
Through normal occupation in a home, consumers generate a great deal of contaminants and air pollutants, such as dander, dust and […]
Meet Jo Underwood
Owner, Mighty Ducts
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Mike “MJ” Palazzolo
President and CEO, Safety King Air Ducts Cleaning
Utica, Michigan
MJ Palazzolo with one of his 10 active American Caddy Vacs
Mike “MJ” Palazzolo keeps busy running a business with 20 employees and a fleet of 12 Power Vac trucks, 10 of which are American Caddy Vacs.
MJ says, “We’re a […]
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 […]
Meet Daniel Busby
Operations Manager, Willard Power Vac, Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Daniel Busby with wife Karah
Willard Power Vac has been in business in the greater Portland, Oregon area since 1975. Founded by Dan […]
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 […]
Meet Chris Pelino
Owner, Pure Ducts Air Duct Cleaning, Inc.
Clinton Township, MI
Chris Pelino and his crew had a lot of years in the HVAC industry, but air duct cleaning was new to them. In May of 2018 they made the plunge, and went into the Air Duct Cleaning business with a new American Caddy Vac. Pure Ducts Air Duct Cleaning […]