Tools Professionals Use to Clean Air Ducts

1. Tools Professionals Use to Clean Air Ducts Whoever you hire to clean your air ducts should have these essential tools in their arsenal. Ask them what they’ll use to clean your system before hiring them. If they don’t have the right equipment, they won’t clean well enough. Point of Entry Tools Professional air duct cleaners have to be able to access your home’s duct system at several different points, not just at the vents. Accessing an air duct at multiple points allows them to clean the entire system thoroughly. Professionals use various access equipment, including small drills and screwdrivers, to create small access ports or doors to fully inspect and clean your home’s air ducts. Air Duct Inspection Equipment Before they get to work, HVAC professionals need to assess the state of your air ducts. They’ll use point of entry tools to look inside your system and determine how much dust and debris they need to remove as well as whether or not there’s any dangerous mold or asbestos contamination in your ducts. Dealing with asbestos is hazardous and requires special procedures, so leave that to a specially trained contractor. Professionals should have the right inspection equipment. The equipment used allows them to thoroughly inspect your ducts beyond the parts that are in plain sight. Their inspection tools can include periscope equipment and camera systems that allow them to see into hard-to-reach areas. Air Duct Vacuum Devices Vacuums are the most important tool for air duct cleaning because they do most of the work. Most professionals either use a truck-mounted vacuum system or a portable one (or a combination) to maximize its sucking power. They feed the vacuum through the duct system to suck up all the dust and debris, including the stuff they previously loosened with brushes and compressed air tools. Air Duct Brushes Both manual hand brushes and power brushes work well to scrub dust and debris from your air duct system. The professional you hire to clean your system should have a range of brushes handy. Compressed Air Tools All Air Duct Cleaning professionals should have some combination of blowguns, air whips, and air skimmers in their toolkit. These compressed air tools help them loosen stubborn debris that’s stuck in your air ducts.