{"id":1182,"date":"2018-09-10T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2018-09-07T16:51:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:51:13","slug":"allergies-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/allergies-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Achoo! Are Your Allergies Due to Poor Indoor Air Quality?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Achoo-Are-Your-Allergies-Due-to-Poor-Indoor-Air-Quality-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Sick woman blowing her nose\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Achoo-Are-Your-Allergies-Due-to-Poor-Indoor-Air-Quality-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Achoo-Are-Your-Allergies-Due-to-Poor-Indoor-Air-Quality-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Achoo-Are-Your-Allergies-Due-to-Poor-Indoor-Air-Quality.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you\u2019re like most homeowners, you probably don\u2019t give much thought to the ductwork snaking its way through your home. After all, these air ducts are mostly hidden from sight, traveling through spaces between walls and through your attic or crawlspace. Exposed ductwork may be fairly common in commercial settings with high ceilings, but this isn\u2019t typically aesthetically pleasing for a home.<\/p>\n<p>Residential ductwork <em>does <\/em>require some thought, though. Ducts that have accumulated damage will lead to poor heating and cooling capabilities, as well as a rise in your energy bills. Professional <a href=\"\/indoor-air-quality\/air-duct-cleaning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">duct cleaning in Austin, TX<\/a>, however, can resolve this, but why does this matter?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Duct Cleaning Will Improve Your Indoor Air Quality<\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to allow your air ducts to get clogged up with dust and dirt the same way you don\u2019t want your HVAC system\u2019s air filter to get clogged up. This is because your air conditioner (or forced-air heater) simply cannot operate as effectively or efficiently as it can when there are large obstructions. Additionally, it negatively affects your indoor air quality!<\/p>\n<p>Professional duct cleaning eliminates a huge reservoir of dust, dirt, and other debris that you don\u2019t want wafted around your home. Cleaning the ducts helps your home stay clean, and also removes irritating contaminants from the air.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cHow Did My Ducts Get So Dirty, Anyway?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout the year, dust and other various airborne particles circulate around your home. Most of them pass through\u00a0the\u00a0ventilation system multiple times. In fact, a 6-room home can circulate up to 40 <em>pounds <\/em>of dust annually! This dust, as well as its friends dander and lint, settle on the inner duct walls and begin building up. And the more it builds up, the faster more particles get trapped there.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Benefits of Professional Duct Cleaning<\/h3>\n<p>Improving your indoor air quality is a huge deal, of course, but an occasional duct cleaning isn\u2019t always enough for this. You may want to consider the installation of a high-efficiency air filtration system, or even UV germicidal lights. But duct cleaning isn\u2019t <em>just <\/em>for your indoor air quality.<\/p>\n<p>Having your ductwork professionally cleaned improves the home\u2019s energy efficiency. The reason? The debris inside your ducts places friction on airflow. This, in turn, forces the blower of the HVAC system to work harder and drain more power. If you\u2019ve noticed your utility bills rising, the source can absolutely be clogged up ducts.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning your ductwork is also a great step toward preventing damage to the HVAC system. All the dust and other particles in your ventilation system can mean it getting <em>inside <\/em>the HVAC cabinet. This might damage motors an cause the condenser coil to freeze over, among other problems.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cCan I Just Clean My Ducts on My Own?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>We advise against this. Ductwork is more delicate that you may realize, and you may end up doing more harm than good. Additionally, a professional\u00a0can detect if anything else is amiss, such as the presence of mold in your system, and make the necessary recommendations for repair needs you might not have otherwise been aware of\u2014protecting both your HVAC systems and your indoor air quality.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Roznovak\u2019s Services is your trusted resource for HVAC services and more. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a><strong> today!<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ducts that have accumulated damage will lead to poor heating and cooling capabilities, as well as a rise in your energy bills. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[88,122,228],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1182"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1189,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions\/1189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roznovaksservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}