Air Duct Cleaning - Brainerd, MN

Improve your indoor air quality today with air duct cleaning services. We provide air duct cleaning services to remove dust, dirt, and allergens from ductwork.

Air Duct Cleaning, Repair & Inspections

What is Air Duct Cleaning?

Duct cleaning generally refers to the cleaning of various heating and cooling system components of forced air systems, including the supply and return air ducts and registers, grilles and diffusers, heat exchangers heating and cooling coils, condensate drain pans (drip pans), fan motor and fan housing, and the air handling unit housing.

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If not properly installed, maintained, and operated, these components may become contaminated with particles of dust, pollen or other debris. If moisture is present, the potential for microbiological growth (e.g., mold) is increased and spores from such growth may be released into the home's living space. Some of these contaminants may cause allergic reactions or other symptoms in people if they are exposed to them.

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If you decide to have your heating and cooling system cleaned, it is important to make sure the service provider agrees to clean all components of the system and is qualified to do so. Failure to clean a component of a contaminated system can result in re-contamination of the entire system, thus negating any potential benefits. Methods of duct cleaning vary, although standards have been established by industry associations concerned with air duct cleaning. Typically, a service provider will use specialized tools to dislodge dirt and other debris in ducts, then vacuum them out with a high-powered vacuum cleaner.

Why Clean Your Air Ducts?

You should consider cleaning the air ducts in your home if any of the following apply.

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  • You have built a new home as there will be dust and debris left from the construction process.
  • There is a large amount of visible mold growth inside the ducts or on other components of the heating and cooling system.
  • If there are any signs of your ducts being infested with vermin (rodents or insects).
  • If your ducts are clogged with excessive amounts of dust or debris that are being released into your home from your heating registers.
  • If your duct system has been in use for a long time and never been cleaned.
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Why Select Us To Clean Your Air Ducts

  • We do not make any sweeping claims about the health benefits of duct cleaning. We just offer a service that makes sense to keeping the air quality in your home healthy.
  • We do not allow the use of chemical biocides or chemical treatments unless you fully understand the pros and the cons.
  • We give you references to other customers so you see how satisfied they were with us cleaning their ducts and if they experienced any problems with their heating and cooling system after cleaning.
  • We have a wide range of experience working on many types of heating and cooling systems.
  • We use procedures to protect you, your pets, and your home from contamination.
  • We comply with NADCA's air duct cleaning standards.
  • We provide an estimate so you know up front what the service will cost and what work will be done.
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What To Expect From Our Duct Cleaning Service

  • We will open access ports or doors to allow the entire system to be cleaned and inspected.
  • We will inspect the system before cleaning to be sure that there are no asbestos-containing materials (e.g., insulation, register boots, etc.) in the heating and cooling system. Any asbestos-containing materials will require specialized procedures and should not be disturbed or removed except by specially trained and equipped contractors.
  • We use vacuum system that exhausts particles outside of your home.
  • We will protect carpet and household furnishings during the cleaning process.
  • We use well-controlled brushing of duct surfaces in conjunction with contact vacuum cleaning to dislodge dust and other particles.
  • We use soft-bristled brushes for fiberglass duct board and sheet metal ducts internally lined with fiberglass.
  • We take care to protect the duct work, including sealing and re-insulating any access holes that we may have made or used so they are airtight.
  • We follow NADCA's standards for air duct cleaning and NAIMA's recommended practice for ducts containing fiber glass lining or constructed of fiber glass duct board.
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*Some of this information is from the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Indoor Air Quality

Why Choose a Whole-Home Humidifier?

Installed directly to your home's central heating and cooling system, a whole-home humidifier provides whole-home comfort—unlike portable units that only address certain rooms. Too much humidity can be as much of a problem as too little humidity. Unlike portable units, a whole-home humidifier continually monitors relative humidity levels and then delivers the perfect amount of moisture to the air throughout your entire home.

Bryant offers both evaporative and steam humidifiers that introduce humidity into your home's air in the form of water vapor, which prevents minerals from entering the air in your home and potentially into your lungs. Maintenance of our humidifiers is easy and infrequent, requiring attention just once or twice a year. Compare that to portable humidifiers that require you to monitor levels in messy tanks.

Bryant Whole Home Humidifiers

Bryant® humidifiers help you add moisture to the air, keeping static, sore throats, and dry skin at bay. And because humidified air feels warmer, you can enjoy comfort at cooler temperature settings to help save energy and money over the winter.

Humidification—the process of adding moisture to the air—is one of the most important aspects of total indoor comfort, yet it's one of the least understood. Maybe this is because people associate humidity with the discomfort of hot, steamy summer days. And it's true that too much humidity causes problems. Yet when properly controlled, humidity offers many proven benefits to your health, home and comfort.

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Using a Bryant Whole-Home Humidifier is one of the most effective ways to add the proper amount of humidity to your indoor air and prevent the problems caused by dry air.

Reduction of Relative Humidity Causes Dry Air

This problem is especially prevalent during the winter heating season. This is because the relative humidity (RH) of the cold, outdoor air drops significantly when brought into your home and heated. Learn more about how relative humidity works.

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Dry Air Can Damage Your Family’s Health and Home

Physicians and other experts often recommend humidity control to prevent the damaging effects of dry air caused by low relative humidity.

  • Low humidity can increase your likelihood of getting colds, flu and other upper respiratory ailments. Viruses that cause colds and flu thrive in low humidity. And, according to The American Society of Otolaryngology, dry air can make people more susceptible to infection. In addition, drier air can aggravate allergy and asthma symptoms.
  • Low humidity can cause home damage. It causes walls, woodwork, and your beautiful hardwood floors to crack. Electronics can fall victim to static electric charges, requiring expensive repair or replacement. Low humidity can cause higher energy costs.
  • Low humidity can make you feel too cold at normal temperatures leading you to turn up the thermostat. This leads to higher energy bills.

Beyond the damage low humidity causes, it makes you uncomfortable. It can cause:

  • Bloody noses
  • Dry mouth and dry, itchy eyes
  • Sore throats
  • Cracked, itchy skin
  • Painful static shocks

Why Choose a Whole-Home Humidifier?

Installed directly to your home's central heating and cooling system, a whole-home humidifier provides whole-home comfort—unlike portable units that only address certain rooms. Too much humidity can be as much of a problem as too little humidity. Unlike portable units, a whole-home humidifier continually monitors relative humidity levels and then delivers the perfect amount of moisture to the air throughout your entire home.

Bryant Offers Fully Automatic Digital Humidifier Control

You may never have to monitor settings or wait until you feel uncomfortable with a Bryant Automatic Digital Humidifier Control. Optimum levels of relative humidity in your home will fluctuate with the changes in outdoor temperature. And this set-it-and-forget-it control keeps your home’s humidity level exactly where you want it.

Contact us today to let us find the right humidifier for you.

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