Residential Air Duct Cleaning

Air duct cleaning has become an essential for quality indoor air in homes, offices, businesses and industrial buildings. Expect a healthful impact, and increased energy efficiency following cleaning of duct work and the critical parts of your heating and cooling systems.

Air duct cleaning is vital for the health of your family. Call an industry leader at 612-922-9600 to schedule a visit to your home today!

The collection of dust and microscopic contaminants in your ducts has also attached to the working parts of your system. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly advises full system sanitation. Your duct servicing will include a thorough cleansing of:

  • Furnace and air conditioning coils
  • Grills
  • Blowers
  • Heat exchangers
  • Air filtering equipment and more

Professional, certified air duct cleaning service is essential in homes l commercial buildings l industrial spaces.

Don’t Be Fooled By The $99 Bait And Switch Scam

You’ve all seen the coupons.  They come in the household coupon packs.  “$99 Whole House Duct Cleaning” So called specials! (Bait and Switch) Don’t be fooled.  Remember, Air Duct Cleaning is not something that is cheap and quick.

In addition, an average home has around 20lbs of building debris within the ductwork.  The debris is typically pieces of wood, nails and sheetrock mud left over from home construction plus the additional accumulation of dust that has clung to these pieces.  Ask yourself, how can a shop vacuum be powerful enough to pull a piece of wood up a duct?   How can these cleaners be removing these contaminants by only making 1” holes in your duct work main lines?  Alpha Air needs to cut 12”x12” holes on average every 15 feet in your main duct work lines.  This is to accommodate our vacuum hose, high pressure air and power cleaning tools.  This also allows us to properly inspect and remove large pieces of construction debris.  As always we install access panels that are air tight and guaranteed.  Alpha Air urges you to investigate before you invest.  Check out your local BBB and inquire about their status as a company.

Professional certification means something to customers

Ask for proof of our IAQA – Indoor Air Quality Association – certification. It means that the air system cleaning specialists who come to your home, business or manufacturing space have passed the IAQA certification exam; it ensures their knowledge and understanding of HVAC system cleaning, IAQA Standards, safety practices, and more.

These exacting standards include

  • Providing you with a mirror and flashlight, camera or remote visual system to conduct a personal, visual inspection at any time during the cleaning.
  • The air duct cleaning contracting company actually does the work. Subcontractors must also be certified.
  • The company assigns an Air Systems Cleaning Specialist (ASCS) to your project that will be responsible for the complete project.
  • If there is any remediation of mold or other biological contamination, the contractor has a Ventilation System Mold Remediator (VSMR) on staff.
  • The contractor provides you with three to five recent customer references with phone numbers.

We are also proudly certified by the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) for mold remediation.

Why air duct cleaning in homes and commercial space is important:

Ducts become coated and clogged with dust, shed skin and hair from humans and pets, microscopic dust mites (which is persistently bothersome for allergy sufferers), even vermin droppings. These particles are constantly recirculated in your home air.

Mold growth is very serious but common in insulated or bare metal ductwork. If the underlying cause of the mold is not corrected during air duct cleaning, mold simply grows back.

Improved energy efficiency: Cleaning heating and cooling system improves energy efficiency, which gives your system longer operating life. You see maintenance costs drop and benefit from utility cost savings. Cleaning ducts ONLY does little to improve efficiency, according to federal experts.

Leaks: Sealing duct air leaks can help save energy on heating and cooling bills as well.

Four important reasons for industrial air duct cleaning:

This is according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Removal of unhealthful residue buildup
  • Reduction of fire hazards
  • Reducing the risk of duct collapse
  • Increasing healthful air flow
  1. Manufacturing discharges dust, mist, fumes and smoke. Residues such as sawdust, oil, chemicals, ink, lint, plastic particles – virtually any particulate that is discharged in the manufacturing process- builds up on the interior of ducts.
  2. It’s a fire hazard because flammable matter such as lint, oil or wood dust may be ignited by a nearby heat or spark.
  3. The excessive residue becomes so bad that the sheer weight of it can cause ductwork to collapse or fall down.
  4. Air flow is essential for good health, but duct clogging stops necessary air circulation.

We provide expert air duct cleaning in the Twin Cities area. Call today to schedule a visit to your home or business!