If you’re looking for residential duct cleaning in Chicago, you’ve come to the right place. At Air Care Services, duct cleaning is one of our specialties, performed by our certified technicians who carefully follow all the regulations of our industry’s leading professional organization, the National Air Duct Cleaners Association.
Indoor Air Quality and Your Health
According to the EPA, most of us spend about 80-90% of our time indoors, and for the elderly that figure can range as high as 95%. The EPA also tells us that indoor air pollution can be 2-7 times greater than outdoor pollution. Common sources of indoor pollution include pet dander, dust mites, mold spores, tobacco smoke, and both cleaning and construction products.
While the health of anyone can be damaged by indoor air pollution, seniors are especially vulnerable because so many are afflicted by comorbidity – the presence of two or more diseases. These include asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or other lung or heart conditions. So for seniors, it‘s especially important to reduce indoor air pollution to avoid further compromising their already fragile health.
Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Steps to improve the air indoors include:
- Weather permitting, letting in natural ventilation
- Changing furnace and a/c filters regularly
- Using cleaning products and paints with low levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
Residential Duct Cleaning in Chicago
While these three steps can help improve the air quality in your home, the best way to reduce indoor air pollution is through a thorough, systematic cleaning of your home’s duct work. In about three hours our certified technicians can have your ductwork painstakingly cleaned and free of pollutants. So for better air quality and better health the year around, contact Air Care Services today for your free home estimate.
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