{"id":503,"date":"2018-11-12T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2018-11-09T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T19:56:34","slug":"allergies-acting-up-consider-the-cleanliness-of-your-ducts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/allergies-acting-up-consider-the-cleanliness-of-your-ducts\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergies Acting Up? Consider the Cleanliness of Your Ducts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-506 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Indoor_Air_Quality_Filters_Duct_Cleaning_dreamstime_xl_14203321-sm-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"before-after-cleaned-duct\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Indoor_Air_Quality_Filters_Duct_Cleaning_dreamstime_xl_14203321-sm-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Indoor_Air_Quality_Filters_Duct_Cleaning_dreamstime_xl_14203321-sm.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Have you ever invested in <a href=\"\/indoor-air-quality\/duct-cleaning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duct cleaning in Gainesville, FL<\/a>? This may not seem like a very important service, but it does actually come with a number of benefits.<\/p>\n<p>While it might seem like your air ducts are just a minor part of the entire heating and cooling system, they are actually very important to the operation of both! If you want to keep your home comfort systems functioning as efficiently and effectively as they can, <em>and <\/em>keep your indoor air quality high to avoid aggravated allergies, then you should make sure that you get your ducts cleaned on a regular basis.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Your Ducts and Indoor Air Quality<\/h2>\n<p>One of the main purposes of duct cleaning is to help improve your indoor air quality. Dust is just one item of debris brought into your home through your ducts\u2014you can also end up with pollen, dander, germs, mold spores, and more, circulating their way through your indoor air.<\/p>\n<p>The fact of the matter is, today\u2019s homes are tightly constructed to allow for the best efficiency from your HVAC systems, but this doesn\u2019t do a whole lot to filter out the debris that can be impacting your allergies and making people in your household sick. And this debris gets blown around the home every time you turn on your climate control system.<\/p>\n<p>Breathing all this in can cause all sorts of health problems beyond simply just allergy symptoms\u2014this includes the flu and asthma complications.<\/p>\n<p>Professional duct cleaning, however, helps keep your indoor air quality high, by removing these contaminants from your home, so you can use your HVAC systems without exposing yourself and your household to all sorts of negative health effects. You\u2019ll breathe easier, and hopefully not have to deal with allergies or illness.<\/p>\n<h2>Duct Cleaning Helps Boost Energy Efficiency<\/h2>\n<p>Duct cleaning doesn\u2019t <em>just <\/em>benefit your indoor air quality, it also helps improve your energy efficiency! As dust and dirt collect inside your ductwork, it starts to insulate the ducts. This restricts the flow of air through your ventilation system, making your heating and cooling systems work harder to do their job. As a result, you\u2019ll find yourself paying more month to month while having a harder time keeping your home at a comfortable temperature.<\/p>\n<h3>When Should I Schedule Duct Cleaning?<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never had it done before, then it\u2019s a good idea to get your first duct cleaning session in as soon as you can. You\u2019ll help your HVAC systems run more efficiently as a result\u2014remember, even though we don\u2019t use our heating systems as much as other parts of the country do, we still want them to work efficiently when we <em>do <\/em>need them!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re happy to answer any questions you have about this service when you call our team. And remember, ducts are not easily accessible to the untrained hand\u2014it\u2019s best to trust a pro for this job to prevent damaging your ductwork further and hurting the effectiveness of your HVAC systems.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>At North Central Florida Air Conditioning, we are \u201cImproving Lives by Improving Homes.\u201d <\/strong><a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a><strong> today! <\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to keep your home comfort systems functioning as best as they can, then you should get your ducts cleaned on a regular basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[121,89],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncfac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}