While many multi-family properties are on a regular (usually yearly) dryer vent cleaning schedule, it sometimes happens that we’re called to a property not for scheduled maintenance but for an urgent cleaning. This typically happens because the dryers have lost so much efficiency that residents complain to property management, who then determine that the vent […]
As a commercial air duct cleaning company in the Twin Cities, we frequently get calls from customers who work in or own office spaces that show signs of dirty air ducts, leaving the occupants concerned about indoor air quality. In many cases, it’s the overhead return grilles and supply diffusers that exhibit the first indications
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Residential air duct cleaning is sometimes a confusing subject for homeowners. What is it? Is it really necessary? How much does it cost? Can I do it myself? Let’s try to clear up some of that confusion. What is air duct cleaning? The air ducts in your home are responsible for distributing warm or cool
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For this project, we got a call from a contractor working with a medical clinic in Washington County, Minnesota. One of their dryers had experienced a disconnect in the dryer vent line, causing lots of moisture and mold that the contractor was working on remediating. They hired us to clean the dryer vent. The dryer
Multi-family properties such as apartments and senior living facilities are often heated and cooled by self-contained “through-the-wall” units such as Comfort Pack, MagicPak, and SKYPAK. The air conditioner coils are located on the outside of each individual unit, on every story of the building. Annual cleaning of these units is critical to their smooth functioning
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Many a frustrated homeowner has called a dryer technician to repair their clothes dryer only to find that all that was needed was a dryer vent cleaning. Some homeowners have even been known to completely replace their clothes dryers and then experience the same symptom that triggered the replacement: long drying times. But once a
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One of the most frequently requested services of HVAC cleaning companies is commercial dryer vent cleaning in apartments. Clothes dryers in multi-unit housing experience heavy usage year-round, and no property manager wants to see their residents frustrated by long drying times—not to mention the fire hazard that lint buildup can pose. How dryer vents in
Schools such as elementary, junior, and high schools often have several clothes dryers in various locations throughout the building. Frequently they’re located in custodian rooms, mechanical rooms, food & nutrition classes, gyms, etc. The dryers are typically a combination of commercial and residential—commercial for heavy-duty items such as mop-heads and uniforms, and residential for smaller
Churches and other houses of worship, due in part to their large rooms and high ceilings, often have vast and complex air duct systems that typically consist of a combination of large rectangular ducts (often interior-insulated), flex ducts (often exterior-insulated), and sometimes transite ducts. Cleaning these vast systems requires experience and expertise. Transite ducts in
Dryer lint is a menace in terms of the safety and efficiency of clothes dryers. Dryer lint buildup is an extreme fire hazard, as the lint itself is highly combustible, and when large volumes of it are met with the heat of the dryer, the lint can potentially ignite. The less dire scenario is that
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