Keith Meadows is owner and operator of American Power Vac, Inc. For years, he has improved community health, one family at a time.
?90% of the calls I receive everyday are from desperate people complaining about dust. They tell me they dust the T.V. on Friday, but by Sunday they are pushing the dust out of the way again, ? he said. ‘I tell people simply having your ducts cleaned will drastically reduce household dust, and the reason, your cold air returns.?
Cold air returns suck in dirty air, and over time it builds up until you have the same type of debris found in a vacuum bag. Cold air returns are also the reason new homeowners are experiencing dust. While drywall was sanded, cold air returns sucked all of the dust through the system and it settled on the bottom of the duct lines where, a little at a time it, gets blown back into the home.
This debris needs to be removed by a professional. Choosing an air duct cleaning company isn’t hard. Most companies use truck mounted equipment, (like a shop vac used to vacuum out a car) inside the back of a van, ‘absolutely useless,? Meadows said.
‘We use the right equipment to clean duct work correctly, the power vac truck. It’s the most powerful equipment in the industry. This is where the entire truck is the vacuum and the truck motor powers the equipment. It’s the size of an ambulance and when engaged 12 large air bags will come out of the roof.?
What makes the difference in equipment? Power! To put things into perspective, your furnace moves 2,000 CFM’s (cubic feet of air per minute), basically what you feel coming out of your register. Truck mounted equipment only moves 4,000 CFM’s. American Power Vac moves over 16,000 cubic feet of air per minute, more than quadruple the power of any truck mounted equipment.
The problem is there are so many companies with inadequate equipment, advertising cheap prices giving a false sense of what the job’s worth. The average price to clean air ducts correctly with the right equipment ranges from $399 to $499 plus. Any company who charges per register or who has ?$99 Whole House Specials? are companies to avoid.
‘We’re family owned. You never have to worry about inexperienced teens coming to your home. As always, I will personally be there to make sure the job is done correctly.?
For more information call 248-656-0600.