Duct Cleaning Services

If you are experiencing indoor allergies, excess dust, odors, black stuff blowing out or mold on your ceiling registers in your home, you need to call Power Vac America today. We have been performing air duct cleaning in homes in Houston and the surrounding area since 1991 (more than 30 years!).

Power Vac America can solve these problems by professionally cleaning your air conditioning system and air ducts in accordance with the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) standards.

You will benefit from Power Vac America’s 30 years of experience doing residential air duct cleaning, our NADCA certifications and our state license (TACLA 28012 E).

In the state of Texas, the residential air duct cleaning contractor is required to have an air conditioning contractor’s license to clean the evaporator coils, cut any access openings for proper cleaning of the plenums and to use any anti-microbial products.

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5 STEPS TO CLEANING YOUR AIR DUCTS

In the state of Texas, the air duct cleaning contractor is required to have an air conditioning contractor’s license to clean the evaporator coils, cut any access openings for proper cleaning of the plenums and to use any anti-microbial products.

Step 1: Clean It!

The first step in residential air duct cleaning is always source removal, which means getting rid of all the dirt, debris and mold inside your a/c system. We clean every component of the HVAC system to the NADCA standards. These components include: the return ductwork, air handler unit (typically in the attic), blower, heat exchanger, evaporator coils, supply ductwork and the grilles and registers.

  • Clean the Supply: We clean each supply duct run with a Rotary Power brush through the supply register in each room. The Rotary Power brush cleans the side walls of the ductwork. The negative pressure carries the debris outside.  Each supply register is removed, cleaned and replaced.
    • Our Equipment: Using our portable trailer mounted vacuum unit or portable equipment, we establish a high speed reverse air flow through each supply air duct run.  We attach an eight inch diameter suction hose from the vac trailer or portable negative air machines to the supply ductwork. Our powerful vac trailer’s airflow lifts and carries all the organic matter and debris scrubbed from the interior of the supply ductwork out of the structure. This air flow also helps control any of the dirty material from being released into the home or workplace.
  • Clean the Return: Using portable HEPA filtered vacuum, we manually clean the return chase and ductwork. When appropriate, the negative suction and Rotary Power brush are used to clean the return ductwork. The return grille is also cleaned.
  • Clean the Air Handler: Using portable HEPA filtered equipment, we manually clean the air handler unit (typically in the attic), including the return plenum, blower, heat exchanger, evaporator coils, and supply plenum (the box that the ducts hook up to before they go to the rooms).
Step 2: Treat it!

When thoroughly cleaned, we treat the non-porous components of the system with an EPA registered anti-microbial (if/when necessary). This helps to prevent the further regrowth of mold and other fungal activity. This is an important step in residential air duct cleaning, and should only be done by a contractor licensed to perform work in air conditioners.

Step 3: Seal it!

We identify and repair air leaks around the air handler unit on an access-permitting basis. The components of the air handler unit are inspected for leaks. These air leaks are then repaired on an access permitting basis.

Step 4: Check it!

We examine the HVAC system during the entire cleaning process and report back to you any conditions in need of repair. Although we ourselves do not do any mechanical repair work, we are more than happy to refer you to an a/c company or relay our findings to your a/c contractor. We’ll stick with what we do best: duct cleaning for your home!

Step 5: Resurface it!

Finally, we will resurface the internally lined portions of the air handler unit and supply plenum with an EPA registered anti-bacterial/anti-fungal coating to help prevent future growth of fungus and bacteria. This will also help the degradation of the internal fiberglass liner from “air erosion”. After we’ve finished cleaning your air ducts, in most cases you won’t need to have your air ducts cleaned in your home for several years!

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