Duct Cleaning – What Size Vacuum Should Be Used

As a qualified duct cleaning contractor I have discovered that
most homeowners feel that they are very uninformed when it comes
to understanding what size vacuum should be used to clean their
air duct system
We are continuously asked weather we use a portable vacuum or a
truck mounted vacuum and 90% of the time the customer really has
no idea why they are even asking this question except for the
fact that they have been told that either a portable is better
or that a truck mount is better
Of course most Duct Cleaning companies that you call will
inevitably tell you that their vacuum is better than the other
guys…They are after all trying to get your business
The truth is that any vacuum that produces at least 2000cfm (two
thousand cubic feet per minute) of air flow will be enough to
extract the dust from your duct system provided that the duct
cleaning contactor uses standard tools and procedures set forth
by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association
I can appreciate that from a customer’s point of view it would
seem that the vacuum would be the most important piece of
equipment in a Duct Cleaners arsenal, however, the vacuum really
is last on the list
The importance in equipment is as follows: First would be the
Technician and the skills he or she processes, Secondly would be
the Air Compressor that is used (this is where bigger is better)
Third would be the host of agitation tools used to dislodge the
debris and move it toward the vacuum and Last but not least is
the vacuum itself
So next time a Duct Cleaning company tries to sell you on their
service strictly on the type of the vacuum they use, I suggest
you asked some serious questions pertaining to the level of
competence and rate of customer satisfaction
Duct Cleaning Could be the Healthiest Home Improvement You Will
Ever Make!

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