duct cleaning Articles
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Marketing Residential Air Duct Cleaning Services check list
The best marketing you can do is delivering good quality work. Satisfied customers (who will refer you) are the least expensive and most effective marketing tool created. It is estimated that 60% or more of your business will come from referrals. Quality work/customer satisfaction is your first and most important marketing tool. Take before cleaning and after cleaning photos. This shows your ...
By Vac Systems
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Clearing the air on “free Air CFM” - Specs for portable duct cleaning vacuums
Many times when researching equipment for duct cleaning vacuums you will find manufacturers posting the CFM suction ratings on their vacuums as “Free Air” or “bench Test”. The Free air test is the rating on the impeller wheel of the vacuum, simply put it is the maximum amount of airflow the impeller can produce with out any restriction. It seems as though many ...
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What Type of Vacuum Collection System is right for you?
There is a wide selection of vacuum collection systems that you can choose from. This decision is important because the vacuum collection system you select has a big impact on: What types of residential and commercial buildings you can or cannot clean. Your air duct cleaning process. Your operating cost. Your productivity. Any of these systems can be used on 1 & 2 story residential ...
By Vac Systems
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Winning strategies for commercial air duct cleaning
Commercial air duct cleaning is different than residential air duct cleaning. The work hours are different; the HVAC systems are larger and more complex. You’ll need more types of cleaning tools, more financial resources, more knowledge and more connections! The challenges are many but the rewards are great - if you’re successful! What do you need to do to be successful? You need ...
By Vac Systems
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On Choosing The Right Hood And Duct Cleaning Machines
The cleaning requirements in different commercial settings vary according to the kind of work being conducted. For instance, the cleaning needs in an automobile assembling unit will be entirely different from those of a food processing plant. While the car assembly unit will need cleaning machines to eliminate mud, grease, and lots of dust, a food processing plant demands machines capable of ...
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Selecting the right air duct cleaning tools for the job!
Part 1 – Cleaning Tools for Residential/Light Commercial Projects Residential air duct cleaning contractors face the challenge of cleaning a wide variety of ducts; sheet metal, flex duct, ductboard, internally lined ductwork, etc. Unfortunately with this many different types of ductwork there is no one magic cleaning tool that can clean every type and size of duct. Selecting the right ...
By Vac Systems
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Air Duct Cleaning: Chemicals used in HVAC systems
Introduction: There is a lot of diversity of information regarding the use of chemicals, cleaners, sealants and coatings inside air handling systems. NADCA recognized the need to provide some direction in this complicated and evolving area and developed the “Chemical Product Application in HVAC Systems” white paper. This article is an overview of NADCA’s white paper and as ...
By Vac Systems
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Polypropylene PP air duct cleaning and protection work
PP air ducts are mainly used in industrial and construction projects, and the application areas mainly include: the electronics industry of clean room purification systems, pharmaceutical and food aseptic workshop purification systems, hotels, factories, office buildings, shopping malls, air conditioning systems, industrial pollution control and dust , smoke and exhaust ducts, industrial ...
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OPERATION OF DUCT PRODUCTION LINE
The normal operation of the duct production line is inseparable from the normal operation of the machine. Therefore, in order to ensure the normal operation of the machine and daily production of the air pipe does not appear stops caused by faults, it is necessary to carry out maintenance of the duct production line. 1. The material requirements of the flexible pipe of the air duct cleaning ...
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Top 3 Ways to Reduce HVAC Energy Consumption!
Everybody wants to reduce or minimize the energy cost of operating their heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This includes Commercial Building Owners, Facility Managers and Homeowners. HVAC system energy costs typically represent 40% of total commercial building operating cost and 48% of total residential building operating cost. You can see that HVAC system energy ...
By Vac Systems
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Selecting the Right Air Duct Cleaning Tool for the Job Part 2 - Cleaning Tools for Commercial/Industrial Projects
Commercial air duct cleaning is different than residential air duct cleaning and presents a different set of challenges. The HVAC systems are bigger and more complex. This complexity requires even more tools and equipment. Like residential, there is no one magic commercial cleaning tool. Like residential, selecting the right cleaning tool is important because 95% of the cost of air duct cleaning ...
By Vac Systems
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Ten ways NADCA membership brings you value
As companies think about joining NADCA or are renewing their membership it's not uncommon to here - "What am I getting for my annual NADCA membership dues?" Here are 10 things you do get with your NADCA membership: 1. Increased Market demand for Your Services: Your NADCA membership dues support a full-time, dedicated marketing manager to promote the importance of specifying NADCA membership and ...
By Vac Systems
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Filter damage monitoring of metal grinding dust - Case Study
Client: Coil Spring Manufacturer (Germany) Product: Metal grinding dust Installation location: In the clean gas duct after the filter (7 measuring points) What measuring process was used previously: No measurement was taken According to the client, the Dusty offers the following advantages: Pre-calibrated Simple commissioning Cost-effective and reliable Client benefits: With our ...
By ENVEA
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Pipe-Cleaning above ID 100 mm - Case Study
Product-Lines Sewer Cleaning Cooling-Water-ducts Water-Mains Pipes made from Concrete Clay Pipes PVC Pipes HDPE-Pipes ...
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Why Clamp Together Ducting - KB Duct
If in the market for industrial ducting, you are probably weighing your options for the various types available, whether to use flanged, spiral, or “clamp together” ducting. What are the differences between these options? Are they not all just conveying air/dust? Does it matter? Is acquisition price the major decision factor, or is there a case to be made for the ...
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Top 10 Crawl Space Mold and Moisture Mistakes
Avoid These Mistakes And You’ll Avoid Mold Allergy Problems A damp, moldy crawl space can cause serious health risks for your family. Don’t wait for mold allergy symptoms to appear. Take steps right away to get rid of crawl space moisture and mold problems. To get you started down the right path, we thought it would help to shed light on the top 10 most common mistakes ...
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Foundry meets OSHA silica PEL with dry venting
After purchasing a foundry, the new owners wanted to invest in the business by improving production and making the facility safer for their employees. At the initial site visit, AFS Corporate Member Schust Engineering (Auburn, Indiana) was called to help replace an older wet scrubber dust collection system that was showing its age. Because the wet scrubber was struggling, the facility was ...
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Case study - Rubber curing emissions
Overview A rubber curing company was looking for a new, affordable abatement solution to treat their blue haze and low-level Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in order to meet regulatory requirements. The large Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) in use was extremely expensive to operate and maintain. The company began their search for a system that offered effective opacity control and could also ...
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7 Steps to Protect Home & Health Against Mold
Are You Overlooking These Mold Removal and Prevention Steps? You Might Be Surprised. This YouTube video offers a helpful 7-step overview for how to locate mold and what actions you can take to kill the mold and prevent it from coming back. His company specializes in clean air filtration systems. His video offers a helpful summary with some good reminders that may seem fairly obvious, but are ...
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In-Situ Calibration - Methods & Pitfalls of Thermal Mass Flow Meter Sensor Field Validation
Introduction Mid-to-large size facilities and campuses inevitably have hundreds of ¬ ow instruments to monitor, maintain, and repair. For a reliability engineer, ensuring that all instrumentation meets ISO 9000 or similar standards is a time-consuming responsibility. These standards mandate that precision instrumentation needs to be checked (validated) or recalibrated as often as once a year. ...
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