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AIR DUCT CLEANING SERVICES

Before you have your air conditioning and heating ducts cleaned in your home or office in hopes of helping to alleviate your illnesses, allergies, breathing problems and even headaches, do not always expect the duct cleaning, no matter how much or how little you paid to have it done, to completely eliminate all your breathing and/or allergy problems like the air duct cleaners' advertisements may claim or incinuate. This also includes any sales "pitch" from salespeople too.

In fact, the National Air Duct Cleaning Association claims that some of the air duct cleaning services in your area or locale may be putting out deceptive promotional literature, sales "pitches" and ads containing misleading information!

If you do choose to have your air ducts cleaned, which may not be a bad idea in some cases, beware of simply having your ducts sprayed with a sanitizer. This may not do the job you expect.

Furthermore, not just any company will always do a competent job of cleaning your air ducts. Some may damage the fiberglass insulation in your duct areas, so always get several estimates before you have air ducts cleaned.

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: WFOR-TV NEWS 8/9/98

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