What does duct cleaning include?

If ductwork isn’t cleaning regularly, you could be putting yourself and others at risk.

Professional duct cleaning allows you to enhance your air hygiene, reduce the chances of airborne contamination occurring, reduce your fire risk and ensure you remain compliant with both your insurance and HSE responsibilities.

It’s vital that ductwork cleaning is carried out to TR19 standards and the new LPCB requirements.

All air discharge points need to be cleaned, and a wide range of electrical and mechanical checks must be carried out.

Ductwork needs to remove a wide range of hazardous substances from the air, and if it fails to do this, employees, visitors and customers could come to harm.

Which duct components require cleaning?

Various components can be attended to as part of your ductwork cleaning service.

These can include supply and return air ducts and registers, heating and cooling coils and fan motors to give just a few examples.

If your ductwork becomes moist, mould spores can increase and travel into your workspace.

They can generate allergic reactions and other unpleasant symptoms. Your cleaning provider should use special tools to remove dirt and debris from your ductwork.

They may also use a high-power vacuum cleaner as part of the process. Once the ducts have been professionally cleaned they should be sanitised to combat any bacteria.

Ducts contaminated with lint and grease

What happens if I don’t have my ductwork cleaned?

When dust, dirt and grease build up in air ducts, substantial health and safety issues can arise.

The risk of fire can worsen, and equipment can stop working as efficiently as it needs to.

When extraction systems become less efficient than required, you may need to replace them sooner than you would like.

Having your system cleaned, repaired and maintained regularly will stop dust, debris and pathogens from building up.

This will protect your reputation and ensure your business remains compliant and covered by your insurance policy.

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Ductwork surveys & regulations

Having a survey carried out will tell you what condition your system is currently in. In many cases it’s impossible to even provide a quotation without visiting and inspecting the site.

Those carrying out the survey should provide you with in-depth information about what to do next if maintenance and repairs are required.

If ductwork isn’t cleaned as frequently as it needs to be, air quality can be impacted considerably. If you’re in charge of managing your work environment, you need to ensure it is safe and healthy.

Regulations like the Health and Safety Act 1974 say that ductwork requires a ‘suitable’ system of maintenance.

TR19 is the leading guidance document that has become the accepted standard for cleaning ventilation systems and ductwork.

You may also invalidate your buildings insurance if you don’t have your ductwork cleaned on a regular basis.

Specialised cleaning equipment

Your ductwork cleaning company should use various devices and resources to clean your ductwork and ensure it’s compliance with all relevant specifications and legislation.

The resources that they use may include air jets, mechanical brushes and extraction devices.

Disinfection may also be required if microbiological contagion has been identified.

If you have access problems, your cleaning company may also install extra access points, making it easier for inspections, cleaning and disinfection to take place in future.

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What does Duct Cleaning include?