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Question: I am in the selling business of HVAC and have several customers wanting their ducts cleaned. I have no knowledge about this process and am interested in learning and purchasing eguipment for this business. Can you help me with info and materials ? Any videos or literature for education purposes. I am going to purchase as soon as I find out the needs. I am located in WV with various types homes.
Thanks, Ctpoca
Answer: All of the different types of air duct cleaning equipment incorporate some type of agitation system and some type of suction/capturing system.
Agitation systems can include: compressed air (hose whip or blast), swirling brush driven by compressed air, swirling brush driven by cable, swirling brush driven by electricity.
Suction systems can be one of three options: individual vacuum hoses that travel down each duct as it is being cleaned along with the swirling brush, a negative air systems that involves cutting an access hole in the side of the plenum and installing a collar and then using a stationary high suction device, or using a mounting stand that holds a large vacuum hose up against on of the duct openings.
The vacuum systems can be electric or gas powered. Portable or truckmounted.
You could spend a reasonable amount or allot.
My personal favorite is the TurboAir with the Octavac 6 stage HEPA vacuum.
This system is reversible, portable, electric system that operates on three 15 amp breakers (two for the vacuum and one for the air compressor). The TurboAir system can clean ducts up to 18" in diameter and leaves the operators hand free to use the vacuum hose because the spinning of the brush is controlled by foot petals located on what ever rung of the ladder the operator wants to stand on.
This system cost $1788 for the TurboAir
$991 for the Octavac
$289 for the ULV fogger
$99 for a case of duct sanitizer
Current total price = $3167
Basic procedures:
Carry 7 ft ladder (easy to move around in 8 ft ceilings) and 10 ladder (will fit inside the standard extended wheel base van) in truck as needed.
Take care of any paper work with customer.
Prep area as needed. (Move furniture to access vents, then cover nearby furniture with plastic to protect it.)
Turn off power to ventilation system..
After you perform your pre-inspection of the system both in the ducts and in the attic, put on your safety goggles and dust mask. Remove vent covers and place in soapy cleaner in a plastic/rubber tub.
Scrub vents with upholstery brush and rinse off.
Leave vent covers on driveway to dry.
Carry a couple of cans of spray ****t (in different colors) as an 'add on' to re****t vents after cleaning and before installation.
Lay out and plug in all your cleaning equipment. I would leave the air compressor on the front port and just run the air hose into each room that is being cleaned.
Vacuum ventilation system intake area with duster brush attachment.
Replace and clean ventilation filter. (great add on to sell filters)
Place magnet on AC unit to remind your customer who to call. Place plain sticker and label with date of cleaning and estimated return appointment.
Install the appropriate size duct brush in the end of the cleaning nozzle.
Place the ladder under one of ducts/vents and hook on the air valve foot control plate.
Add the lubrication oil in the TurboAir air lines before connecting to the back side of the foot plate.
Feed TurboAir cleaning nozzle down duct at a rate of 1" per second as far as you can.
Then reverse the direction of the brush and then pull the tool back out of the duct at 1" per second.
Relocate the ladder to each duct and repeat the cleaning procedure.
Clean carpet (if needed)
Change out dust mask for respirator.
Fog with EPA approved duct sanitizer (if needed or paid for. 5 min. per duct @ 1.5 revolution on ULV fogger) Make sure customer does not breath atomized chemical.
Replace vent covers.
Collect. Ask customer when it would be OK to contact them for follow up appointment.
We also sell all the other types of systems but this system offers the most bang for the buck.
We currently do not have selection of videos to watch but hope to solve that issue soon. The good thing about this service is it is easy to do and the steps oulined above are easy to follow even without a video.
Thanks, Ctpoca
Answer: All of the different types of air duct cleaning equipment incorporate some type of agitation system and some type of suction/capturing system.
Agitation systems can include: compressed air (hose whip or blast), swirling brush driven by compressed air, swirling brush driven by cable, swirling brush driven by electricity.
Suction systems can be one of three options: individual vacuum hoses that travel down each duct as it is being cleaned along with the swirling brush, a negative air systems that involves cutting an access hole in the side of the plenum and installing a collar and then using a stationary high suction device, or using a mounting stand that holds a large vacuum hose up against on of the duct openings.
The vacuum systems can be electric or gas powered. Portable or truckmounted.
You could spend a reasonable amount or allot.
My personal favorite is the TurboAir with the Octavac 6 stage HEPA vacuum.
This system is reversible, portable, electric system that operates on three 15 amp breakers (two for the vacuum and one for the air compressor). The TurboAir system can clean ducts up to 18" in diameter and leaves the operators hand free to use the vacuum hose because the spinning of the brush is controlled by foot petals located on what ever rung of the ladder the operator wants to stand on.
This system cost $1788 for the TurboAir
$991 for the Octavac
$289 for the ULV fogger
$99 for a case of duct sanitizer
Current total price = $3167
Basic procedures:
Carry 7 ft ladder (easy to move around in 8 ft ceilings) and 10 ladder (will fit inside the standard extended wheel base van) in truck as needed.
Take care of any paper work with customer.
Prep area as needed. (Move furniture to access vents, then cover nearby furniture with plastic to protect it.)
Turn off power to ventilation system..
After you perform your pre-inspection of the system both in the ducts and in the attic, put on your safety goggles and dust mask. Remove vent covers and place in soapy cleaner in a plastic/rubber tub.
Scrub vents with upholstery brush and rinse off.
Leave vent covers on driveway to dry.
Carry a couple of cans of spray ****t (in different colors) as an 'add on' to re****t vents after cleaning and before installation.
Lay out and plug in all your cleaning equipment. I would leave the air compressor on the front port and just run the air hose into each room that is being cleaned.
Vacuum ventilation system intake area with duster brush attachment.
Replace and clean ventilation filter. (great add on to sell filters)
Place magnet on AC unit to remind your customer who to call. Place plain sticker and label with date of cleaning and estimated return appointment.
Install the appropriate size duct brush in the end of the cleaning nozzle.
Place the ladder under one of ducts/vents and hook on the air valve foot control plate.
Add the lubrication oil in the TurboAir air lines before connecting to the back side of the foot plate.
Feed TurboAir cleaning nozzle down duct at a rate of 1" per second as far as you can.
Then reverse the direction of the brush and then pull the tool back out of the duct at 1" per second.
Relocate the ladder to each duct and repeat the cleaning procedure.
Clean carpet (if needed)
Change out dust mask for respirator.
Fog with EPA approved duct sanitizer (if needed or paid for. 5 min. per duct @ 1.5 revolution on ULV fogger) Make sure customer does not breath atomized chemical.
Replace vent covers.
Collect. Ask customer when it would be OK to contact them for follow up appointment.
We also sell all the other types of systems but this system offers the most bang for the buck.
We currently do not have selection of videos to watch but hope to solve that issue soon. The good thing about this service is it is easy to do and the steps oulined above are easy to follow even without a video.
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