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As the arrival of summer HVAC cleaning has become one of the hottest topic.

If you are an owner of ductwork system and need to some of the most

effective tools that could help you in cleaning effectively all by yourself.

Before moving on we need to ensure that these will include heavy material

because we will be discussing about the tools that are needed for commercial

air duct and dryer vent cleaning.

As the owner of your business you would certainly not want your employees

to take off frequently because of health issues that they are facing because of

negligence of your cleaning staff. Instead of spending thousands of dollars

regularly just get the right equipment for once and clean your duct work

regularly and ensure better health, efficient cooling or heating at a very low

cost.

Ductwork Cleaning process in a nutshell

Before moving on to the tools we will get to know about the process.

Although it wont be discussed in detail but it would let you know how the

cleaning activity will be carried out and also give you a basic idea about what

kind of tools might be required for the task.

1. First of all, you need to create an access point in the main truck line to

ensure that the tools could be inserted for cleaning

2. Keep a vacuum at the return plenum so that you create a negative

pressure and it enables to contain the dust that is generated.

3. You need to employee pneumatic tools inside the ductwork to push

across and go around the debris that goes towards the containment

system (vacuum)

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There are numerous tools available in the market for each of the category to

ensure that the job could be done without any issue. Following is the list of

the equipment that are required for cleaning ductwork commercially.

Before you start off the process it is important that the you are able to access

the trunk lines. For this purpose, you might also need to create holes to

ensure effective cleaning. The size of the hole made on the for the access is

dependent upon the type of the tool that will be inserted.

Normally a 1 inch hole will work for most of the air balls and air whips.

Whereas, a 6-inch hole will help you manage rotary brush heads. This hole

will help you to allow to insertion of standard-sized duct-cleaning vacuum

hose that could be used for effective cleaning of the ductwork. You may also

need to drill a one-inch Unibit or Vari-bit to allow creation of minor access

points. In order to get more access, drill-powered or electric shears, or

pneumatic cutters, could prove to be very useful. You can also use tin snips to

clean up a few ends, if you feel it is required.

After the cleaning is complete you will have to fill up the small access points.

This could be done easily with help of ruber duct plugs. To close larger holes,

you can use sheet metal patches that enables you to seal with foil tape or duct

tape. To keep them intact you can use gasket tape for the larger patches.

Since you are working in a commercial environment it is highly significant to

ensure that you have covered all the necessary steps mentioned above.

Cleaning tools

Ductwork system is a common item in most of the house hold in todays

modern era and that is the reason due to which there are numerous duct

cleaning tools available in the market and also readily available at your work

place or home. However, their main job is similar and that is to clean, to

jostle, blow, spin, or whip around the interior of the duct whisking debris

and pushing it into the air rivulet and toward the containment system. For

that purpose, there are tools and nozzles attached to long, flexible rods and

cables that are fed into the ducts. To do so you need to be aware of important

steps that should be followed properly without any confusion.

Rotary brushes are another very important element that help in cleaning

duct system. There come with flexible nylon bristles that spin around sweep

the sides of the duct. For this task it is important to use a gentle brush head

that comes with soft-poly bristles that will be used for flex-duct or insulated

duct work system.

High powered blow nozzles are another significant tool that is required for

cleaning of commercial air duct system. These nozzles come with high

pressure that allow to air wash the register covers and the place quickly from

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the interior of the vents. This activity helps to push out debris towards the

main line whereas the other tools coax along with the vacuum.

With help of these tools the air whips inside the duct system allowing it to

aggressively thrash the sides of the ducts and enable it to lose any debris. All

this is done with the help of air blasts form the nozzles and takes them to the

containment system.

There are numerous tentacled whips available in the market thus it is no

difficulty finding the right one for the job. Some of the most famous examples

that could be used for this job are Viper Clean Sweepsystem or the Octopus

Predator Whip as they allow you to clean the area thoroughly with their

exceptional build quality. With the use of air whips, you will e able to whip in

a speedy blur, communicating every square inch of the internal ductwork

surface.

So, if you are a business owner and looking to maintain your cleaning budget

by hiring a technician and getting the right tools for the job then you

certainly need to go through this article thoroughly. Duct cleaning is

certainly one of the most important tasks of the modern era because of its

impacts on health. Thus, negligence towards such an important job is

unbearable so hurry up and grab the necessary products required for

cleaning and get your duct work cleaned right away!