Choosing Superior Cleaning Services

When you run a business, you face a lot of expenses, and to keep your costs under control, you need to constantly compare the potential return on investment for various costs. One area where you may want to invest money is air duct cleaning. Air duct cleaning isn't always necessary, but in the right situations, this expense can bring you a lot of benefits.

Here are five signs that you should consider cleaning the ducts at your business.

1. Your HVAC System Has Reduced Efficiency

When your vents are blocked, air can't pass through them easily; depending on the season, this prevents cool or warm air from getting where it needs to go, and that can drive up your costs. If your HVAC system is running at reduced efficiency, you may want to check for other culprits such as broken thermostats, missing insulation and air gaps. But if you can't find the cause, you may want to consider having your air ducts cleaned.

2. Your Office Has Poor Indoor Air Quality

If the air quality in your office is poor, that may be related to your air ducts. To improve your air, you should clean your air ducts and put new filters into your HVAC system. Other causes may be old carpet, lack of ventilation, or leaks that lead to mold. To really improve your indoor air quality, you may want to take a multi-pronged approach and deal with all these issues.

3. Your Employees Are Absent Excessively

Employee absences can cost your business money in sick pay, and it can also reduce your productivity. If you're having a lot of absences, that could be related to the poor air quality in your facility. This is especially true if people are missing work due to respiratory issues. Again, you may want to contact someone about cleaning your air ducts. You may also want to put in an air purifier or implement employee wellness initiatives.

4. Your Workers Are Making Too Many Mistakes

In other cases, employees may be showing up to work, but they may be making a lot of mistakes. Again, there can be a variety of culprits for that. Even excess heat can lead to mistakes. According to a study by NASA, when people are in temperatures above 80 degrees, they start to make five errors every hour. At 95 degrees, they make a mistake almost once a minute, and the longer they are exposed to the heat, the more mistakes they make.

Although compromised air quality may not cause as many mistakes, studies indicate that it has a direct impact on productivity. In particular, if you put people in a green space, they score 60% higher on a test than they do in a traditional office space. When you clean your air ducts, you improve the air quality and the flow, which may help boost employee productivity and reduce mistakes.

5. You've Had Mold or Infestations

If you see visible mold on any parts of your HVAC system, you should also get the air ducts cleaned. You may see mold on the outside of the ducts or on metal components of your HVAC unit. Note that if there's mold in the insulation, you need to replace it.

Finally, if you've had a rodent or insect infestation, you should also get your air ducts cleaned. After an infestation, there tends to be dead bug carcasses, dead rodents and droppings in your air ducts. If you don't get the ducts cleaned, all the air you breathe will pass over those unpleasant items.

To learn more, contact an air duct cleaning company