Beware of Air Duct Cleaning Offers that Sound Too Good to be True
Saline
Air Duct Cleaning experts are troubled by the increase in air duct cleaning
advertising scams and unscrupulous business practices. Saline Air Duct Clearing is licensed, insured
and certified in HVAC system cleaning. They
are working to encourage public awareness of the importance of making sure the
air duct cleaning service you hire has these same credentials and
qualifications.
Saline
Air Duct Cleaning professionals do not have a problem with their competitors
getting business as long as they are qualified.
What we do not want to see is unqualified air duct cleaners getting any
business from residents in our community.
Consumers deserve better and only the qualified air duct cleaners
deserve their business.
For
this reason, Saline Air Duct Cleaning is providing information about some of
the air duct cleaning scams that have occurred in California, according to an
investigation by the Better Business Bureau.
Avoid being Scammed by Duct Cleaning Contractors in Saline
Fliers
in the mail box spell DOOM for homeowners who do not have air duct cleaning
performed. They use health and life
threatening headlines such as “dirty air ducts = bad health,” “clean it before
you breath it!” “Do you know what your children and pets are breathing?”
These
ads imply that dirty air ducts cause health problems when residents are exposed
to unhealthy mold or other contaminants.
Here
are some examples of air duct cleaning scams that the Better Business Bureau
turned up in their investigation:
A
resident ordered a $55.00 air duct cleaning service from a flier he received in
the mail. When the air duct cleaning
contractor did his inspection, he told the customer that there was black mold
in his air ducts and that he should pay $499 for an ultraviolet light to be
installed in his attic. The man felt
pressured to decide immediately and agreed to the service. Now, he realizes he was scammed and he doubts
that there was ever a black mold issue and believes the UV light is useless.
Another
resident was similarly scammed by an air duct cleaning service that used a
device that turned bright purple, indicating “deadly black mold.” He went as far as telling the resident that
she could die in her sleep if she didn’t’ spend $575 to get it cleaned up.
This
is not the level of service performed by Saline Air Duct Clearing! We do not use health threats to scare residents
into paying for air duct cleaning. We
encourage consumers to contact us for a complete HVAC system inspection and an
honest evaluation. Multiple components
of the HVAC system, including the ductwork, can trap contaminants and
contribute to poor indoor air quality.
According to the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), if
there is visible dust, dirt or debris within the ductwork, it is time to have
HVAC system cleaned.
Saline
Air Duct Cleaning professionals understand the necessity of cleaning heat vents
and air ducts. According to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about 40 pounds of dust accumulates in
homes every year. The Saline air duct cleaning technicians are highly trained
and come with years of experience. We use state-of-the-art equipment and duct
cleaning tools to do a complete cleaning of all the interior surfaces of your
duct system, including main trunk lines to and from the furnace. We are your
solution for clean indoor air.