Duct cleanings are a waste of money and a scam

1. Imagine your child has asthma...
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2. ...and duct cleanings made it worse.
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3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/2046188221/sizes/l/
Duct cleanings are a scam
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4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/76657755@N04/6921653338/sizes/l/
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5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/navfac/8767882443/sizes/l/
9+ years of personal experience
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6. Preventative measures are all you need...
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7. Alternatives...
Harmful...
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Unnecessary...
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8. Duct Cleanings are a waste of money!
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9. “EPA does not recommend that air ducts be cleaned except on an
as-needed basis because of the continuing uncertainty about the
benefits of duct cleaning under most circumstances.”
-EPA
Indoor Air Publications: Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?. (n.d.). EPA. Retrieved February 9, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html
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10. Companies prey on the weak and the sick...
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11. Harm
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Duct Cleanings
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12. “post-cleaning air pollutants concentrations can be higher than
pre-cleaning levels.”
-Zuraimi, M. S.
Zuraimi, M. S. (2010). Is ventilation duct cleaning useful? A review of the scientific evidence. Indoor Air, 20(6), 445-457. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00672.x
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13. Leave your ducts alone!
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14. Change Your Filter!
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15. “Get a good furnace filter and change it regularly”
-The Washington Post
Duct Cleaning: Good Idea, Or Just a Lot of Hot Air?. (2005, November 3). Washington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2014, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2005/11/02/AR2005110200676.html
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16. Have your AC coil checked
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17. Here is what to do...
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18. Waste of Money
Duct
Cleanings
Harmful to Health
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Better Alternatives

19. Do not fall for “before and after” photos
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20. You don’t need to waste hundreds of dollars...
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