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Whole-Home Air Purifier Vs. Portable Air Purifier: Which is Best?

Your home’s air quality is important to the wellness of your family. Your HVAC system can work like a giant filter, with plenty of unpleasant contaminants coming to reside in your air duct system. Mold, mildew, biological organisms, infestations, and allergens can all affect your family’s health, causing asthma, allergies, and illness. Many families rely on air purifier systems to help keep the air fresh and clean between duct cleanings.

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6 Ways to Save Money on Annual HVAC Maintenance

When you own a home with a central, forced-air HVAC system, maintaining that system annually is critical. Yearly a/c cleaning, furnace cleaning, and ductwork maintenance help ensure your HVAC system runs as efficiently as possible, so you don’t have to pay a fortune to heat and cool your home.

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6 Sneaky Signs Your House is Due for Duct Cleaning

When it comes to keeping a clean house and maintaining healthy indoor air quality, keeping ductwork clean is one of the most important (and effective!) things you can do. But it’s not always obvious when your ducts are due for a thorough cleaning.

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5 Easy Indoor Air Quality Hacks

Whether or not you realize it, the air you breathe inside of your home and workplace is considerably more contaminated than the air outdoors. And if you’re like most Minnesotans who spend the majority of their days inside during the winter season, breathing that highly polluted indoor air all day long can have negative consequences for your health.

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Got Pets? Reasons Your Air Ducts Need More Frequent Cleanings

If you have pets, your ductwork may be harboring allergens that affect your home and health. Learn why routine duct cleaning is essential from the experts at Dust Doctors. 

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3 Weird Things That You Might Find in Your Air Ducts

If your home has a central HVAC system, you likely have ductwork throughout your attic and maybe even in your basement, crawlspace, or garage. You should know that those air ducts can accumulate a shocking amount of debris over time, especially when you don’t have them professionally cleaned on a regular basis. And while having debris buildup inside your ducts is totally normal, when it becomes excessive, it’s not great for your health or your HVAC system’s efficiency.

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Is Dryer Lint Dangerous? 4 Reasons Routine Dryer Vent Cleaning is Critical

How often do you clean out your dryer vent? Did you even know your dryer vent requires regular cleaning? At Dust Doctors, we know many homeowners aren’t aware that routine dryer vent cleaning is essential—not only for their safety but also the efficiency and longevity of their appliance. If you’re not convinced routine dryer vent cleaning is critical, take a look at these three reasons we think you should change your mind:

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Indoor Humidity: Can It Be Dangerous For Your Health?

If you’re like most homeowners, you don’t pay much mind to the relative humidity levels inside your house — but you should. Most people only notice humidity when it becomes excessive or when there’s not quite enough of it, but for health reasons, there’s a happy medium for indoor humidity that every homeowner should strive to maintain. What can happen when humidity levels get out of control inside your home? Our Dust Doctors team explains below.

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Why Do Some People Have Seasonal Allergies?

Roughly 25 million people in the United States live with seasonal allergies, and if you’re one of them, you know just how irritating they can be. But why do some people suffer from allergies and others don’t? It all comes down to the way each person’s immune system works.

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Beat the Heat: 5 Tips to Prepare Your Air Conditioner for Summer

Scorching days are almost upon us in the Twin Cities, which means your air conditioner better be in tip-top shape! Though routine A/C cleaning doesn’t cross many homeowners’ minds, it plays an integral role in maintaining HVAC efficiency and high-quality indoor air.

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