When your furnace is acting up, finding a reputable furnace repair company you can trust isn’t always an easy task. While there are likely several furnace repair specialists available in your local area, not all of them will live up to your expectations. To ensure you hire the right company for your needs, it’s important to understand what to look for as you search for a contractor.

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Need to do a little furnace maintenance to prep your heating system for winter? Let our team at Dust Doctors help you out! If you’re unsure how to get your HVAC system prepped for cold weather, we’ve listed a few helpful tips below.

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Here’s a shocking fact: According to the EPA, indoor air quality is two to five times worse than outdoor air quality. In some cases, indoor air pollutants can even exceed outdoor levels by up to 100 times! Did you know that? If not, and you spend a considerable amount of time inside your home, you may want to consider getting your indoor air quality tested.

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Are you aware that the average home accumulates about 40 pounds of dust per year? Gross, right? Click for tips on mitigating dust buildup during every season.

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Should you schedule duct cleaning in spring, summer, fall, or winter? Click to learn whether there’s an optimal time of year for air duct cleaning and when you should schedule service. 

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Think you might have mold in your ductwork? If so, it’s a health hazard you cannot ignore! Click to learn how to detect ductwork mold growth and what you can do to eliminate it.

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Have your heating and cooling bills gotten out of control despite diligent efforts to keep them reasonable? A dirty HVAC system may be to blame. When your ductwork, air conditioner, and furnace accumulate dust and debris, it can prevent them from functioning optimally, and unfortunately, your bank account suffers the consequences. Luckily, it’s possible to reduce your heating and cooling bills by taking a few simple measures to improve HVAC efficiency. Read on to find out how.

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Don’t have a go-to duct cleaning company yet? Then you need to be careful about who you hire for air duct cleaning services because there are plenty of scammers out there. Before you settle on a service provider, ask targeted questions upfront to separate the seasoned pros from the less-than-reputable companies.

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If you’re like most people, you probably do laundry a few times per week, and, like most people, there’s a good chance you rarely think about the condition of your dryer vents. But that could be a hazardous oversight. Allowing your dryer vents to accumulate substantial lint and debris puts you at an increased risk for dryer fires, a shortened dryer lifespan, and other potentially serious problems.

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The air ducts in your home can harbor a wide variety of allergens that can negatively affect your indoor air quality and overall well-being. That’s why maintaining clean ductwork is so important. For most households, duct cleaning at one- to two-year intervals should suffice, but there are specific instances that may call for cleaning service at more random intervals.

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