Air Duct Cleaning advice
What goes wrong, what it costs, and when the work is worth doing. Written for Toronto — the housing, the climate and the rules here, not generic advice.
- The HRV What an HRV actually needs, how often, and what happens when it is neglected.
- HRV Or ERV The difference between an HRV and an ERV and which suits a Toronto house.
- The Furnace Humidifier What a Toronto furnace humidifier needs each season and what goes wrong when it does not get it.
- In A Condo What can and cannot be cleaned in a Toronto condo suite, and whose responsibility it is.
- The Dryer Vent In Winter Why a Toronto dryer vent ices up and what to do about it.
- The Fire Risk Why a blocked dryer vent is a genuine fire risk and what reduces it.
- Mould In The Ducts Where mould actually grows in a Toronto duct system and what the remediation involves.
- Does It Work An honest account of what duct cleaning achieves in a Toronto house and when it is worth it.
- After A Renovation Why renovation dust ends up in the duct system and when to clean it out.
- An Older House What is different about the ductwork in an older Toronto house.
- Choosing Who To Call How to tell a proper Toronto duct cleaning company from the phone-call variety.
- Leaky Ducts Why duct leakage matters more than duct cleanliness in a Toronto house.