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2009
News & Announcements Reduce Airborne Particulates During Asthma and Allergy Month With an Air Duct Cleaning Done Right:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John Mozena
(313) 964-4447
jmozena@starrconstand.com
WASHINGTON, DC—[5-20-09]—As Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, May is a great time for people who are sensitive to indoor air quality to learn how to choose the right contractor for cleaning their home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. NADCA – The HVAC Inspection, Maintenance and Restoration Association offers consumers a wide range of tools and information on its Web site to help make informed decisions when selecting an HVAC cleaning contractor.
“There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to clean a home’s heating and cooling system, and NADCA wants to help consumers understand the difference and find a reputable and reliable contractor,” said NADCA Executive Director John Schulte. “Every month, NADCA helps thousands of Americans find HVAC cleaning contractors who get the job done right.”
At NADCA’s Web site at www.NADCA.com, consumers can find useful tools such as a checklist of questions to ask potential contractors, search tools to find a NADCA member contractor in their area, video of the air duct cleaning process and information on the NADCA ACR 2006 standard and NADCA’s certifications for Air System Cleaning Specialists, Ventilation Inspectors and Ventilation System Mold Remediators.
“May is a good time to take a look inside your home’s duct work to see if it looks dirty enough to require a professional inspection,” said Schulte. “We say that if your ducts look dirty, they probably are, and that it can’t help people who are especially sensitive to air quality to be breathing air that has moved through dirty HVAC systems.”
All NADCA members must have a certified air system cleaning specialist on staff, and commit to following the NADCA ACR 2006 standard. Trusted authorities such as the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety & Health Administration in the U.S. to the Asthma Society of Canada all recommend that consumers and businesses that choose to have their air ducts cleaned do so with contractors who follow the NADCA standard.
About NADCA: NADCA –
The HVAC Inspection, Maintenance and Restoration Association was formed in 1989 as the National Air Duct Cleaners Association, and has since expanded its mission to become a trusted advocate for consumers and the industry on environmental and health issues surrounding heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. NADCA was the first organization to develop industry-standard best practices and its standard, “Assessment, Cleaning & Restoration of HVAC Systems,” is in use in more than 30 countries worldwide as a best practice and/or basis for national law. NADCA has more than 1,000 corporate members and more than 1,500 individuals certified as Air System Cleaning Specialists, Ventilation Inspectors or Ventilation System Mold Rem