Should I Have My Air Ducts Cleaned After Mold Remediation?

You should consider having the air ducts in your home cleaned if:

There is substantial visible mold growth inside hard surface (e.g., sheet metal) ducts or on other components of your heating and cooling system. There are several important points to understand concerning mold detection in heating and cooling systems:

• Many sections of your heating and cooling system may not be accessible for a visible inspection.
• You should be aware that although a substance may look like mold, a positive determination of whether it is mold or not can be made only by an expert. We have the tools, training, and certification to provide you with the information you need. We offer various options as to sampling and laboratory analysis of areas and materials in question. Let us help you determine the option that will work best for you.
• If you have insulated air ducts and the insulation gets wet or moldy, it cannot be effectively cleaned and should be removed and replaced.
• If the conditions causing the mold growth in the first place are not corrected, mold growth will recur.

To wrap it all up, if you have any doubts about where you stand with respect to the previously mentioned items, it couldn’t hurt to schedule a thorough cleaning of your HVAC system.